To clarify the one hour of exercise 'rule'

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I've seen this mentioned on so many posts and I've seen people clarify it within the post but I've not seen a specific post about it. I thought this could help people who seem confused about what is 'allowed'.

Michael Gove was asked on the Andrew Marr show what he considered to be reasonable exercise. This is his response:

"I would have thought that for most people, a walk of up to an hour, or a run of 30 minutes or a cycle ride of between that, depending on their level of fitness is appropriate."

So it is not a hard and fast rule or law. No one is standing with a stopwatch as it gets to 59 mins. It's guidance and it will vary between individuals as Mr Gove says himself.

Read my post the reference to going for a drive

I read it. You would like to go for a drive. To destress.

I am sure you can see the difference between going for exercise, even for longer than an hour, compared to going for a long drive.

One is far riskier than the other and is more likely to bring you into physical contact with others.

One is also allowed under the law as a reasonable excuse
One isn't.

Why do people have to be so bloody pedantic? No, it isn't law. But it is guidance to only go out for exercise once a day. The highway code is only guidance rather than law but you all bitch and cry when people don't follow it.

The one hour is merely the opinion of Michael Gove. Give that whatever merit you choose.

That doesn’t mean that anyone needs to be outside for more than 30 minutes though.

For sufficient vitamin D, they may need to be. Many live in dark, boxy little apartments.

So many people seem to have a reason to want to flout the guidelines. I think for some people they just can’t stand being told what to do.

Nah, I'm just sick to the back teeth of seeing suicidal women being told to give baby yoga a go or practice fucking macrame or whatever totally unsuitable joy filled bollocks posters can come up with, when all the poor woman needs is an extra walk to keep her from tipping over the edge.

The highway code is only guidance rather than law

Some of the Highway Code is only guidance, surely?

@Butchyrestingface they have asked people not to go in fields etc to stop people touching gates.

The highway code is only guidance rather than law but you all bitch and cry when people don't follow it

That's not strictly true.

www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/legal/16-highway-code-rules-most-people-ignore/

I'd guess most intelligent people can risk assess their own circumstances.

Exactly this. We can still think for ourselves. The last time I checked, we were still allowed to do that.

@Butchyrestingface they have asked people not to go in fields etc to stop people touching gates.

Great. But they haven't near me.

If and when that happens, I will refer to what Scottish Natural Heritage and like agencies say on the subject and make a decision. It would still be perfectly possibly to be out walking for hours near where I live without touching any gates or coming within 8 feet of other humans (or sheep).

it was the post before

choma, I was about to post the same thing see eg www.thesun.co.uk/motors/6926552/highway-code-uk-law-fines/ which sets out which bits are part of the road traffic acts etc.

I wonder if 6, 2a can be used for me to go and do mum’s laundry, change bed linen etc.

I’d be using the Tube.

If you care for someone who has a learning difficulty or other reason ;they need to be active you can take them out for exercise more than once a day. The Government has clarified this.

DS is autistic and we are doing several spurts of exercise each week. We usually drive to the local country park and walk round it. We rarely see anyone else except from a distance.

Enthusiasm I would suggest you don’t if you think going out for a drive means lockdown will last longer. Thanks.

I don’t go out for a walk every day i

People have been infantilised for so long they really can’t take all the information and work out what it means
That’s exactly what people are doing. Working out what it means for them, within the social distancing advice. If you go out for an hour and see nobody, that’s no difference to going out for two hours and meeting nobody.

What’s infantilising is to assume people are incapable of talking sensible precautions and instead must only follow what one person said, on the hoof, in a TV interview.

SinglePringle

I don’t go for a drive

I know very well why we are in lockdown. I’m well aware how many hospitals are struggling

It depends on how busy I am (WFH)
Some days I’m out 45mins or so and combine with local food shopping over the bank holiday I went for longer walks of 90 mins to 2 hours
I live in rural area and don’t meet many people out walking
Other days I have to shop for and visit elderly DM so don’t have time to walk as well by time I’ve driven to her and had a distance chat
Same for elderly NDN and no I can’t always shop for them at same time due to purchase limits and them wanting things in different days

For sufficient vitamin D, they may need to be. Many live in dark, boxy little apartments.

Seriously, where has this sudden obsession with vitamin D come from? Before this people haven't been bothered with it - kids indoors on x box, diagnoses of ricketts on the rise and we don't have sun strong enough to even make vit D for much of the year in this country but since lockdown all I'm seeing is "need to be outside to make vit D" on every thread. Take vitamin D3 capsules. You actually get enough like that rather if it's such a concern ( and yes I take it every day and yes I know it's relevance re respiratory disease and immunity)

I just do as i please. After all Its just guidelines not the actual law.

I exercise outside at least 3 times a day, I mean what's the point otherwise. I am triathelete. I need to maintain my high level of fitness. I'm just not used to sitting inside all day long. I don't know how anyone can bear it.

If my kids get bored then I'll also take them out for a walk or an activity I see fit such as cycling or horse riding. My children have been brought up not to be chubby couch potatoes. They normally do Ballet, Swimming, Tennis, Athletics, Gymnastics, Fencing, Riding, Hockey, Football, Netball, Rugby, Softball, Baseball, Tap dancing, Taekwondo, Yoga, Cross Country, Cricket, Squash, Polo, Judo, Shooting, Diving, Frisbee, Lacrosse, Cycling, Kickboxing, Ice Skating, Rounders, Surfing, Wrestling, Badminton, Ballroom, Irish Dancing, Go Karting, Geo Caching, Canoeing, Morris Dancing, Air Cadets, Sea Cadets, Scouts, St. John Ambulance, Junior Bee Keepers, Chess, Cookery Club, Sunday School, Kumon, Amateur Dramatics, Piano, Flute, Violin, Recorder, Percussion, Singing, Clarinet, Harp,Trumpet, Oboe, Ukulele, Saxaphone, Guitar, Cello, Harmonica, and DJ Skills. So as you can imagine, they are finding the lockdown alot tougher than most children. So getting them.outdoors is a must.

My dog is a border collie that needs several walks a day on top of this as well. We are such an active family we really struggle staying in.

To be fair we're not stupid or selfish. We cook for the vulnerable. The children prepare a menu for those in need. It does
Mean we have to pop to the shops a few times a week, but it's absolutely fine, we drive there. We have Asda 1 mile away but do prefer Waitrose 12 miles down the road, which obviously gives us a much higher standard of ingredients. The run in the car to Waitrose is great because it gives the car a good run, takes longer and breaks up the lockdown monotony.

We then walk, drive,cycle and sometimes even ride to deliver our superior grade meals a to those idiots who choose to stay home.

We have a family orchestra and also.like.to travel around to local towns and villages bringing musical cheer to as many sad people staying in their houses.

We're such a fit and healthy family, I'm sure Covid won't affect us and so it's only right we should maintain our fitness and help those stuck indoors.

We also have private health care so need not concern ourselves about the NHS!
We are a gift to the British people. Giving so much and taking so little.

@HahahaAtallthelockdownerfools

You sound wonderful .

I have a new life goal now. Thank you!

@HahahaAtallthelockdownerfools
You sound wonderful .

She certainly has plenty of times on her hands, even for a lockdown.

But how does anyone know if they're negatively impacting someone else?

Well if you live rurally and there are few houses in the area then who could you be impacting on? Not the other people who live in the area, because they are all able to leave their houses to exercise if they need to, whilst staying distant from other people.

So that leaves people who have specifically come to your rural area, which they aren't meant to be doing, so why would anyone be worried about impacting on them?

“ Seriously, where has this sudden obsession with vitamin D come from? ”
I think it’s doctors, my doc has always been obsessed with it because so much London life is Tube, workplace....ergo not much vit D.

Doctors are keen now in this crisis

www.bda.uk.com/resource/covid-19-corona-virus-advice-for-the-general-public.html

I think Scotland were discussing giving it out free.

Looks like Scotland won’t give it free

www.thenational.scot/news/18377224.scottish-government-says-vitamin-d-will-not-given/