Exercising once a day?

It has only become compulsory since we have all been locked down, Keeper1.

Before COVID19 and lockdowns, anyone who didn't want to exercise didn't have to.

I don’t understand why football matches are still allowed - the players leap all over each other when they score a goal, they spit on the pitch, and I assume they share the same changing room/showers/baths. No wonder so many matches are called off because the players have the virus.

I think it is perfectly acceptable to walk your dog as you are doing. You are not close to people, you are choosing a rural walk. I think most dog owners would walk their dogs twice a day. Enjoy the fresh air! So good for the soul.

Callistemon, the fact that "There was no-one else around - my friend, her two dogs and two police officers" would have been because everyone else other than your friend was following the rules and respecting the risk that comes with going out. The police officers probably warned her that she could have been fined, rather than "threatened".

Maybe if, like me, you have to spend eleven hours a day wearing a mask, visor, plastic apron and gloves looking after C-19 victims, you and your friend might be a bit more considerate and, indeed, respectful of the virus.

EllanVannin, what a horrid thing to say about "foreign nationals". If ever you're in hospital, I really hope that no "foreign national" attends to you or cleans around your bed, while you wait for a "local national" to help you.

I haven't been out of my flat since February when I came out of hospital, apart from 2 trips to hospital for appointments where I was taken by hospital transport.

I suppose that they have to set the rule somewhere: saying once a day may mean people only go out for exercise twice a day!
If you live in an isolated rural location, I can't see any problem with walking your dogs twice a day: it's their needs that are being met by this.
Agreed, a common sense approach is the best one.

Totally agree with Genty.
That's as bad as having to nip to the shops every day.

I must be the only one who never goes out for exercise - my husband is unable to stand for more than 10 minutes due to sciatica let alone walk anywhere. Why do we have to be made to feel guilty for not wanting to spend hours a day outside walking? A friend reckons she's walked more than 50 marathon in the last year - great - get on with it but don't keep rubbing our noses in the fact we don't want or are able to

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

Is that all we need to do then, if there’s any law we don’t like the look of?

I walk my dogs 3 times a day for around 20 mins (they are older so no very long walks for them). I am unable to let them out in the garden as it is not secure (work in progress) so 3 walks it is. If I get stopped I'll explain that as I live alone, apart from my dogs, there is no one else to exercise them. That said last pm when doing our pre going to bed walk passed a group of teens smoking and chatting in one of the alleyways we usually go through, not sure where their parents thought they were at 10pm!

I am currently on my own as DH in hospital. I'm doing walks with various friends as only allowed to walk with one person. I'm just off on my daily walk along our lovely ice free local beach. Walk and talk keeping me sane. Lovely walking weather fortunately. Will be sad when wind and rain come. Still no hospital visiting.

I agree with Miss Chateline,

A walk is so good for physical and mental well being and believe you me you see less people on the moors, hills etc than you do in town and the supermarket. Myself and hubby had a lot of walks since full lock down, just not using the car to get there. Far better than sticking in watching day time TV. We have seen some people and said hello but kept our distance. We get in and enjoy a cuppa and I do some crafting.

Rosie51 It is no always the case that a dog with a garden large or small goes to poo in the garden. As a puppy my dog was seriously ill and occasionally still suffers the consequences. Because it is ingrained in her poor sweet mind that to poo in the garden is to be ill she WILL NOT poo in the garden unless she is actually sick again. She has two walks a day and will do what she has to do then. A few weeks ago she was ill again and DH had to take her out and midnight and 3.00 am so that she could go and she only makes it to the grass verges around the corner. She was ill again this week and as DH is back at work I slept downstairs with her and only after being in distress for a few hours did she go in the garden. There is no way I am going out in the middle of the night in a built up area with the dog so it had to be. That said she NEVER does a poo in the garden at any other time which in way is good because that means the grass was never contaminated in the good old days when the GC could visit.

Willow500 I know quite a number of people who pride themselves on their 10-12 mile walks and strides up mountains, through valleys etc.
They have a fair collection of hip and knee replacements between them.

Just to add I don't go out other than to get my click and collect grocery order once a month and have anything else I need and can get online delivered. I have one person in my support bubble and only see them now and then. I did speak to a pc yesterday and said I was out on second quick walk of day he was OK about it. Wewere both masked up (he had just been into nearby house) and there were very few folks around. First lockdown my husband did one walk and we had huge safe garden for them to use. There is only me now and no huge garden.

Competitive rule adherence, love it Lucca.

I saw something on Fb which, I think, is relevant to his debate. It is a reminder that the Franks (Anne’s family) and many others like them, stayed in overcrowded, dark accommodation for months on end, fearful for their lives every minute and having to rely on others for meagre supplies. I would call that isolation!

I'm sure using common sense will allow people to take exercise avoiding other people where possible. What I would suggest is not acceptable is going too far where RTCs, falls etc may mean emergency services, rescuers etc being required and adding to the strain the NHS is under at the moment. So if not actually staying at home at least stay near to 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 ?

There's always one whose first thought is to blame "foreigners". Says a lot. As someone else has said, surely it's those who live here thinking it's fine to break rules as and when it suits them and to mingle without a care.

I'm with you 100% MissChateline. Keeping yourself healthy and doing no harm to others is absolutely right.

I'm with you 100% MissChateline. Keeping yourself healthy and doing no harm to others is absolutely right.

I'm with you 100% MissChateline. Keeping yourself healthy and doing no harm to others is absolutely right.

I'm with you 100% MissChateline. Keeping yourself healthy and doing no harm to others is absolutely right.

Once a day allowance stops people taking the piss. I’ve already had a friend ask me if she can exercise with one person in the morning then go for a walk with another in the afternoon and in between do her daily food shopping. She’s looking for excuses to be allowed to go out (and talk to almost every person she passes) because she doesn’t like being at home alone and her support bubble won’t let her move in properly as they require a break away from her.

Keeper1

Is the exercise compulsory?

Asking for a friend.....

You could always transfer your daily exercise to somebody who wants more.....?