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Exercise is now once a day by law?

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Lemons1571 · 05/01/2021 07:09

I’m confused. I thought Boris said it was unlimited. It definitely says once a day in the new lockdown guidance:

You can continue to exercise alone, with one other person or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area.You should maintain social distancing. See exercising and meeting other people.

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Skipsurvey · 05/01/2021 07:58

guidance? that's good, i read something about staying local but if it is guidance i can drive to walk in the area that i drive to work - 12 miles away.

DuchessofDerbyshire · 05/01/2021 07:59

I think it's there to stop - for example- someone meeting 6 different people for a daily walk or jog.

I live rurally and often see people out walking from different households and they are never 2 metres apart. Okay, the risk is small outdoors but not zero.

If you get people laughing and talking loudly outside, close to each other, you can increase the risks.

I have also seen - often- groups of 2 walkers chatting to other groups of 2 ( making 4!) and standing very close together.

ineedaholidaynow · 05/01/2021 07:59

Problem is many people don’t have any common sense.

DuchessofDerbyshire · 05/01/2021 08:00

@Skipsurvey

guidance? that's good, i read something about staying local but if it is guidance i can drive to walk in the area that i drive to work - 12 miles away.
It's to stop people in England driving to the Cairngorms for skiing and people in Surrey driving to Wales and the Peak District.
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Lemons1571 · 05/01/2021 08:01

@JacobReesMogadishu

And local area hasn’t been defined so is open to interpretation and therefore unlikely to be enforceable.
Also worth knowing. I will be driving for exercise to a place with less people.
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DuchessofDerbyshire · 05/01/2021 08:01

@MarinPrime

People have to use common sense as the restrictions can't be spelt out in minute detail to suit everyone's individual circumstances.
Sadly common sense seems to be lacking too often.

That's why we are where we are now. Too many people bending rules to suit their own circumstances, without engaging their brains.

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Lemons1571 · 05/01/2021 08:03

I like to get opinions, as last time we had the police roadblock on the outskirts of our naice market town. Stopping cars and turning them round if their reason for heading in that direction wasn’t good enough.

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DuchessofDerbyshire · 05/01/2021 08:03

@JacobReesMogadishu

And local area hasn’t been defined so is open to interpretation and therefore unlikely to be enforceable.
It's about what is reasonable.

It is not reasonable to drive for hours halfway across the UK which people did last week.

It is fine to drive for 30 minutes within your own county.

Underhisi · 05/01/2021 08:03

It's should not must in the guidance. The law isn't published yet but it is very unlikely to say must. The law will likely as in March say not being out of your home without reasonable excuse because individuals have different sometimes extreme circumstances and this is recognised.
In terms of leaving the house we will be doing whatever is required for our severely autistic child because even though some mumsnetters would want him to suffer distress the law doesn't.

DuchessofDerbyshire · 05/01/2021 08:04

@Lemons1571

I like to get opinions, as last time we had the police roadblock on the outskirts of our naice market town. Stopping cars and turning them round if their reason for heading in that direction wasn’t good enough.
If you live near a national park, the odds are you will get day trippers. Unless they are local people, they ought not to be there.
GhostPepperTears · 05/01/2021 08:06

Am glad to see the dog walking exception. My very active spaniel will be glad he doesn't have to go back to one walk a day. It's no good for him (or me).

ineedaholidaynow · 05/01/2021 08:06

Other countries have managed to make it enforceable haven’t they. Need permission to travel out of your area etc

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Lemons1571 · 05/01/2021 08:07

@DuchessofDerbyshire well we’re near a nice area to visit, but not a renowned one like the Lakes. Also, the police were stationed on a road that day trippers wouldn’t use, as people coming from London and further afield would use the dual carriageway not the local road out of town.

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Skipsurvey · 05/01/2021 08:07

Those with autism should be able to get a letter allowing them leniency.

hettyhooverdoover · 05/01/2021 08:08

Is it strictly walking from your home? No driving to exercise?

PurpleDaisies · 05/01/2021 08:09

@hettyhooverdoover

Is it strictly walking from your home? No driving to exercise?
No. You can drive to access an open space. Stay local though.
lilylongjohn · 05/01/2021 08:09

I don't think you 'have' to exercise Grin but it does say it's limited to once per day, but it doesn't state for how long. I guess it could be a push bike ride for 3 hours or a 20 minute walk around the block

JellyBabiesSaveLives · 05/01/2021 08:09

Oh thank God, it’s a maximum of once not a minimum. I thought soldiers were going to turn up on my doorstep and make me go for a daily run.

PurpleDaisies · 05/01/2021 08:10

@JellyBabiesSaveLives

Oh thank God, it’s a maximum of once not a minimum. I thought soldiers were going to turn up on my doorstep and make me go for a daily run.
That might help me with the post Christmas weight....
Skipsurvey · 05/01/2021 08:10

@JellyBabiesSaveLives

Oh thank God, it’s a maximum of once not a minimum. I thought soldiers were going to turn up on my doorstep and make me go for a daily run.
ha ha Grin
Burnthurst187 · 05/01/2021 08:11

The police don't respond to crime unless it's a murder or stabbing/shooting because they're so stretched

Do you honestly think they'll care if Mavis at number fourteen has walked out her front door for a second time that day?

MarinPrime · 05/01/2021 08:11

I live rurally and often see people out walking from different households and they are never 2 metres apart. Okay, the risk is small outdoors but not zero.

As the new variant virus is 50-70% more transmissible the risk outdoors is likely to be greater.

RedskyAtnight · 05/01/2021 08:11

@JacobReesMogadishu

And local area hasn’t been defined so is open to interpretation and therefore unlikely to be enforceable.
It is defined. "If you do leave home for a permitted reason, you should always stay local in the village, town, or part of the city where you live."

Although granted it is a "should".

TanglinOrchards · 05/01/2021 08:13

@JacobReesMogadishu

Didn’t Boris say he was going to get some of this stuff made law, so will be interesting to see what the actual legislation is.

I’ve decided my daily dog walk isn’t exercise....it’s animal welfare reasons. My daily bike ride is my exercise.

similar. I am wondering that if I walk our ancient dog first then stand at the gate and yell at the Dcs to collect their scooters it still counts as one session of exercise.

(I am not really wondering this.)

MeowMeowLikeACow · 05/01/2021 08:16

I will be having my daily run for exercise and be taking my children out for a daily walk for their exercise regardless of what the law says.