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​It's one thing to know that spending more time outside being active is good for us and it's another making it happen. Trust me, even the most enthusiastic outdoorsy peeps I know get derailed with the roadblocks that life sets up at some point or another (me included!!!). 

When I asked friends and people I meet what gets in their way from being active outdoors on a regular basis, these 3 obstacles are the ones most consistently  mentioned:

1. Being too busy
2. Not motivated
3. No time to do the prep work

The good news my friend, is that these roadblocks can be minimised. I'm not going to say that I have the magic formula to make them disappear altogether. Heck if I did, I'd be out there ALL. OF. THE. TIME. But there are a few things you can easily do that will increase how successful you are at getting out there:

1. Schedule like a diva
You're probably either one of two types, a planner or a spontaneous doer. Either way you might find yourself too busy to get some outdoor time in because for our planner it just hasn't made it to the top of her to-do list and our spontaneous doer finds herself double-booked after accepting multiple appealing invits. In both cases, some intentional scheduling of outdoor time and not budging on this -- that's where the diva attribute comes in! -- can bust the "being too busy" roadblock. The longer a commitment has been on your radar, and in your calendar, the less chances you will drop it or forget about it. And having time planned ahead doesn't mean you loose on the spontaneity; you don't need to decide what outdoor adventuring you'll be doing already when you block time out. The key is to reserve that limited resource, time.

2. Shout it on the rooftops
Let everyone and their neighbour know what adventures you have coming up. OK, that's a slight exaggeration but having others get excited alongside you and ask you about it as it nears will  increase your sense of accountability. And if you have particularly outdoorsy friends make sure that they know about it as they'll not let you off the hook once they hear about your planned adventures.

3. Follow these hashtags
Time spent scrolling social media can actually inspire and motivate you to get outdoors with your own adventures. On Instagram you can follow hashtags just like you can follow people. Here are our top picks for continued outdoor inspiration:

#outdooradventures
#microadventures
#womenwhoadventure
#gooutdoors

4. Get a helping hand
I'll be the first one to admit it takes time researching my outdoor adventures. And once it's done there's the actual preparation - equipment, logistics, food. If you're short on time this could be enough to throw the whole enterprise out the window. Instead, try partnering with a friend and split the prep work or actually join a community like ours that will take this part on for you. Show up and adventure!