Exercising once a day?

So we all need to get dogs so we're able to take multiple walks a day? Dogs can empty their bladders and bowels in their private gardens, and surely nobody keeps dogs without any outside space. I thought the open air was the safest we get.... for goodness sake, let people preserve their sanity by getting out into fresh air if needed. Those of us with private gardens may not need to venture far for fresh air, flat dwellers will need to. My garden is tiny but it is open to the elements.

Casdon

It’s only for England isn’t it, we can have unlimited exercise outside in Wales?

Only if we walk from the house.
If we drive 2 miles to the woods I expect to find the Chief Constable there with a pad of parking tickets and a gleam in his/her eye.

I suppose I could do my Qigong in the front garden, that should keep the neighbours entertained.

Australia is a much more isolated country with far fewer entry points. We have boats (and a tunnel) as well as planes. We may not be in the EU any longer but we have constant trade and interaction with mainland Europe.

I beg to differ.

At any one time Australia had a very high proportion of visitors, tourists, foreign workers, foreign students, possibly doubling its normal population but has shut borders including State borders to try to control the virus.

As for exercise here in the UK those living in England are allowed to drive somewhere for exercise but people living in Wales are not - exercise must be from home and people will be fined if they drive anywhere to a level place for exercise.
All very well if you don't live up a mountain and can't get back up under your own steam. ?

This is another of those situations which will vary from person to person.

For some a half an hour walk once a day will be sufficient, others would prefer to get out more often, if they have a dog or children for instance.

Both are absolutely fine. I’m perfectly sure we won’t have a repeat of the ridiculous pictures back in the Spring of police drones spying on hapless dog walkers on deserted moors.

Some people feel they cant stay in the house. On another site a man told me he leaves the house from 2pm till midnight and drives around or sits and thinks in empty car parks. Others on the site felt the same ,that house is a prison.

I think it depends where you live. I have a grandson who stayed, with his girlfriend, at uni in the Lake District. They have literally headed for the hills every day over the Xmas break. (They chose not to return home for Christmas in case they were unable to return. Good decision that was) They come in contact with no one. They are breathing good clean air and keeping super healthy. Can't see lockdown keeping them shut up in their rooms. And no harm is being done to anyone.

It's a matter of common sense.

Try a French strict-lockdown. One hour, not more than one kilomètre from home with a signed, dated, timed paper with home address Parks and woodland out of bounds. March till June (when English people were on the beach) and Sept till Dec when school and work permitted but curfew in some places at 6pm papers/ telephone or fined. We are all finding very hard, please stop saying what you can get away with, gloating, no one wants to be stuck at home.

Chardy

One of the scientific bods on TV said there's no point in shutting the airports now as we're in a worse position than everybody else, except South Africa. But yes, we should have shut them a long time ago.

Yes, and now the South African variant has got in, which I'm hearing may not be susceptible to the vaccine. I agree, in terms of numbers there is little point in closing our borders, but surely it is sensible to keep out new mutations?

The guidelines are intended to be a kind of blanket recommendation, not hard and fast rules.
Surely taking the dog for a walk twice daily is a necessary journey, the fact that you're getting some exercise is a happy side effect?

Please tell me which is more healthy, both physical and mentally.......sitting inside 4 walls all day and every day, getting very anxious, putting on weight, bored and stressed or heading off alone at 8 am through isolated woods, moorland and fields. Tell me that it isn’t better to enjoy the beauty of the surroundings, to feel good and to get the old endorphins going. Tell e that it isn’t great striding off across the hills with a flask and sandwich not seeing another soul. Tell me why it is ok in Scotland to have unlimited hikes but not ok in England. Which is not OK......2 shorter walks alone or one 5 hour walk with a companion.
Please can we rely on common sense and making personal risk assessments. I am not endangering you or anyone else. Please stop being so judgmental and please stop all the virtue signalling. I don’t sanitise my partner 3 times a day or bleach my shopping. I don’t quarantine my mail but I do follow guidelines when around others.

I will continue to take the dog out twice a day - anything less is cruel and I hardly see anyone anyway. Every other dog owner I have spoken to says the same! I won't be going to the shop once a day, going to collect medication or caring for a vulnerable person (all essential reasons) so will probably be going out less than some other people.

I think it is a case of using common sense. In highly populated areas if everyone is out all day it becomes crowded, remember the pictures of full parks and beeches where it was not possible to distance.

We all know our own areas and if it is safe to go out more than once.

There was a woman on WH this morning talking about nude hiking!
That ought to kill off the virus - and the hiker with double pneumonia!

I think Boris said exercise “preferably only once a day”. Common sense is needed here. If you can exercise without meeting anyone, it has achieved its purpose.

Mind you, there are risks in being out alone in icy conditions. Last week my daughter had a blackout when out running alone. Fortunately she was ok and not far from home. The mother of a friend fell when out alone and died as she lay in the cold too long, having hit her head as she fell.

MissChateline you are breaking the rules, as many do, your choice, but disappointing when so many others aren’t and they find it difficult too.

Cold , icey and snowy in West Yorkshire. Fabulous. Wrap up in layers and enjoy. The views of the hills and moors are stunning. This afternoon a rainbow as a snow shower came over. Best walks ever.

Genty.......sorry but I will not put up with being insufferable neither will my partner. I would argue that looking after one’s mental health is as important and my walking and hiking alone, not seeing another person whilst I’m out is not an issue for me or for you. Incidentally I’m allowed to exercise once a day.....and with one other person.....it doesn’t say how long for. On Friday I will go for a day hike in the moors with a friend for at least 5 hours.
I’m prepared to do this keep healthy, both physically and mentally and unless you are twitching your curtains at 8am you wouldn’t know.

MissChateline

I’m out walking in the woods for an hour by 8.0am, this gets me going and energised for the day. Home for breakfast then house jobs. Walk down to town for supplies, lunch then out hiking for 2 hours on the moors. I’m told that I’m insufferable if I don’t get at least this amount of exercise every day. I would be dreadful if I was told to isolate as I’m incapable of staying in the house for more than 2 hours let alone 2 weeks.

Well you will have to put up with being insufferable, to say you are incapable of staying in the house for more than 2 hours let alone 2 weeks is ridiculous! The rules are there for a reason not to ignore and do what you like!
We are in lockdown! and have been told to 'stay at home'.

One of the scientific bods on TV said there's no point in shutting the airports now as we're in a worse position than everybody else, except South Africa. But yes, we should have shut them a long time ago.

MissChateline my DH is very similar to you as regarding exercise. He’s suffering in lockdown, like you god help him if he had to isolate!

It’s only for England isn’t it, we can have unlimited exercise outside in Wales?

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 ?

Really? I'd say the biggest problem is all the British yoof pretending there is no problem at all and congregating.

Miss Chateline You are allowed out for excersise and to shop, so you might get away with the first two, but not the 2hour walk on the moors. Surely it's a bit cold and snowy up there now any way??

I’m sure it’ll only be a problem if you have Stasi-types living nearby, constantly twitching their net curtains to keep a gimlet eye on their neighbours.

If you do have such, I’d be tempted to give them a cheery wave every time I went out!

I would add to the above that I never see another person on my daily perambulations. So no danger to myself or others at all.