Sentences with phrase «less time outdoors»

I figure that we spend less time outdoors now that the weather has changed... might as well bring these colours inside!

Unless you're a skier, ice fisher, or bob sledder, you probably spend less time outdoors in the winter than you do others times of the year, so it's important to get as much natural light into your home in the winter as you can.

Statistics say that children are spending less time outdoors, and there is the diagnosis of nature deficit disorder, which leads many to point fingers at technology for taking children away from nature.

Kids are spending less time outdoors than prison inmates, and it's leading to a whole host of problems like obesity, nature deficit disorder and lower levels of what could be called «ecological literacy».

For children and older people is recommendable to have small dogs, because they are easier to maintain and require less time outdoors.

Teach students a variety of activities to play during recess because they spend so much less time outdoors they haven't learned the types of activities to do during unstructured times - outside of team sports

Children have fewer opportunities to be outdoors than their parents enjoyed — 33 per cent of families spend less time outdoors than in the previous generation.

Many children are spending less and less time outdoors; this in turn leads to a reduced affinity with nature and, ultimately, disengagement from environmental issues and a lack of appreciation for biodiversity.

The amount of time children spend outside is dramatically decreasing, in fact - three quarters of UK children are spending less time outdoors than prison inmates due to lack of green spaces and the influence of technology, indicating we desperately need to reconnect our children with nature to increase their appreciation for their surroundings.

Also, the amount of time children spend outside is dramatically decreasing, in fact - three quarters of UK children are spending less time outdoors than prison inmates due to lack of green spaces and the influence of technology.

Shift workers spend even less time outdoors.

Shorter daylight, colder weather and weaker sun rays in certain parts of the country make it difficult to produce enough vitamin D. Spending less time outdoors with your skin exposed may lead to less - than - optimal levels.

91 % said they would spend less time outdoors if they could not shoot.

In his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods, journalist Richard Louv coined the term «Nature Deficit Disorder,» referring to the negative effects resulting from children spending less time outdoors.

Not exact matches

Secondly, I love to embrace speedy simplicity by taking hold of the ritual of batch cooking, one pan options, and easy - peasy snacks and refreshments that allow less time in hands - on food prep, and more time enjoying the outdoors and the presence of those I love.

Concord Grape Preserves with Deeper Flavor, and Less Sugar It has been a crazy summer around here — lots of work outdoors, training a new puppy, doing Farmer's Market every week, and still finding time for fa...

Prisoners at a maximum security facility in the U.S. are guaranteed 2 hours of outdoor time daily, whereas 1 out of 2 kids worldwide spends less than an hour outside.

Recent studies confirm that children are spending less time engaged in vigorous outdoor play.

When I think about the challenges of childhood today: busyness, insufficient play time, insufficient outdoor time, lack of creativity, less self - control; I wonder (how) does the advent and rapid adoption of technology play a role?

Increased sunscreen use and less time spent outdoors means that few women can meet their vitamin D needs through sunlight exposure alone.

In Carol Stream, the Park District initiative should look familiar to voters because this is the third time in less than a year that funds have been sought to buy property for outdoor playing fields.

During the springtime months, we tend to head outdoors more and spend less time inside.

Other factors that have led to a decrease in free play time include an emphasis on academic preparation, electronic media replacing playtime, less time spent playing outdoors, perceived risk of play environments, and limited access to outdoor play spaces.

Are children playing outside less?Results of new studies show that less than 10 % of children today spend time outdoors in a natural environment like woodland, coastline or farmland.

I also want kids to spend more time outdoor and less time in front of a computer.

Spring means more time outdoors, less time stuffing kids outfitted in bulky winter gear into carseats, and more hours of sunshine to enjoy.

Of course, the more time kids spend playing outdoors the less time they'll spend at video - game consoles — which consume an estimated 16 billion kilowatt - hours of electricity annually, about four times the output of Hoover Dam.

With adolescents less likely to spend time outdoors than younger children, they experience less exposure to the sun, which is how we naturally obtain vitamin D. Low vitamin D levels are also a problem at northern latitudes during the winter months when the sun is not sufficient for us to make vitamin D within our bodies, so dietary intakes become more important.

(This trend might be explained by the assumption that they are less likely to spend as much time outdoors and are more likely to live in care facilities that supply ample heat during the cooler months.)

The researchers found that the amount of time spent outdoors by people in Miami - Dade County was highly variable; most people spent little time outdoors — less than two hours a day — but a small percentage of people spent a large amount of time outdoors.

Recent studies of children and young adults in Denmark and across Asia show that more time outdoors and exposure to daylight is associated with less nearsightedness.

In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week, researchers report that children who spent 40 minutes more time outdoors a day were much less likely to be diagnosed with myopia.

Spending more time outdoors with family and friends is a surefire way to use less air conditioning this summer.

Besides the obvious benefits like super-fresh produce and time spent outside, there are some less well - known benefits to gardening such as probiotics present in the soil, getting a greater amount of Vitamin D from the sun while spending time outdoors, and the scientifically proven stress relief of working in the soil.

It is possible to buy machines that create negative ions, but I've found that spending time outdoors and having salt lamps around the home indoors are less expensive alternatives that offer other benefits as well.

The weather is colder, and people spend less time enjoying the outdoors and fresh air.

Another example would be chicken... Unhealthy chickens that are raised in factory chicken houses, never see an outdoor environment, and fed unnatural amounts of grains are going to produce a significantly less healthy chicken meat for your meals compared to a chicken that spent most of its time outdoors roaming fields and eating greens, seeds, bugs, worms, and other natural items that chickens like to eat.

AIP concentrates on a nutrient dense diet, lots of sleep, less stress, time outdoors and finding joy!

Since indoor workers, who get three to nine times less solar UV exposure than outdoor workers, are missing out on exposure to the beneficial UVB rays, they will have lower levels of vitamin D and therefore miss out on the «built - in» cancer protection offered by regular exposure to the sun, or a sun lamp.

Factors like processed foods, the overuse of antibiotics, environmental toxins and less time spent outdoors have drastically reduced the diversity of microbes we carry.

When these relationships peak in the summer, it's often hard to tell whether it's lust or love with all of the outdoor heat, but oddly, as the summer ends, it's not unusual to start receiving less text messages from your beau, or to want to spend more time with your friends instead.

Today, children spend less time playing and learning outdoors than what their parents did at a similar age.

There are connections between the boom in school gardens and the Children in Nature movement, led by US writer and journalist Richard Louv, which advocates that children should spend less time sitting down and more time outdoors.

Summer months are typically designated as times for less structure, more pleasure, enjoying the outdoors, and free time.

In his book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature - Deficit Disorder, Louv presents evidence that American children are losing a vital aspect of healthy development as they spend increasingly less time riding bikes, climbing trees, fishing, or doing much of anything outdoors.

Things have changed in recent years, however, as less schools have been organising overseas ski weeks, but at the same time there has been a rise in the indoor snow centres and a rejuvenation of outdoor dry slopes.

It's cold outside which means less time to take the students outdoors.

When you head outside, you may even notice less and less people venturing outdoors at times.

If your cat spends most of their time outdoors, climbing trees, etc., their nails may need to be trimmed less frequently.

Like social cats, semi-feral working cats make good companions for other outdoor animals, but will likely spend more time hunting for rodents and less time with humans.