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To be exercising outside multiple times a day now?

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PanicOnTheStreets85 · 03/05/2020 13:16

I suppose we technically live in a suburb but it's surrounded by woods and a valley so it's fairly quiet and even when people are out at the weekend it's very easy to keep a distance.

When lockdown first began I followed the guidance that recommended only going outside once a day to exercise, but I live in the South West where we have pretty low levels of the virus and as above it's easy to keep a distance so the last week or so I have started going out more than once. I took my toddler out for a walk this morning and I am about to go for a run in the park (the bit where I run in the park is a large grassy area so easy-peasy to keep away from people).

I get why the once a day guidance makes sense for London and crowded areas but it doesn't seem necessary here.

AIBU? I'm normally a stickler for rules but now I'm following the law and trying to apply my own common sense as far as the guidance goes, especially as it looks like this is a long-term thing and I am trying to lose some weight to improve my odds against the virus.

Needless to say, if I did go out and it was difficult to distance I'd just go home, although to be frank I can't imagine that happening here because there aren't enough people.

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tiredanddangerous · 03/05/2020 13:18

As long as you can stay 2m away from anyone else, I don’t see the problem with it. A lot of people I know are going out twice a day; once for a run/bike ride and then again later to take their dc out.

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