Exercising once a day?

I can't remember exactly Nanna58 but it's not something that I have made up. I have heard it somewhere and it makes sense to me.
Of course, people who think the rules don't apply to them, won't really like any reason for the rule, will they?
What about we only go out to exercise once a day, "just because".
I have a dog, I exercise her now for longer, once a day as we have been instructed. She has a large garden to play in and to make up for loss of walks, I play games with her, fetch etc. I exercise in the house myself to make up for any loss of outdoor exercise.
I am obeying the lockdown rules, people are dying, we all need to do what we've been told.

No worries MissAdventure , we are all a bit at the end of our rope

Me too - prickly today!

Actually yes: I am questioning it. We have not mixed in contravention of the rules , despite life being dreadful in lockdown due to husband’s Altzheimers , so I make no bones of the fact that getting out and exercising is something that I do and will continue to do ( coming into no contact and therefore compromising no one’s health) regardless of others approbation!

MissAdventure

Where has anyone heard at government level that they can ignore the law and decide for themselves?

Me too!
One law for the English, another for the Welsh
We have few cases here.

Ah, I see what you mean.
I'm a bit prickly today, sorry.

I’m not questioning the rule, just Buffybee’s rationale for it .

Where has anyone heard at government level that they can ignore the law and decide for themselves?

Buffybee where oh where have you heard at Govt level that the once a day rule is to lessen accidents??????

I think that in some instances those who are not keen on exercise are only too keen to use the restrictions as an excuse and a stick to beat others so they can laud inactivity. I have had no Rheumatology appts since February; and keeping moving for a good portion of the day has been vital for me.

..... 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".

Well they weren't all following the rules, were they GrannyAnnie - and she met no-one.
The police officers would have been better keeping an ear to the ground to find out if any groups were meeting up in homes or parks.
warned or threatened - semantics.
As you weren't there you cannot know.
I was not there either but I would believe her.

I don't think walking in a fairly deserted place is wrong, that's why I am still rather upset by a post saying that a friend, aged 79, driving 2 miles (allowed in England) to exercise her dogs where no-one else is around is irresponsible.

Irresponsible is people going to each others' houses, partying, meeting in groups in parks, protesting in crowds about the restrictions.

I am not unaware of the extreme pressure on the NHS which is now worse despite restrictions.

Another reason to stay at home is so that you don’t slip or fall in icy conditions requiring one of the emergency services to rescue you - and none of us are invincible ........

We don't have that rule here and I try to walk for about 50 mins every day. I feel really stiff after it and sit down most of the afternoon. I worry I'm not doing enough but feel my age!

mumofmadboys, I can see that you would not put anyone at risk of catching Covid with your morning cycle and 2 hour hill walk in the afternoon.
I think the idea of only going out once is to lessen the risk or halve the risk in your case, of having an accident and consequently having to ring an ambulance and being taken to A & E, putting more pressure on the Nhs.
I think this is the point most people are misunderstanding.
I’m in disbelief at the amount of posters on here who are flagrantly making up their own rules, to suit themselves.
Yet, if this were teenaged flouting the rules, they would be up in arms.
If everyone keeps interpreting the rules to suit themselves, this pandemic is going to go on much, much longer.

Wow, you were very lucky not to have had any of the other childhood illnesses. I can only remember having a week off work for flu and a couple of days for an ear infection, and I thought I was healthy, but I certainly picked up all the usual things as a child. Thank goodness the children now can be protected from them.

No I've never had any of these illnesses. I've no idea why not but I haven't. A few sneezes over the past few years but nothing gir at least 20 years.
I do vaguely remember getting German measles when I was about 13. But nothing since. I used to get the bonus from my company every year for never having a day off sick.!

I have cycled for an hour first thing this morning on my own. I have walked in the hills with DH for two hours this afternoon. We met no-one. I don't feel I have caused any harm to anyone or put anyone at risk. Common sense must be applied.

Lucca I think that Garden Centres should be closed, if not click and collect only.

I have mixed feelings on places of worship, if they are deemed Covid safe they are a haven for some.

Walking on empty moors is not going to give anyone Covid. Everyone should be capable of doing there own risk assessment.
Driving to a crowded beauty spot is much more likely to put you at risk of transmission.
Keeping yourself fit by exercising is less strain on the NHS than sitting at home eating and drinking!
Common sense!

Well done you ! 9kg is a great start
Your post makes perfect sense. Why are places of worship still open and garden centres ? Yet we shouldn’t exercise more than once a day? Bonkers

It's unreasonable. I aim to walk 14 - 15k steps a day as part of a weight loss regime and there's no way I can do this in one outing. The obese (me) and diabetics (also me) are part of the vulnerable group. I have worked hard to lose 9 kilos but still have another 21 to lose. I'm not about to stop now. I walk locally in the environs of our small village. I walk early in the morning before work and then in the evening. It's cold and dark, I may pass people out on exercise but at a safe distance we may nod and say hello, (I wear a mask) but don't stop to gossip, it's too b****y cold at the moment. Gov.UK can do one as my DC would say!

I walk my dog once a day but it’s a flat walk as she needs a good off lead run. I then do a walk on my own: walk fast, use poles and walk up a steep slope. It’s the only cardiovascular exercise I’ve got in the past 11 months as I wouldn’t go to the gym even when I was allowed to do so. I meet no one on either walk and no one has entered our house except for a BT guy and someone who came to sort out an alarm. On both occasions they wore a mask and we ventilated the house afterwards. Our food is delivered and we quarantine or disinfect it. DH went into a shop the other day to buy me a birthday card and I was furious with him! I’ve been in one other house and that was when my elderly neighbour who suffers from Parkinson’s couldn’t find her phone and her son, who lives in London, phoned me and asked me to help her. I wore a mask and gloves and stayed for as little time as possible. We’re doing everything we can to keep ourselves fit and healthy and don’t belong to any bubbles. I haven’t seen my children or grandchildren for 10 months and we spent Christmas alone. If I get into trouble for doing a half hour walk through an empty village it will be totally wrong. imo

DaisyL - I don't think your little pooches would understand the concept of 'holding it in' for 24 hours.

I usually walk my dog twice a day. Right now though, and in the previous lock down, I go just once, nearer midday, for a longer walk.

It's really no trouble to adapt - and I stick to the rules (however daft I think they are). After all, people are dying!

Other dog walkers here take a shopping bag when they do the second walk, just in case they are noticed!