Exercising once a day?

I'm not sure TBH pink. In addition to shopping for necessities Ann you can go out for exercise so only leaving home once a day is incorrect.

Don’t know where some people have googled but believe are the most up to date guideline published 3 hours ago

“ during the national lockdown
You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.

You should follow this guidance immediately. The law will be updated to reflect these new rules.

Leaving home
You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to:

shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person
go to work, or provide voluntary or charitable services, if you cannot reasonably do so from home
exercise with your household (or support bubble) or one other person, this should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.
meet your support bubble or childcare bubble where necessary, but only if you are legally permitted to form one
seek medical assistance or avoid injury, illness or risk of harm (including domestic abuse)
attend education or childcare - for those eligible”

Of course dog walking isn’t specifically mentioned, it comes under “exercise” and it’s quite clear !

I too think MissC is being sensible and doing more for her
mental and physical well being. Since March i've been reading on here posts from people proudly 'obeying the rules' but the government has been changing the goal posts frequently and still the virus gains ground.
Staying locked at home 'shielding for your health' is hardly
healthy physically or mentally.
I too am 66 very active and have been to the Doctor's less than 10 times in 30 years

Misschaterline

What a selfish self centered individual you sound? Why do the rules not apply to you and your friends ? Today some are these rules will be discussed in Parliament and legislation added to enforce these “rules” Wonder why that is ??

It is now the law to only leave home once a day, you might not like it but it has been done for a very good reason. The more often you go out, the more contact you could have and more likely to have an accident such as slipping on the ice which could lead to further pressure on the NHS

My understanding of it was that there is no restriction on exercise this lockdown Have I got this wrong?

Merryweather

I could not agree more, well said, how many more months do people want this to last ?? We all have to make sacrifices !

Well I would say keep it up MissC...., I can't see how anyone could catch the virus when hiking on the moors in fact you are probably safer.
Anyway I exercise by going out on my bike for a most of the day Mr B also goes to the shops most days to buy meat or fish for the days main meal. I was told by the hospital to shield but continue to be outside exercising as much as possible, just keep away from crowded areas, parks, beauty spots etc. Use your common sense.

Well I've just googled dog walking in England Buffybee during the lock down and the information given doesn't say you can only walk your dog once a day.

The once a day rule has been implemented to try and lessen the amount of people out. Without wishing to sound too rude many of us don’t live in rural areas and if we just keep “using common sense” and “interpretations of the rules”, we will just be on a never ending spiral of infections.

I don’t live in a rural location, sadly, I live in a highly populated area, and I have dogs, but also have two large parks and a beach all within walking distance, it would be a bit chaotic and busy if we went out more than once.

The trouble is - life is not black and white but ‘various shades of grey’! I had Covid way back in March/April - quite badly but not hospitalised - and therefore am not fearful. I obey the rules mostly but use my common sense as well. I cannot think that going for long treks in deserted countryside locations, could possibly be a Covid threat to anyone!

Limiting people to only excercising outside their homes once a day, is surely simply a way of mimimizing the risk of infection being passed on.

Not living in the UK, I don't know whether exercise in this context includes dog walking and going to the shops or not.

Where I live, only one person from each household is supposed to go into any shop at a time - suitably masked of course. We may walk dogs or exercise as much as we want outside, as long as we are alone, or alone with the dog or dogs.

We cannot do a sport that involves contact with others as since yesterday we have to be two metres apart from everyone else, unless they are members of our household.

It suprises me that OP and others seem to think that they can just use their own common sense instead of obeying the restrictions. The rules may be daft, but they have to be obeyed if we are to have any hope of conquering this virus.

If everyone left the house once a week for the shopping and at no other time, the health consequences from lack of exercise would be immense.

Yes Casdon in Wales we are allowed to exercise more than once a day, but we have to start and finish at our own home. the only people we can exercise with is those that live with us. We're not allowed to meet a friend In England exercise is once a day but no time limit and unless you live on your won where you're allowed to exercise with one other person, you can only exercise with people that you live with

We are not interested in your exercise regime, for us lucky ones that can get out, keep it to yourself
be SENSITIVE to others, bragging about it is what irritates many.

Doesn’t mention how long you can exercise for. If some people stay out for a few hours surely you can do more than one short burst.

So many people have mentioned 'common sense' but many people have none. That's why the rules have to be simple to understand.

Redgran18

My problem is that you are on this site openly bragging about breaking the rules and basically saying” well why shouldn’t I?” You can’t bear not eating fresh food every day. Diddums. And you are 66? Sounds like you are a spoilt , attention seeking 14 year old.

I'm so sorry but I'm not going to reduce myself to your level to reply in the same vein to your nasty vindictive personal and virtue signalling post. For goodness sake there is no need for this.
I've had many private messages of support in the last couple of hours and I suspect that these are from people who do not wish to be subjected to this sort of nasty venom.
All I can say is that when this ghastlyness is over I intend to be emerging in tact mentally and physically.
I am actually out for my afternoon stomp right now. Not a soul in sight enjoying a beautiful sunny afternoon. A bit healthier I think than being on the sofa watching day time TV

It's everyone!

You go to the shop you contact someone - you go cycling and your minimal people around - you contact someone, you walk in the woods, forest, moors - you contact someone. You cough, sneeze, touch your face or breathe then touch anything else -you leave a trace of yourself while out on your minimal contact shop, walk, cycle.
Why is your mental health or your anxiety more important than passing on a deadly virus? Or someone’s right to life?

You picked up the virus this morning on your walk, cycle, shop. Keep it to yourself.
No one needs daily vegetables or bread.
No one needs to walk for five hours a day.
No one needs to leave the house except once a week for a week's worth of shopping.

People do need water, food and to breathe. Your spreading the virus around prevents others from doing exactly this.

The problem is opening gates and climbing over styles etc so I make sure I sanitise my hands/ gloves before a walk and immediately afterwards. I have two large dogs who need two walks a day and I always arm myself with poo bags,sanitizer and common sense!

Only come onto this thread later than most. But just doing some cooking and cleaning and the snow is still down and the sun is out so off for a walk. We need that fresh air and exercise. I was very sorry to read of Cabbie 21 posting that the mother of a friend died when she fell when out alone.
To Callistemon - I have been a keen skier (bend ze knees), cyclist and serious walker all my life covering huge mileage and my knees and hips are just fine but I was diagnosed with breast cancer. No justice at all.
Miss Chateline - loved the snowy pic of Stoodley Pike! Fab, been up there many times and wonderful remote place. Keep going and blow the cobwebs away!

My problem is that you are on this site openly bragging about breaking the rules and basically saying” well why shouldn’t I?” You can’t bear not eating fresh food every day. Diddums. And you are 66? Sounds like you are a spoilt , attention seeking 14 year old.

Oh, how I long for the days when we had the incentive of going in shops, to tempt us out of the house. I hope my get up and go comes back when this wretched lot is finally over.

It is a guide. They ate just saying do not stay inside 24/7

Smileless2012
None of us can go to the theatre, meet friends to go out for meals and see family Buffybee and as MissC isn’t doing these things either , I don’t see the relevance of your post.

If you’d like to read my post again, you’ll see you missed my point entirely Smileless.
I am quite aware that none of us are allowed to do the above, my point was that we are not insufferable because we can’t do what we want to do.
Whereas, MissC stated that she became insufferable if she couldn’t do the thing that she likes to do.
Plus, you’re another one making up the rules to suit yourself. Not only doing it but posting on here to tell us you are breaking the rules.
Unbelievable!