And I shall say it again. We are allowed out once a day for fresh air

[Borkins]

It's like there is competitive isolation or folk who think they know better than government guidelines.

Oh for goodness sake.
Its obvious isn't it - going for a walk somewhere where you are less likely to see people because that is where you enjoy walking and it improves your mental state and ability to cope in the current situation is wrong.You enjoy walking in woodland? You can get to woodland easily and won't see anyone once you are there? Nope - in this case the responsible thing to do ( apparently) is to exercise in a place you won't enjoy as much and where you pose more of a risk to yourself and other people.
Anything could happen - in your 5 minutes drive to the woods where you have walked regularly for years,you could be in a serious car accident,or fall,or perhaps be attacked by a rabid fox...whereas if you walk outside your front door and spend the entire time dodging other people,well,there's no down side, is there. (And if you prevent someone who can't drive to somewhere a bit quieter from walking locally because it's just too busy - that doesn't matter either,does it?)
And expert opinion on the media is that it's fine.Because people are apart from other people.Which is a good thing.
Rant over.
I am not driving to walk because I am lucky enough to be able to walk out into the countryside.Walking is what I do,DS and I are going out and I am constantly adjusting our route to avoid other people. But its busy,even here.

If you take two walks even ifvstreets appear deserted, you.arebdepriving someone else of THEIR chance to go for socially distanced fresh air and exercise.

AFAIK social distancing doesn't mean "not seeing a soul all the way to the horizon" it means "stay at least 2m away from people not in your household" Are these streets you're talking about, less than 2m long/wide?

I'm not policing anyone. All I said initially is that driving somewhere to do your exercise isnt an essential journey.

That poster started getting chippy with me because they obviously dont understand the point I was making and is taking it personally for some reason.

You can exercise without driving somewhere to do it. If you do drive somewhere to exercise then that's your choice and your preference, but as I said, just admit it.

She prefers to go to the woodsbecausethey are quieter than the street she lives in. She is doing a sensible thing by being away from other people

Yes, but that has sod all to do with my original post.

We will be out every single day - unless its pissing down.

Most likely it will be a walk or bike ride direct from town.

On occasion we may drive a short distance to go for a walk. But it would still be in our locality.

DC won't be going to shops unless absolutely necessary, so they will only be out for the 1 exercise a day.

Nowt wrong with it if it's done properly. And I would be really annoyed if that gets taken away too.

"Of course you are allowed out once a day for an hour of exercise ("

Whoooa nobody has set a time limit. Your once a day could be 2 hours or 3.

Can anyone please link to the time limits of 15 minutes or an hour or no time limit being quoted on here for essential exercise?

Apart from the statements to avoid all non essential travel, all I can find is this, from the gov.uk guidance updated after the PM's announcement at 8.30pm last night:
even when doing these activities, you should minimise time spent outside the home

When common sense is open to interpretation or is lacking, I think the government must be crystal clear, especially if we are two weeks behind Italy in the death rates.

Where have people got the hour from??

@JellyXwellies

Is there something wrong with kids having a quick picnic at a distance in a large grassy area
Is there something wrong with your reading and listening skills? Because you don't seem able to understand what we're all being told to do.
Anyone that takes their kids for a quick picnic in a park now is definitely helping the case for an enforced lockdown. It will happen if some people decide that they're too speshul to follow Government guidelines

but you absolutely should not got to the park with your kids a football / cricket set etc.. for a playday with a picnic
Picnic no but take a football to the park with your dc should be fine . Boris said the parks are open to use exercise but playgrounds are not so you can walk / run or kick a ball round the park . Then you come home you don't spend all day there .
The trouble is no common sense for most people of course we can't all go and spend the day in the park like Sunday but go for a walk then come home . Perhaps Boris needs to put in restrictions for the ones with no sense ie can't go no further than 1km and take no more than 1 hour . It seams we can't follow instructions unless specific.

Fyi you can spend as long as you like exercising. I'm off on a 75 mile bike ride tomorrow, looking forward to it with the reduced traffic.

Where have people got the hour from??

It's from the MN self appointed police force. Seriously the number of rules people are trying to impose on others is breathtaking.

"even six adults who live together should not be going out in a large group)"

That's not true. He limited it to groups of 2, EXCLUDING people who live together. So 6 adults who live together can go out together.

Yes we can but my closest hospital in on it's knees at the moment. If I can avoid having to end up there by only leaving the house once a week to do a food shop then so be it.
Do I like it? No. Am I being holier than thou? No. I'm just doing what I need to to get through this.

Whoooa nobody has set a time limit. Your once a day could be 2 hours or 3.

Wow, 2 or 3 hours of exercise a day? Probably not the norm

So many people are being total wankers and making up their own rules: "Well you shouldn't be outside at ALL, I have 7 kids and we've managed to stay indoors for 400 days, you are all just STUPID and SELFISH and everytime you step outside, someone's Grandma drops dead. If you want fresh air, open the trickle vent in your windows".

We are allowed to exercise and be sensible about it! We don't all live in McMansions with huge gardens! Some of us live in tiny flats and going out for a walk/run makes the difference between being miserable and feeling OK. Jesus wept.

My 3 year old and I go for a lovely (quiet) woodland walk through the woods and fields, we do it after lunch and it's the best feeling at the moment. Barely a soul in sight.

I agree that the self appointed police mentality is very wearing now.

We went out for a cycle ride and it was amazing. There is no traffic. People are being pleasant. It was like the Middle Ages. Saw a couple of fiddlers playing some folk tunes.

Alright there are always a few twats. A couple of cars and three dog carrying transporters.

But in the main fantastic. Let’s hope it lasts. If not Mother Earth is going to become really pissed with us.

Somebody in books has said borrowing books are banned even if you pick some up left on a doorstep from a friend as part of a walk, have zero contact and wipe leave for 24 hours before use.

Apparently the op was entitled to even be thinking about books.

New model from Oxford university suggest Corona had already infected half of UK and it's as fatal as a cold. Only 1 in 1000 need hospitalisation. Mortality probably 0.05%.

i think the main problem is the lack of empathy in general, and understanding.

rural communities like the one i live in, you can walk for miles and not see a soul, less houses, no shops, no interaction. People live in spacious houses with land that backs on to nature reserves that are rarely frequented.

going for a bike ride or run you are almost certain not to see anyone and if you did there is a lot of space to avoid people.

people in cities will struggle to do this and therefore a limit is needed. People need fairness and guidelines as there is always someone who won't comply unless they have to.

people who live in flats don't have outside space and therefore isolation is far harder and the sacrifice seems bigger, then reading posts about people who live in rural areas asking if they can go out more (as it would appear common sense and the same objective achieved in a lot of cases) just winds others up

ive been on mn for 11 years and i've never seen it this savage

it can come across as no one wants anyone to have an easier time than them or any advantage.

Also added there are people who are terrified due to their loved ones or indeed they them selves are high risk

If it's dry I will be going for my permitted daily walk locally, while I can. I won't be surprised if we get more draconian and limit the distance from your home like Spain if things don't improve and people don't follow the rules. Until then I'm making the most of it.

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I agree 1moreRep great post