How will you be interpreting ‘one form of exercise a day?’

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For me it will be a bike ride - keeps you at a safe distance from others.

Will not be doing any particularly dangerous form of cycling - no mountain biking or anything crazy before people start!

But you're only allowed out once a day, so how is three times with a dog ok?

Battersea Park busier than usual apparently. Knew this would happen. Lockdown will get worse

@LubyLoo it's once a day for exercise!

lubyloo is special

The guidelines say one form of exercise not exercise once a day. My form of exercising is walking. I have no garden so it is necessary.

We have a dog. She goes out 3 times a day. There are 4 of us so we’ll take it in turns. DH has a turbo trainer(bicycle) in the garage and we can also workout in the garden/inside.

And I will not come within 2m of anyone!

lubyloo. You're being deliberately obtuse

One form of exercise outside of the house @LubyLoo- so one walk per person, per day.

@LubyLoo, yes that exercise includes walks which includes dog walking. Dogs can cope. How do you think dogs on 6 weeks medical rest manage, who can’t go on walks (chronic joint problems, surgery etc?). Brain work tires them out as much/more than walking so include that in your dog’s day. There’s a great FB group called ‘canine enrichment’ which has all kinds of challenges, training, games and advice for scentwork and brain games to tire out dogs without endless miles of walking. I have a dog too and though it’s a pain, these restrictions apply to dog owners too.

Come on luby, you know you're the problem right now?

Actually @LubyLoo it does state once a day...

• 1. STAYING AT HOME You should only leave the house for one of four reasons.* ● Shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible. ● One form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household. ● Any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person. ● Travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home. These four reasons are exceptions - even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

These measures must be followed by everyone. Separate advice is available for individuals or households who are isolating, and for the most vulnerable who need to be shielded.

If you work in a critical sector outlined in this guidance, or your child has been identified as vulnerable, you can continue to take your children to school. Where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes

Taken directly from the government guidance paper. Dog walkers are not an exception.

Dog walks - our dogs will be loving this as there will be four of us wanting to get out at some point during the day.

Here’s the paper,

www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others

@LubyLoo I have no garden either. I live in a flat. You're not special and no it's not necessary.

Dh and I will be going for a walk with ds and our dog (he only needs one short walk and sits in the push chair basket for the most part) for our lunch break as we are both working from home now.

A daily walk in nature.

30 minutes walk to work. 30 minutes walk back. Key worker in manual job.

5k run (minimum).

Walk to the local supermarket (15 minutes each way) to buy daily essentials (did not panic buy, small fridge under kitchen workshop, no car so shop 5/6 days a week.)

All fit the guidelines.

When we need food I'll walk to the shop and count that as my exercise.

In none shopping days I'll be walking or a short bike ride.

I'm going to take my 4 year old out on her scooter for 30 mins/day. She needs to exercise or she won't sleep properly. I'll be jogging/running alongside her.

A walk in the fields and woods.

Probably walking a mile and a half to the nearest cashpoint then a mile back to the shop that does key meter top ups, with rheumatoid arthritis, currently mid-flare. Once a week, anyway. It'll probably leave me too wiped out to do much else.

I will take a walk in my neighbourhood alone and if I see anyone else I will practice social distancing

Some people are just “ special” aren’t they ?