Get Outside This Winter!
Spending time outdoors is an essential part of living a healthy lifestyle. With Canadian winters, it is even more important to get outside during the winter months. There are many benefits to spending time outdoors. Here are just a few:
- Improves mood and self esteem
- May contribute to higher grades in school and/or more productivity at work
- Improves focus and concentration
- Increases Vitamin D levels
- Helps improve quality of sleep
- Helps to decrease symptoms of several health issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD and high blood pressure
Bucket List Winter Challenge
Both children and adults benefit from spending time outdoors. Children who spend time outside on a regular basis are happier, healthier, smarter, more cooperative and more self-confident. Spending time together as a family outside not only builds strong family bonds, but creates unforgettable memories! Here are a few items to add to your “Winter To-Do List” to stay active and to enjoy the outdoors during the wintertime (don’t forget to share your #myactivefamily photos on Instagram!):
- Build a snowman
- Go tobogganing
- Have a snowball fight
- Make snow angels
- Go skating at an outdoor rink
- Shovel a neighbour’s walkway
- Catch snowflakes on your tongue
- Build an outdoor fort or igloo
Looking for more information?
The Children & Nature Network works together to create a world in which every child can play, learn and grown in nature. www.childrenandnature.org
Take Me Outside works collaboratively with other organizations, school boards and individuals to encourage children and youth to spend more time outside through various advocacy projects and initiatives. www.takemeoutside.ca
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Our mission is to empower children ages 4 to 12 to develop their physical literacy.