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Anyone elses family not getting out for daily walks?

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staydazzling · 05/02/2021 13:44

That really, i see so many people out during the week, on the streets probably because its all we can do! Grin lots of photos on Facebook, but we barely get out, between home learning and my husband wfh, by the time the kids are done working they don't want to would rather game as they can talk to their friends via headset, i suppose the social aspect is more appealing than a walk with mum! i end up often its just me and the pram.
Used to enjoy the woods but reports of wierdos have put me off.
we only really get ouy for walks at weekends, anyone else like this? or is just me?
YANBU-im like this too,
or
YABU were out every day!

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hammeringinmyhead · 05/02/2021 17:37

I walked all the time with the pram when DS was born (winter baby). Now he's 2 he often gets 100 yards away and refuses to go any further. He'd rather mess in the garden.

NichyNoo · 05/02/2021 17:51

We’ve not left the house since Sunday Sad. DH and I work full time and kids doing homeschooling. At lunchtime they have an hour break but it’s not enough for the four of us to make food, eat and go for a walk, especially if DH or I have calls immediately after lunch.

CoronaIsWatching · 05/02/2021 17:53

Going for a walk isn't compulsory Hmm

Hamster1111 · 05/02/2021 17:55

Nope. Me and DH work all day. I facilitate homeschool then proceed to work the rest of the day (self employed). We dont leave the house Monday- friday. The kids are too small to go out alone 6&9. We have formed a childcare bubble with a another family who take our kids on their dog walks a couple of time a week. Otherwise all 4 of us would not leave for 5 days. Its shit!

Spidey66 · 05/02/2021 17:59

I get out for a walk every day, but I have a very energetic collie who is a pain in the arse without 2 long walks a day.

I do however think it's important to get some fresh air, exercise and Vitamin D.

ButtWormHole · 05/02/2021 18:00

God I cannot face another walk with DC and DH

Hamster1111 · 05/02/2021 18:01

@CoronaIsWatching

Going for a walk isn't compulsory Hmm
Agreed. Especially for adults who may choose not to go out. But as a parents it's hard to feel you can't get your kids out for 5 days - I'm pretty sure pre covid that would be frowned upon.

Yes we could maybe take them about for a walk in the dark after 6pm... but that's when we finally cook dinner and they go to bed early as we get them up at 6am so we can help with schoolwork before work. Its is what it is. But the lack of fresh air for my kids makes me feel like a shit parent.

bloodyhairy · 05/02/2021 18:18

@staydazzling

Glad I'm not the only one. All the best with your new arrival! Smile

ForestYeti · 05/02/2021 18:37

No it’s either been snowing/icy/raining non stop here so haven’t had many walks we’re too cosy in the house

2ndAugust · 05/02/2021 18:47

We have barely been out since Christmas. I hate the cold and the wet. DS is the same. Wish we could have gone out today as it was sunny, but did not finish work or homeschool until 4.30.

Frazzled2207 · 05/02/2021 18:51

Mine really don’t want to get out. Drives me mad but am really pressed for time with homeschool and everything else. I do force them out for a walk about 3 times a week though and I go for a run twice a week. I managed much more last spring but the weather was fab

BlackInk · 05/02/2021 18:58

You're not BU but we're getting out every day.

I make my 11yo DS go for a quick walk 'round the block' before he starts remote learning in the mornings, then when he finishes school work at about half 3 we (me, DD 9 and DS) go for a slightly longer one -- either a half-hour walk around town (doing shopping/errands whilst out) or take my mum's dog for a walk in the fields.

Slightly longer more interesting walks on Saturday and Sunday.

But it's getting OLD. I love being out walking and I'm sick now of the same old cold, muddy, wet walks.

DS is naturally sedentary and on the chubby side so he really needs the exercise. DD is very active and slim so she would probably be ok without daily walks. I do find that it clears my head a bit if nothing else.

Like with everything else at the moment, it's not easy to get motivated...

OkOkWhatsNext · 05/02/2021 18:58

We walk every morning, whatever the weather, before starting school/work. Normally, we’d be walking to school at 8.15 so we do it then, back home to start school and work around 9. It’s become such a habit nobody argues about it. It gives us a reason to get up and get dressed, which I think is good otherwise every day would feel like a weekend and a bit lethargic. Easier to do at the start of the day in the winter.

Wrinklyeyes · 05/02/2021 19:00

I make my two (14 and 12) go out every morning for about 45 minutes before they start online school. My eldest had some mental health difficulties which were assessed just before Covid and we had support from CAMHS for a while. I notice a difference in her mental health when she has not been outside. So, I have made it a priority since March last year that they go outside every day for fresh air and stretch their legs. Every day - no matter what the weather, it's a non-negotiable here. It's impossible to say where we would be if I had not enforced that. But given where she was with her mental health before, I do not want to risk returning to that.

elliejjtiny · 05/02/2021 19:02

No. Ds has autism and pica, doesn't understand social distancing etc so we haven't been out since Christmas day.

Happymum12345 · 05/02/2021 19:02

My only walking running buddy is my dog. 3 children and dh at home. Good job I love my dog!

Pootle40 · 05/02/2021 19:04

It's pishing of rain here and 1c. Same for next few days. Won't be going anywhere and haven't been out all week except short trip to the dentist.

trilbydoll · 05/02/2021 19:06

I would like to go out more, even 3x a week would be good, but it's simply not possible to find the hours in the day between working, schoolwork, feeding people etc. I don't think any of us have been further than the wheelie bin since last weekend. Dc are only 5 and 7 so relatively early bedtime which doesn't help.

babybythesea · 05/02/2021 19:14

We do go out, but we have a dog. So I make the kids walk on the grounds that the dog needs to go out. And they like playing with the dog and throwing balls etc, plus I keep reminding them that if they want animals they have to put in the legwork to look after them.

caringcarer · 05/02/2021 20:18

We don't like wet and cold. Been in conservatory on exercise bike with doors open. Bad enough when one of us has to walk dogs in rain.

PickAChew · 05/02/2021 20:21

We try but it's done nothing but rain here, since Tuesday. Actually, it started as heavy snow but has since turned into the sort of icy cold rain that makes everything hurt.

plumpootle · 05/02/2021 20:21

I get out every day but have to bribe DD (4) with smarties. Once a week DH and I go for a walk together and it's the highlight of my week. I hate lockdown.

notactuallylolling · 05/02/2021 20:22

I don’t think I’ve left the house mon-fri for several weeks. We always try to get out for weekend walks but during the week there is no time between back to back work calls and home schooling. It’s awful. Bring on the nicer weather so we can just pop into the garden (and I know how lucky we are that we have one!)

Gensola · 05/02/2021 20:37

We go every day but we don’t have kids yet Smile currently in the 2WW after embryo transfer and been advised walking is good for blood flow. In lockdown 1 with the good weather we went for quite long walks most days but it gets dark too early atm. It keeps me sane. I tend to go for 40 mins at 8am then log on to work laptop at 9 then we go again at 3/4 once we have finished work.

Fuckadoodledoooo · 05/02/2021 20:39

Us.

We're all very lazy. Plus we live in a shithole. Unless I want to pound the streets with feral brats shouting abuse at me, I stay in.