This series of four posts is inspired by Cottage Country’s Get Outside posting from not so long ago. The full image is shown at the bottom of this article and of course on Cottage Country’s original post.
The Grass is Greener when you get Outside
No explanation needed in this post. It’s pretty simple. Get your butt outside! Which of the above would you prefer? What image is on your desktop computer? It’s amazing how many people have a picture of nature on their desktop, but never actually get out to enjoy it…
What steps can you take to change your amount of time outdoors?
Maybe you could start going for a walk outside every day during your lunch break or coffee breaks. Maybe when you get home, instead of immediately sitting on the couch, you take the dog for a walk. Maybe you look at options for biking or walking to work? Maybe you dedicate one day on the weekend to spend the entire day outside. What can you do to increase the average time per week outside to more than 15 hours and 36 minutes?
Get Outside
My next post will highlight the benefits of getting outside.

SOURCES
http://www.prb.org/educators/teachersguides/humanpopulation/urbanization.aspx
http://www.nwf.org/Get-Outside/Be-Out-There/Why-Be-Out-There/Benefits.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394317
http://www.NRPA.org
http://www.BeOutThere.org
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/health/06real.html?_r=1
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2012594800_weboutside13.html
http://www.childrenandnature.org/downloads/C&NNHealthBenefits.pdf
http://www.childrenandnature.org/downloads/CNNEvidenceoftheDeficit.pdf
http://getawaytotennessee.com/html/outdoor_health.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/11/28/big.cities.CO2.emissions/index.html?goback=%2Egde_3861002_member_83236406
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100603172219.htm


