Okay, today I want to talk about something that I have been absolutely loving with my kids this year.

It's the 1,000 hours outside challenge. And I want to get into the hard parts, the real parts,

and why I truly believe your nervous system is begging you to step outside.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 306.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place.

This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which leads to a

healthy soul and a fulfilling life. Let's dive in.

Okay, I'm so excited about this month on the podcast. We are in our authority and abundance series.

And today we're starting in the backyard. Okay, I want to start by sharing where this came from,

what I'm thinking, and something just genuinely surprised me at how much I'm loving it already in the

winter. And that is this

1,000 hours outside challenge. Now, I knew getting outside was good for you. I knew it in my head.

I love being outside. I was a runner for years. I still loved to run, workout outside. I love being

outside. But I did not fully understand

just how much my body needed it on a daily basis until I, I should say, we as a family,

committed to this 1,000 hours outside challenge with my kids. Okay, so if you haven't heard of it,

the 1,000 hours outside challenge is exactly what it sounds like.

The goal is to get your kids outside for a thousand hours in one year.

And you have a tracker, like we're filling in the little bubbles.

Every time we spend one hour, we get to cross off, you know, fill in another bubble.

And it's really fun to be able to track it that way.

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