People who are more active outdoors do more of everything else, says report, including work, school and surfing the web. Does playing outside make us more productive?

Numbers from the Outdoor Foundation's Outdoor Recreational Participation Report 2009 suggest that people who play outside don't sacrifice participation in other activities to do it.

In fact, it seems they just do more of everything. Take a look at this table from the report:


More people who participate in outdoor activities watch TV or movies, play video games, browse the Internet, work, go to school, study and exercise than people who don't participate in outdoor recreation.

We're not statisticians, but doesn't this bode really well for those of us who like to play outside? I mean, we sure come off looking good, don't we? We can go kayaking and do more of everything else too. How sweet is that?

Of course it really makes you wonder: What the hell are those other people doing with their time?

Got lots of stuff you need to get done? Quit dilly dallying and go paddling!