My advice is to have a dog.
When the weather turns nice, you tend to think of the places where your dog absolutely loves to romp. In my case, its anyplace where there's water to slosh through and big sticks to carry around. (Off-leash is important, of course.)
The thing with the dog is that you already have time eeked out for walking. And especially with breeds like Labs, you really need to exercise them heavily at least one or two times/week. This means we spend weekends doing this.
Now, I know this doesn't apply to you, gg, but I wanted to offer this up to anyone who might be thinking of getting a dog one day. If you love the outdoors, dogs make it much more fun and dedicated!
As for you, gg, I think it's just a matter of making it a habit. Look at it as your spiritual exercise for the week and do it once or twice a weekend (or some other block of time you know you have (semi)regularly). Look at it as essential to your mental and physical health and prioritize it.
It's good for you and you know it.
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