Why 1000 Hours Outside?

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The benefits of 1000 hours outside Most of us understand intuitively that spending time outdoors – 1000 hours outside, in fact! – is important. But what does science say about the role of nature in our lives? How can we make the outdoors a staple of our children’s childhoods without tears? The 1000 Hours Outside campaign seeks to match nature time with screen time, and that’s because kids spend approximately 1200 hours per year in front of electronic devices.... Read More Read More The post Why 1000 Hours Outside? appeared first on Sustainable Minimalists. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you are listening to
0:06.4	episode 176 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast. On today's show we are discussing the why and the how behind
0:17.2	spending significant time outdoors, 1,000 hours outdoors to be exact.
0:24.0	The 1,000 hours outside campaign seeks to match nature time with screen time,
0:30.0	and that's because kids on average spend 1,200 hours a year on screens.
0:37.0	Now if you're wondering, 1,000 hours outside per year translates into 2.7 hours per day to be exact and if that sounds
0:48.0	intimidating my guests this week are here to offer some science,
0:53.2	as well as some moral support as you and I seek to prioritize outdoor time for ourselves
0:58.6	and nature play for our kids. Today I'm speaking with Molly Riddick and Austin Rample.
1:04.8	Molly is a representative for B4 Adventure, a company that specializes in active play
1:11.2	products for kids and Austin is a forest restoration manager for
1:16.1	American forests. Together B4 and American forests have teamed up to create a
1:21.8	program called Slackerackers Play to Plant, and it's a partnership
1:26.0	that plants an awful lot of trees across the US and Canada.
1:31.1	Now stay tuned to the end of this week's episode because we do have an ego tip this week.
1:36.0	Enjoy my conversation with Molly Riddick and Austin Rumpel.
1:42.3	Molly and Austin I am so excited to have you both on the show. Molly how are you?
1:47.6	I'm good thank you Stephanie I'm very excited to be here. I'm happy to have you and Austin, how are you doing today?
1:55.8	Doing great.
1:56.4	Happy Monday.
1:57.6	Happy Monday.
1:59.2	Molly, why don't we start with you?
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