Are You An Indoor or Outdoor Person

Answer TRUE or FALSE to the following questions as honestly as you can.

1. I can swim and like to do so

2. If I was invited to play in an easy going softball game, I’d probably say yes.

3. Sunsets, wildflowers and mountaintop views make me very, very happy.

4. I’d rather grow my own tomatoes than buy them.

5. I understand why people are attracted to the game of golf.

6. When I see a well-equipped playground, the kid inside me wants to stop and play.

7. I’d rather read a book in a hammock than on a couch.

8. I’d rather take an evening stroll than watch the news.

9. At least one pair of shoes in my cupboard has dried mud caked to the soles.

10. I have my own bicycle, and it’s ready for riding.

11. I can identify at least three constellations in the night sky.

12. I can identify at least five different types of bird where I live.

SCORE

Tally up all the “trues”. Here’s how to rate you score.

9-12: You clearly love the outdoors! Now that you know being outdoors is part of an active, healthy-weight lifestyle, you should be motivated to get out even more often.

5-8: You enjoy the outdoors, but being outside probably isn’t an integeral part of your life. Find outdoor activities you particularly enjoy and pursue them. In time, you’ll broaden your activities and become more passionate about your time in the great outdoors.

1-4: Modern living has clearly got the best of you. the time has come to reconnect with your childhood spirit and to relearn the joys of cool breezes, soft grass and outdoor play. Try to do your walks outdoors, and slowly find interests that get you out of the living room, out of the shops, out of the car and into nature.

Thirty minutes of television viewing burns a measly 155 kilojoules. Here’s what you burn in 30 minutes when you:

Garden            195
Wash the car        750
Mow the lawn        795
Paint the house    840

Enjoy your Spring!!

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