Exercising once a day?

Goodness, how quickly irritability rises on any discussion here currently.
Those of us with dogs will usually have established routines. Mine is an hour every morning and half an hour at tea time. It keeps me happy and my joints mobile, keeps the dogs fit and well behaved.
I'm lucky to live in an area with good open countryside on the doorstep so rarely have to drive to walk with the dogs. Its possible to walk for an hour without being physically close to anyone.

We in the CEV group are advised to stay indoors, which I do other than the dog walks. I've been unable to get a supermarket delivery in the next few weeks but I'm fortunate, Mr i can go to click and collect. Why on earth are people panic buying again. It's unnecessary and so selfish.

I’m genuinely interested here, MissChateline, have you honestly not had a day’s illness in 66 years? How on earth did you avoid measles, mumps, chickenpox, tonsillitis, let alone ‘flu and the common cold? I’ve been very lucky too, and had to have hardly any days off for illness in my working life, but I’ve had all the above. Are the rest of your family as robust?

I think the message this time was "once a day if possible" but as said by many others, as long as you are keeping away from others and not driving miles to go for your long walk, there is no problem with going out more than once a day for exercise. There's not much else to do (although I am fortunately working full time still).

I am used to exercising daily, under normal circumstances I am the gym for five sessions a week, I would walk with friends several times a week.
These are not normal circumstances and I am willing to forgo my liberties to ensure we can ALL return to normalcy sometime soon.

I think your second walk could come under the heading of leaving your home for the purpose of animal care which is allowed.

Enjoy your walks

I would go out if you are in a rural area with no chance of getting close to anyone and if you do you can keep a good distance between you .
I don’t understand this Government at all .
You go into supermarkets and in my area people do not keep their distance .
I complained to manager and she said nothing they can do because these people get aggressive with staff .
We have let 40 million into UK without any tests or mandatory quarantine in Government facilities, this is why we are in this situation.
We are locked down and kept away from loved ones ,but it’s a free for all for people that enter the UK .

I agree with you Daisy L. Dogs need two walks outside a day if you don't have large garden. Its the only rule I ignore. Live alone, haven't seen grandkids for over a year, no socialising, no shopping except for food...there is no risk. Except a hi to other dogwalkers in the open air.Dog owning folk are known to be the most balanced and sane in this pandemic we have to look after their needs when they don't conflict with anyone.

I think in MissChateline's situation - there is very minimal risk. She doent see anyone during her exercise. I am a cyclist and i cycle on trainer in my garage - when I do go out, I am also alone and cycle where there are very few people. Its about common sense.
Its the people who are out and about, mixing with loads of other people, no mask when going shopping etc... having people in their houses, having parties... these are the people that are spreading the virus. The virus doesnt move around, we move it around. It is far riskier going to Sainsburys than seeing Miss C on the Yorkshire Moors BY HERSELF!

I think walking a dog is something which is necessary and there ought to be no problem with taking it out twice a day.

Like other posters, I think they say once a day to stop people everlastingly going out and about - popping into the shop for just one thing etc. etc.

I shall just go out once a day. In reality, I shall probably only go out about three times a week.

Agree with you 100% Miss Chateline. Wish I lived in a picturesque area. North London isn’t quite the same ?

This seems a bit of a pointless conversation.
Dog walkers are going to carry on doing what they already do and what they want to do because they have a DOG after all.
So be honest- you don't see the need to change your routine.

We already have people advertising "free dog" walking on our local WhatsApp group and they have openly said its so they don't have to stay at home the bulk of the day.

Just ignore the rules
Everybody else does and that’s why we are in this mess

What is a foreign national? Is that the same as a foreigner?

I think we should just use common sense.I sometimes want to go to the shop in the morning and go for a walk later on,or go for a walk twice a day,can't see anything wrong in that,we're told to exercise

Please be kind. Yes you are fortunate if you are able to walk on totally isolated moors and no problem there then in discreetly going more than once. But there are many poor souls who cannot step outside their home without the risk of meeting other people and thereby increasing the risk of infection. Yes they need the exercise for their mental health but it is a risk.

I do think Wales has it right with this, keeping people away from each other by not allowing them to drive to beauty spots where they may congregate, but allowing them to exercise as much as they want whilst walking from home seems sensible to me as it balances mental and physical health needs with keeping people safe. Most parts of Wales aren’t densely populated, so it’s possible to walk to green space - I know we are lucky in that respect.

Move to Scotland - we're allowed out to exercise as much as we like.

I do feel the one hour a day thing came from an off the cuff suggestion by Michael Gove when asked. I saw it.

I am careful. However I walk, on my own, from home, for as long as I want. I can’t sit in the flat all day getting fat.

Dare I say there is a bit of competitive “careful “ behaviour on GN? Who is the most careful ? Who sanitises and cleans the most ? Kind of reminds me MIL used to talk of competitive laundry days, who was first to get their washing pegged out on a Monday ! (A great compliment when talking about Mrs Macsomebodydownthestreet “she does a lovely wash “)

A person who goes out several times, meets hardly a soul and keeps well away from others in the open air is posing far less risk than someone popping indoors into a shop, a pharmacy and a garden centre.

I seem to recall that this 'once a day' issue came up in the first lockdown and was poo-poohed into submission.

I can see the logic in what MissC is saying - but I think perhaps it’s the rather ‘entitled’ attitude that is grating. We all have different physical and mental wants and needs, but we are in a fairly catastrophic global pandemic. Pity the poor city flat dwellers with no outside space

There’s no problem with it. As has been said they’re essential trips....just use common sense and don’t go driving off across the country to ‘exercise the dogs’.

Seems as though MissChateline just wants our approval otherwise why post this. Most of us are abiding by the “rules”. March on the spot for exercise, use your imagination. Have lovely days everyone staying safe and cosy at home ?

EllanVannin

The biggest problems are that foreign nationals are still flying into the country----are they all isolating for 2 weeks before mixing with the public ? I bet they're not !!

All flights should have stopped. What's going on ? Oz closed its borders, why didn't we ?

Recently my son flew in from Italy, my best friend from Abu Dhabi and another from Canada. They all had to quarantine and were all checked up in by test and trace.
Although, Italy were testing everyone at the airport - results back in 30 mins - and my friend had to wear a tag the size of a paperback on return to AD plus was tested every five days for two weeks.
We really should be testing everyone on arrival.

Su66

Seems as though MissChateline just wants our approval otherwise why post this. Most of us are abiding by the “rules”. March on the spot for exercise, use your imagination. Have lovely days everyone staying safe and cosy at home ?

Or just stir up the thread!

Henry, Growstuff, Froglady...hear hear!!! Thank you for expressing what most of us are thinking and feeling. I’m gobsmacked that some people think the rules don’t apply to them. Absolutely unbelievable!