Exercising once a day?

Everyone on here seems able to justify breaking the rules. Are people incapable of sticking to what we have been told ? I would have thought that grans net followers would have conformed but over and over again we see that they don’t. What is worse is that every one of the flaunters can justify breaking the rules. I expect some or perhaps most of them would be critical of others for going out more than once a day. It is double standards and the reason why we have such a Covid problem, people just can’t stick to what they have been told.

Miss Charline, I get mad at people breaking the rules, but in your case you are alone and I doubt very much that you will see or even mix with others on the Moors
Enjoy it
We all just need to use common sense

Such selfishness!
So sad, I’m going to be despised for being smug but here goes.
Because here in Guernsey pretty much the whole of the population did as they were bid in the first lockdown we are now the only place in the British Isles to come and go as we please.
Few covid cases, all contained. A medical officer of health who should show the UK the way.
Fines up £10,000 that have been applied!
It’s worth a google.
Just respect during what is after all a world pandemic!!

I live on the outskirts of a large city and all my hitherto quiet dog walking areas are now packed with people of all ages. Some make an effort to socially distance but many do not. Some, usually with children, crowd around me to stroke my dogs. I no longer feel safe when dog walking but the nearest moors, etc are 15 miles away and driving there would be irresponsible. I think that the rules are aimed at people like me to keep us in our local areas so that we don't spread this dreadful virus. I now take the dogs out at 8am for an hour and again just before dark.

This isn't about You Miss Chatelaine. It's people like you who think they're more important than everyone else who have put us in this situation. How about thinking of someone other than yourself for a change. Or is that beyond you?

Sorry but I’m not staying “cosy “ at home if I can get out in the fresh air to exercise.

Dog owning folk are known to be the most balanced and sane in this pandemic

Have they done a MH survey and found this to be a fact?

Now I realise what my problem is, we no longer have a dog and I live up a small mountain and am not allowed to drive a mile to get exercise in the fresh air.

My knees won't allow me to "stride" across hill and dale all day long, my knapsack on my back.

Not everyone is as fortunate as you, MissChateline.

Putting aside Miss Chatelines amount of exercise for one moment (which has been well commented on) , do people really need to ‘go out for supples’ every day ??
You cannot do this and NOT come into contact with someone else !
With good planning you can shop for several days if not a week .
This gives me the impression of someone pushing the boundaries . I may be wrong ?.

Once a day exercise..Simply to minimise the risk to yourself and others. Its a blanket rule that should be followed in my opinion.. Live in rural area ? See no one on walks? Yes the risk is very low I would have thought but still a risk non the less.Live in a town or city like many of us do? Dodge people on pavements not wearing masks and leaving space? The risks are higher I would have thought. Travel restrictions to out of local area prevents us accessing open countryside. So we all just have to do whatever we can to reduce this virus together,united,selflessly and stop these silly Nimby attitudes.

Lucca
“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 “)”
Agree Lucca!

MissChataline How do you/did you fit that in when working? Do take care on the moors especially when so isolated. In Scotland you can exercise more than once a day but it must be locally, no trekking off for hours. Endorphins are raised making you feel good, then when the cause of the rise stops or is reduced you feel low so it has to be repeated to obtain the same "good" feeling.Ever heard of exercise junkies!

So if you go for a hike and fall or become ill, I hope you will not be calling on emergency services.

Lucca

Sorry but I’m not staying “cosy “ at home if I can get out in the fresh air to exercise.

I could, of course, disobey the rules; put milk, veg and potatoes in my boot, drive past the shop to go for a level walk in the woods, then, when the police stop me, just say I was taking a detour on my way home from food shopping.

I am not joking about the police here btw, as last time they threatened a friend with a fine when she went by car to walk her dogs in the woods. There was no-one else around - my friend, her two dogs and two police officers.

MissChateline- I completely agree with you. By walking from your front door onto the moors, you are putting nobody at risk. I do exactly the same, here in the Forest of Bowland. My mental well-being is really important, and whilst I’m hurting nobody, I will prioritise it. If I thought I was putting anyone at all at risk, I wouldn’t do it. I can wander for four hours and not see another human- how is that wrong?

It’s nothing to do with anyone thinking they are more ‘special’ than anyone else surely?
Some posters like Miss C are simply describing their exercise routine and don’t deserve all the vitriol aimed at them.

We ALL know what we have to do to beat this virus- avoid mixing with others and it sounds as if Miss C is doing just that.

Lucca I agree with your comment!

I totally agree with miss chatline

Fresh air is essential and it's common sense. Just don't abuse the rules otherwise we'll never get out of this mess. For all dog walkers, just changing the subject, I take the dogs for a walk daily and pass by many other dog walkers, so not isolated, but do leave lots of space between us. The reason many are choosing to walk this route and not in the lovely woodland near us, or many local parks, is because 'dog' kidnapping has recently been rife in our area, up 250%. Just last week, one lady was punched in the face when a man stopped his car next to her, got out and tried to grab her little dog. Thankfully the dog was on a long lead and she managed to hang on. In another case around the same time, a man tried to catch and steal a dog while he was being walked along a woodland path. He didn't succeed. It has also been observed that individuals who take their dogs to parks or other green spaces are often observed by gang members, who then follow the dog owner home to find out where you live. I suspect this is going on all over the country, so stay safe in every way dog people.

I'm allowed to travel by car to buy food but not to find somewhere level to go for a walk.

Now, if I go foraging, can I use my car? Does anyone know the difference between edible and non-edible mushrooms please?

Oh! Faffing around on here and it's sleeting now!

So, MissChateline like an awful lot of other people in this country interprets the rules her own way. We can all say, “What I am doing isn’t strictly within the rules, but it isn’t going to harm anyone, I am intelligent, I can use my common sense” and when a lot of people take this view that’s when the risks increase because some people think they have more common sense than they actually do.....we were all horrified when Dominic Cummings went off to the Northeast and the fact that he wasn’t instantly sacked signalled to the country that it’s ok to use your own interpretation of the rules. In France (where my sister lives) you have to complete a form every time you go out, to explain where you are going and why....if you cannot produce the form when challenged by a police officer you are instantly fined. We will continue to have people “doing their own thing” as long as there is no formal structure to police the rules...and by the way, I am not perfect, I have stretched the rules myself on occasions.....

During the first lockdown the sustrans cycle track next to my house was rammed with people all day long. A local beauty spot, a White, Horse, was jam packed with people doing their exercise. I turned back when I saw the crowds. Clearly you would be out for more than an hour and no chance to socially distance. Some people will see exercise as going out for a day trip. I don't blame them, but by putting a limit on the number of times we go out and how long for, the government is hoping to discourage crowds at beauty spots and popular towns, which, despite being outside, means people can't socially distance. In the last lockdown there was provision for dog walking 2 or 3 times a day I recall.

It’s clear to me that a lot depends on the area you live in. I’m fortunate to live within a 10 minute walk of some essential shops and also near to woods and a park. The pavement on the way to the shops is narrow so I try to avoid it at busy times. The park is crowded with cyclists and dog walkers and the woods are too lonely! I never ever walk in an isolated area on my own.

Message clear ...stay home ...the time has passed to make up our own rules .... infections 1 in 50 in London ....we all find it difficult .....

I think the whole exercise bit is common sense. Go for your walk just don’t collapse or fall over! And try not to drive anywhere to have that exercise so you don’t have an accident! More to do with the trouble you’d cause to the nhs I impo. Anyway I’m off out, I maybe some time!

Is the exercise compulsory?

Asking for a friend.....

Our little country shut the borders in March, then slowed down flights then insisted that no-one boards a plane to here unless they have a negative PCR. If only UK had insisted on PCRs before entering life would be different in UK.