Are you going out for walks during lock down?

[Whitegrapeandblackberry]

I haven't been out for a walk in almost 4 weeks, I'm so worried about it so I have stayed in with DD 2 years old but im wondering if I'm being silly and if I should go out for a walk a day?

Yes, my 2 year old wouldn't cope staying in everyday. He starts chanting 'River walk' pretty much as soon as he opens his eyes

Yes I'm 36 weeks pregnant so can't manage much more than a mile round trip at the absolute max! Walking in the sun really does reset my mood though, I struggle with anxiety. Xxx

Yes, I go out every day . Just been for a lunchtime run. Lockdown is hideous enough as it is without making things worse being stuck inside.

Yes every day. We don't go far just around the local area but it makes a huge difference. I would quite like to go on a really long solitary walk but the walk is a family activity and is DS' favourite part of the day so don't want to mess with that. We are in Wales so are actually only allowed out the once for exercise.

Exercise is considered so important for our health that it was made one of the very few exceptions that allow you outside your home.

Yes - do go out. Follow the rules and try to enjoy it

I try to take my son out every day but need to pick a good time as he’s terribly anxious about social distancing even when people are definitely more than 2 metres away. Also there’s a van with speakers attached going round the streets here telling people to stay inside and save lives. My son is autistic and takes it completely literally and runs home even though we’re not breaking the rules.

Yes about 50 percent of days, but its totally ineffective as exercise for me as I'm either out with the (young) children at their slow ambling pace, or with the baby in the pram to get him to sleep. But it counts as exercise for them.

I'm walking 5 to 7 miles a day.

Yes, every day but with a seven month old puppy, a three year old child and a five month old baby I would go stir crazy if we couldn't get out for a walk Gruffalo hunt.

I get out pretty much every day for a run or walk. I would struggle to miss more than once a day. We've regretted it when the children have missed a day as the next day they've been in stinking moods and can not keep their hands of eachother. There was a midnight walk a couple of weeks ago as they were still so high and nothing less than a mile was going to sort them out.

I have gone out for a run and a family walk on the same day. A family walk isn't enough to burn my energy, and I'm not sacrificing getting out with my family every time. We live in a quiet area with easy proximity to the countryside so social distancing is very easy.

The only time I've spent lengthy periods indoors was when snowed in and housebound in late pregnancy and physically recovering from tough births. I don't know how people can voluntarily stand doing it without a strong medical reason!

Yes, a walk or run nearly every day and outside exercise for the DC (garden or walk) every day.

Are shielding people not meant to go out at all? A work contact who is highly vulnerable due to existing condition and who posted lots of pass / agg comments on social media pre-lockdown about how it’s everyone else’s responsibility to act cautiously to keep him safe (a reasonable enough position) is currently posting daily photos of his runs in picturesque locations near his sister’s country house, where he’s taken his whole family to stay. I had assumed that the seriously vulnerable weren’t meant to go out at all?

(But OP - yes! Get out for a walk!)

Yes. Of course. We are still allowed to exercise and leave the house.
I think its really important to keep doing this.

Yes - as

1. I would go stir crazy otherwise
2. My 5 and 6 year old would go crazy
3. It’s really to keep healthy (good respiratory health particularly) to increase chances of good recovery.

Yes, I walk the dog every morning at 7.30 am for about 45mins, it’s a very calming way to start the day, and everyone around here is observing social distancing properly. I also walk or cycle to the supermarket. Can you go out early or late to avoid the majority of people?

I've been in since Sunday but will go for a walk this evening after going to the shop for some essentials. It's impossible to practice social distancing here a busy area with lots of people just hanging around on the streets especially in this weather

Yes, I do a long walk every day. I live on the edge of a city so have good access to parks and countryside where I can keep my distance from others. It’s been so important in keeping my spirits up, it would probably do you good too.

Yes every day with my 6, 4 and 1 year olds for at least an hours walk.

But don’t kick the arse out of it too much, because I’d love it if the govt could start easing restrictions and perhaps I’d be able to go beyond my own home occasionally

People going outside to exercise, as permitted by the guidelines, isn’t going to have any bearing on when the government eases restrictions.

Yep out every day. Why would we not?

Yep. A walk or a run every day with the kids. Staying inside all day would be extremely detrimental to my mental health - not to mention that it’s important to me to stay active and fit. My DCs love the opportunity to burn off some energy as well.

Yes, we walk the dog to the beach every day which is lovely and clears your head. Today I went out in the car for the first time for 6 weeks to get stuff from our Farm Shop. I felt very conscious of people around and also not touching anything unnecessary. It felt weird but so good to see the beautiful green leaves on the trees and blossom!

HermanHermit

Different people are making different decisions. One person I know who is shielded for a condition but also lives rurally has weighed up the chances of catching coronavirus in the middle of nowhere versus the certainty that she will lose mobility from the same condition and lose her present fitness, possibly irreversibly, if she skulks around the house for 12 weeks, and is continuing to run like Paula Radcliffe every morning. I think she's made the right decision.

Other people I know, who live very centrally, are staying inside. I think they've made the right decision too.

Walk the dogs every morning and then go out for a run after.

I'm starting treatment Monday which means I'll be shielded so for a treadmill. But whilst I feel well enough I'll still walk outside. I'll just keep away from other people.

Yes, but I find it nerve-racking because so many people don't bother to distance. Worst of all are the runners, who come up behind you quickly, panting out loads of moisture, you don't hear them and they don't give you any distance because you are not going to be able to do anything about them. I'm noticing more and more people are acting as if you're being unreasonable for asking them to distance.

Yes, once or twice a day, with my daughter. It's part of her care plan, so it's better to keep it up.