Exercising once a day?

Blimey Jennifer Eccles and I agreeing !!

I love the scenery - and the sunshine - in Schellea’s outdoor sessions.
I'll take a look. Looking at beautiful scenery has to be good for the soul.
They are the kind of exercises I was doing 20 years ago when I was in my 50s.

I did the 20 minute Qigong after 10 minutes of Schellea.

Good post JenniferEccles. There ha been some really nasty comments on this thread maybe lockdown is getting to them and they need to get out and exercise more. Its good for your body and mood.

I love Fabulous Fifties too, loads of exercise videos to choose from. I usually pick a variety to target specific areas such as arms or abdomen plus a stretch. Can well recommend.....swear I am fitter now than when I was doing eight weekly classes at the local gym pre covid...though i do miss the company. Also love walking in the fresh air but limit this to a local walk.

Exactly JenniferEccles !!

I don’t know if this has already been mentioned but we are all now well aware that being overweight puts people at greater risk of becoming seriously ill if they do contract the virus.

What better way to control our weight (as well as watching we don’t overeat) is daily exercise, and if that happens to be two good walks a day, great.

Staying indoors day after day with the only exercise being a little bit of pottering around the house won’t go very far in shifting excess weight.

Obviously people’s circumstances differ and some are not able to walk far, but for others it’s a way of protecting our health which is within our grasp.

DH insists on pronouncing it Sheila, Calli. Mind you, if he’s feeling brave he also likens my exercise sessions to Victoria Wood’s Fattitude (Fatties with Attitude).

I love the scenery - and the sunshine - in Schellea’s outdoor sessions.

Voice from the dining room - "Are you sure you should be doing that?"
I'm old enough to be her mother.

I'll stick with Qigong!

I've never seen Schellea spelt like that before although I do know the Australians go in for weird and wonderful name spellings.

I see she lives in Coff's Harbour - named after John Korff

Will continue to walk my dogs twice a day. Those who will disagree with this either have no dogs or very unhappy dogs! I know some people who go to the shops every day , I only once a week, and as I am nowhere near anyone else when dog walking I think this evens out my version of ‘ sticking to the rules’ .

Callistemon

Is the Fabulous Fifties suitable for the Never Been Fabulous Seventies?

Well I’m a Never Been Fabulous Sixties, Callistemon, and nobody’s tried to eject me from the group yet, though I can’t see me ever competing with the lovely Schellea!

I’m glad you enjoyed it, Ilovecheese - there are loads of work-outs to choose from and the 7 and 14 day challenges are very good. I love cheese too, btw, which is one of the reasons why I need to exercise.

Lucca I agree. Some of the comments on here make me want to leave Gransnet. So judgemental and rude. What’s happening to our society?

Suzey. Sorry.

Have you got the name right Suzy?

Suzey

I totally agree with miss chatline

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Lucca

How thoroughly unpleasant some of these posts have been.
It really isn’t IMO People like Miss Chateline perhaps having an overlong walk or going to the market too often that is causing the spread, it is people spending time in groups indoors particularly.
Whatever the answer, is she right or wrong she sounds a lot more balanced than SOME. Of those weighing into her

I'm with Lucca on this. I wish I was as fit as Miss C but I'm older and with RA so I'm no longer able to yomp over our moorland for hours at a time. I am fit enough to walk over the moors or in our lovely open countryside for an hour or even two. I love being outdoors and my regular walks have kept me on a more even keel, kept my joints and muscles moving during this difficult time.
I have walked my dogs every morning for at least an hour for as long as I can remember. They're out again at tea time. This is the extent of my rule breaking. I haven't seen my grandchildren, visited friends or loved ones. I haven't been inside anyone else's home, or had people into mine. Our food is delivered so we can avoid the risks associated with supermarkets and shops.
I was out for an hour this morning and spoke from a distance with a neighbour who was litter picking on our park. I saw a couple of other people walking their dogs, a friendly wave and good morning but no close encounters of the scary kind. I'll take that spaniel out again this evening, brief pavement walk, in the dark. I'll see no one. Dogs like routines, it helps them be calm, well behaved, happy companions. Keeping my dogs in that frame of mind helps me to be happy. My experience of the dog walking community round here is generally very positive. Happy days.

MissC - Which, of course, is the fault of politicians, not you.

I know that I am lucky to have this on my doorstep and I suspect that this is what is bothering some.

You are lucky, it's a lovely area.
We live in a lovely area too but what makes me cross is that, if you needed to drive a couple of miles to start your walk, you can but there is another rule here just because of the artificial construct of a border!

GrauntyHelen

If everyone flouts the rules we will never get out of this Your dog doesn't need two walks and neither do you

Have you read any of the thread ?

If everyone flouts the rules we will never get out of this Your dog doesn't need two walks and neither do you

I still don’t understand why it’s okay in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to exercise as many times a day as you want outside, but not in England - all the countries have just updated their guidance so it’s not timelag that’s the reason.

Nice post MissC and good of you to take the time to give an explanation

Lizbetthan55. What a horrible comment from someone who knows nothing and immediately makes judgemental comments. I will attempt to put the record straight for you.
My partner is here now because she got stuck in our apartment in the Canary Islands. We didn’t see each other from March to August. Walking the hills during this time on my own kept me sane and gave me something to do. I managed to get out there to see her when we were able to travel but had to get back home at the end of august.
She stayed on the islan and finally managed to get home at the start of December. This is not as you think someone coming and going on a regular basis.
The fact that my wife dislikes walking does bother me as I worry about her health. But that is her decision. She hardly goes out at all so is not mixing with anyone else.
My walking partner is my bubble. She lives alone. We go out on a socially distanced walk probably once a fortnight.
I didn’t say I had driven my camper van to fountains abbey. I said that it was still open for visitors.
I know that I am lucky to have this on my doorstep and I suspect that this is what is bothering some.

Mokryna, I remember wondering at the time of the first lockdown, how other countries that are much stricter than ours would get on in combatting the virus, also I wonder how the countries that habitually wear masks or face coverings do in relation to our restrictions, but we don't get told any facts, surely by now with all the information gathered the powers that be know how and where and under what circumstances this virus is spread. Why are we not being told facts and figures?

How thoroughly unpleasant some of these posts have been.
It really isn’t IMO People like Miss Chateline perhaps having an overlong walk or going to the market too often that is causing the spread, it is people spending time in groups indoors particularly.
Whatever the answer, is she right or wrong she sounds a lot more balanced than SOME. Of those weighing into her