1000 Hours Outside Tracker App | The App We’re Using (SUPER EASY!)

What's 1,000 Hours Outside?

For those who aren’t aware,”1,000 Hours Outside” is an exciting movement that encourages you and your family to spend time outside (with the goal of 1,000 hours a year!). 1,000 hours a year breaks down to less than 3 hours a day.

Anyone can participate in the 1,000 Hours Outside challenge, but we especially love it for families with kids. From the 1,000 Hours Outside website:

“The concept at the core of 1000 Hours Outside is simple – the amount of time kids spend outside ‘actually matters’, though you may not hear this very often. A childhood flooded with nature time benefits kids (and adults) in untold ways.

The spirit behind this journey is one of encouragement and excitement – not burden. For many, being intentional about scheduling in nature time is the one thing needed to transform childhood.“

1,000 Hours Outside Challenge on Instagram

1,000 Hours Outside is on Instagram, with over 151,000 followers!

This just goes to show how popular this movement and community is!

Many use the hashtag #1000hoursoutside to document their activities outside as well as their progress.

1,000 Hours Outside Tracker App We Use

After testing a couple free time tracking apps, we ultimately decided on and recommend using Clockify.

Here’s out it works. It’s SUPER SIMPLE.

Create Your Project Name. We named ours “1000 hours outside” (and added a tree emoji)
Track Your Time There are 2 ways you can track your time.

- - TIMER – This is the easiest and our preferred method. Simply open your app, press “play” when you want to start timing and “stop” when you’re done. Once you start timing, you can pick your project name – and you can set it so your last project is automatically selected each and every time.
  - MANUALLY – This is another great option for tracking time, especially when you forget to start or stop your timer! It allows you to manually select a time spent on a project.

3. Monitor Your Time The Clockify app makes it easy to see how much time you’ve logged!