20 apps to get you out and about
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#2JHM2)
Your smartphone needn't keep you sedentary: these apps will soon have you cycling, exploring forests or gazing at night skies
Why don't you just switch off your smartphone and go out and do something less boring instead? Although with all due respect to the famous intro for children's TV show Why Don't You?, perhaps better advice for 2017 would be to keep your smartphone on - but seek out some apps that will get you out into the world.
Whether you're spotting wildlife, blue plaques or Gruffalos; discovering new walking and biking trails; taking up geocaching or staring at the night skies, there are apps to help you get out into the fresh air for some activities.
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