Take it outside....try Geocaching!

Take advantage of the great outdoors this Fall--get some fresh air and take your workout OUTSIDE!  Here in the Northeast the weather's been picture perfect, so why stay inside?  Walk around your town, take a jog, bike--whatever is available to you do it!  It's energizing.  Maybe try something new.  Need an idea? 

Here's something that I recently tried and now really have fun doing outside with my kids: Geocaching.  We get to enjoy the outdoors together , walk, explore and "hunt".  Don't know what Geocaching is?  In a nutshell, it's a Scavenger Hunt for anyone, any age.  It is a free, real-world, outdoor treasure hunt.  Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using a smartphone or GP's and can then share their experiences online if they want.  You can get pretty involved if you want, or not at all (we just do it for the fun of the search and don't get too involved.)  To read up on what I am talking about go to www.geocaching.com (the official global GPS Cache Hunt Site).  There you can learn Geocaching 101: The Game, Getting Started, Finding Geocaches, Hiding them, etc... I also suggest you check out some videos on their site or on YouTube so you can see how it's done and the variety of seeks out there (trust me, you will be amazed!  Who knew?!?)  Below is the app I downloaded on my iphone:

 I do suggest you bring along a pencil, paper and some little "trinkets" so that once you open the box you can sign your name to the log or leave a cache note.  You can leave behind a trinket in the box as well (makes it fun for the kiddies to "find").  Please be careful if you are in the woods and avoid poison ivy and such (sounds silly but as you get closer to your "find" you'll tend to get caught up in the excitement of getting closer to it's location, but you still need to be aware of these things!) 

We found it!!  Each container is different--could be like the one above or something totally different.  You never know what you will find, which makes it all the more fun!  

So take your workout outdoors while the weather is nice.  Try something new, go explore... maybe Geocache!!   I'd love to hear from you if you tried it and what you thought so please keep me posted!  :) Core Chic Jodi