If you want to get the blood flowing in a body that spends way too long sitting down.

If you need to rejuvenate your mind and eliminate stress.

If it’s time the kids left their devices alone and had a great day out with mum and dad or the grandparents.

Just head outdoors and reconnect your family with clean air, warm sunshine, wide open spaces and healthy exercise.

Has it been too long since you headed to the beach, the National Parks, a botanical garden?

Do you know where the nearest wetlands, waterfall, dog park, boardwalk, wharf or cricket pitch is located?

Unfortunately, sedentary behavior has become the new norm for many people.

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Over half of the average person's day is spent sitting, doing things like driving, working at a desk or watching television.

For children electronic devices  and television have replaced time once spent cycling, running, climbing in playgrounds and building cubby houses.

Sitting in chairs at school and work takes a heavy toll on health – in part because it lets your body shut down.

When you plop down in a chair, your muscles disengage, your hips tighten, your spine becomes nearly rigid, blood flow becomes sluggish and there’s a drop in fat-burning enzymes and calorie burn.

Whenever possible think about getting outdoors and get moving.

Here’s six more reasons to get back to nature:

1 – Vitamin D: most people need more.

2 – Improve your eye health: It’s good to focus further away than a computer for a change.

3 – Sleep better: Exposure to sunlight has been shown to help recalibrate disrupted sleep cycles.

4 – Fresh air: Indoor pollutants are normally 2 to 5 (and up to 100) times higher than outdoor pollutants. 

5 – Psychological health – If you’re feeling down, get outside, it will boost serotonin (the feel good neurotransmitter).

6 – Grounding: Some people believe that because the earth has a greater negative charge than our body, we absorb earth’s electrons through bare feet, providing an anti-inflammatory and energising effect on the body.