People angry at others exercising within the guidelines

[CochonDinde]

Has anyone else seen such behaviour? All day I've seen posts commenting on people 'walking about' and absolute venom spouted at their 'selfish behaviour' as they should be staying at home I'm all for following government guidelines, but this is exactly what these people are doing! Stretching their legs or going for a run. I saw one woman who was foaming at the mouth as apparently she'd seen a cyclist go by - the sheer horror of it!! Am I missing something? I don't get it. Or is it just the (nobhead) mentality of my small town?

I go late in the evening and choose residential streets. Today I was out for 30 minutes and saw 4 people, all of which I crossed the road to avoid

yep, that's what I do. Although my knees don't like too much pounding of pavements. But it's easier to avoid people & keep my physical distance.

I think part of the problem is semantic: we should be saying

physical distance

not social distance. The "social" sets up expectations of socialising.

"Physical distance" is crystal clear.

I'd call it 'protective distance'

@AlexaAmbidextra

We cannot and should not have nurses dictating when we can and can't leave the house.“

Will you object to their opinions so strongly when they’re risking their lives trying to save yours?

I’m out every day, cold and wet or not!

I work in a very stressful job, supporting people who are severely mentally unwell and often suicidal - and am still doing this over the phone, some days for ten hours at the time, from home (and juggling this around “home school” some days.)

Whenever I am asked, at work, what I do to make sure I still look after my own mental health and as self care, I always say “I get out for walks, especially in the woods as that is the place that instantly clears my head.” I need that outside time now, more than ever, and it is ALLOWED.

There are many people who have exercise as part of a daily routine, and if there are people who have just taken it up now: good for them!

I cannot look after my own family, or continue key work from home, listening and supporting other people, if I am curled up in a ball because my own mental health has gone down the pan

And I am going out for daily walks and bloody enjoying them. Alas, not to the woods as that is a 15 minute drive and police are stopping people leaving the town I live in.

Totally agree with you. 2 metres distance d it isn't an issue. What's their problem?

So much medical advice says get outside - fresh air improves your immune system so as long as you sensibly and properly social distance (which I agree should be physcial distance) and you are not suppose to be self isolating it is the right thing to do

We went for a walk yesterday and everyone took the distancing seriously and crossed roads and avoided each other. We all felt much better being out and did not come into contact with people.

Surely people new to running are easy to pick... If someone is jogging it is likely that they usually either go to a gym to do it or maybe do it elsewhere and now can’t. So, yes. Of course there are more joggers out. They are hardly ‘new’ to it at all.

I am seeing lots of new joggers out and they all beat the pants of me and I have been doing it for three years

New dog walkers, yes I am seeing those. People sending their kids out to walk the dog and that child not having control over the dog. Quite a few of them.

* I assume all these people who absolutely must exercise daily for their mental health will be out in the same numbers this coming weekend when it’s forecast to be cold and wet. If not, why not?*

Yup I will because my dog still needs to shit, and I prefer running in the cold and rain than the heat.

I dont know if they will be out at the weekend. People who usually exercise indoors may avoid it in poor weather. That doesn't mean they shouldn't do it while they can

I ran in the woods at 7am yestersay, as I often do. There were lots of elderly couples walking, that is definitely new but maybe they've changed their routine to try and find a quieter time.

I assume all these people who absolutely must exercise daily for their mental health will be out in the same numbers this coming weekend when it’s forecast to be cold and wet. If not, why not?

Because it wouldn't be as pleasant. So what?

This situation is perfect for the tell tales/school prefect types who have promoted themselves to enforcing their interpretation of the guidelines.
Our local FB has a post of 2 ppl on a deserted beach walking a dog, poster foaming at them being out!!

There were lots of elderly couples walking, that is definitely new but maybe they've changed their routine to try and find a quieter time

A lot of older people I know are trying to go out early to avoid the crowds. My DH and I have started doing our walk straight after breakfast because our usual walk was like a bank holiday weekend on Tues and actually felt quite stressful. We've changed the walk now so we don't have to go through any gates and can easily give anyone a wide berth. I suppose there are all the people who would usually be at work now exercising during the day time.

We cannot and should not have nurses dictating when we can and can't leave the house.“

Will you object to their opinions so strongly when they’re risking their lives trying to save yours?

Duchessofblandings. Would you care to re-read the post you have quoted. You have attributed that comment to me when it was not mine. That was another poster’s comment that I was challenging. I am in fact a retired nurse so hardly likely to subscribe to that sentiment. I await your apology.

Love running the rain.

I’ll say it again. We are allowed to exercise outdoors for one hour a day. Why the issue with that? The government are encouraging us to do it!

Where has the one hour thing come from? Who said one hour?

Sorry once a day not one hour!

People's mental health is absolutely personal to them.

They can do whatever they like be that out for a walk in the sun after the wettest winter on the record or staying in in the rain.

How quickly the sheep's have changed from the the carline flack... Be kind mental health push, clearly hollow nonsense to now, stasi like insistence that no one must be allowed out at all.

I agree. Not very nice to dismiss whatever people are trying to do for their mental health in these times. It’s very good for us to be out in nature and the government is recommending it. Probably because they don’t want a health crisis (mental and physical) a year down the line.

Listening to birds and sounds of nature can actually lower your blood pressure. Let’s stop criticising people for looking after their mental health. I will be running in the cold and rain this weekend and it may well save my sanity!

I assume all these people who absolutely must exercise daily for their mental health will be out in the same numbers this coming weekend when it’s forecast to be cold and wet. If not, why not?

Further to my above post, of course I would expect those serious or regular exercisers to still be out in all weathers. My post was directed at the many who have suddenly discovered a love of/need for exercise outside since the lockdown and have used it as an excuse to carry on as normal. I suspect fewer would have found it appealing had the lockdown coincided with cold and wet weather as opposed to bright sunny days.

There are now some people who are so hysterial that they are happy to give away all of our rights to the police and the government and will attack anyone even if they are actually following the guidelines and now apparently don't want them to have any NHS treatment anyway.

Nuts.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO FUCKING EXERCISE. Christ.

It doesn't matter whether they have never been excersised a day in the their lives.

Being outside is important.
I agree the stasi will be pushing people to mental health crisis.

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Omg.

What a bizzare post.

Who doesn't like being outside some people are just cruel.

They want us all to be flaying ourselves in purgatory.
Disgusting attitudes, just as disgraceful in my view as the people who are actually flouting the rules are.

Yes but so what if they have suddenly discovered they love being outside? Or it has encouraged them to take up running/walking? What harm is it doing you?

AlexaAmbidextra

I apologise unreservedly.