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In the UK you are only allowed out once a day for 1 hour maximum

alimbada 6y ago
That doesn't make it mandatory. :) Your original phrasing is incorrect hence the confusion by the other persons' comment. It would be more accurate to call it a restriction.
loriverkutya 6y ago
Thats not true, if you want to run 4 hours, you are allowed: "one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household" Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbr...
gimboland 6y ago
That's not true. Here's the relevant law: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/contents/made Here's the relevant section of that law: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/regulation/6/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/regulation/6/mad... Here's the relevant text of that section: > to take exercise either alone or with other members of their household; There is nothing in that law that restricts either the number of times you can do that or the amount of time you can spend doing that. There _has_ been guidance issued by various people in government and law enforcement agencies, but that is exactly what it is: guidance. According to the law, you are free to take exercise either alone or with other members of their household, and the law doesn't care how often you do that or for how long. (Caveat: that's the "England" version of the law; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own versions; see e.g. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id?title=Health+Protection+%28Coronavirus%29+Regulations+2020 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id?title=Health+Protection+%28... )
Swifty 6y ago
This is not true, the guidance is: "one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household" There is no time limit on how long you can be out exercising for.
chipaca 6y ago
I've seen nothing about a "1 hour maximum" rule; where are you getting that from?
- tomduncalf 6y ago
  It's not in law, but it was advised by Michael Gove[1]: "I would have thought for most people a walk of up to an hour, a run of 30 minutes or a cycle ride of between that, depending on their level of fitness, is appropriate." I guess ultimately it's up to the individual - the longer you exercise for and the greater the area you cover, I guess the higher the risk of you spreading the virus if you have it or getting it is. But I think the government are crediting people with some common sense here, e.g. if you are in the middle of nowhere and don't see another person, you can probably justify exercising for longer to yourself more easily than in a crowded city. FWIW, I've been doing about 30 mins cycling outside most week days in London, around an hour (sometimes 90 minutes) at the weekend. Would love to go further or more times a day, but feels like we have to do our bit to help, while also staying sane, personally I feel comfortable with this level. [1] random link from Google, https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a31973975/coronavirus-uk-exercise-rules/ https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a31973975/coronavirus-u...

That doesn't make it mandatory. :) Your original phrasing is incorrect hence the confusion by the other persons' comment. It would be more accurate to call it a restriction.

loriverkutya 6y ago

Thats not true, if you want to run 4 hours, you are allowed: "one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household" Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbr...

gimboland 6y ago

That's not true. Here's the relevant law: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/contents/made Here's the relevant section of that law: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/regulation/6/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/regulation/6/mad... Here's the relevant text of that section: > to take exercise either alone or with other members of their household; There is nothing in that law that restricts either the number of times you can do that or the amount of time you can spend doing that. There _has_ been guidance issued by various people in government and law enforcement agencies, but that is exactly what it is: guidance. According to the law, you are free to take exercise either alone or with other members of their household, and the law doesn't care how often you do that or for how long. (Caveat: that's the "England" version of the law; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own versions; see e.g. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id?title=Health+Protection+%28Coronavirus%29+Regulations+2020 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id?title=Health+Protection+%28... )

Swifty 6y ago

This is not true, the guidance is: "one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household" There is no time limit on how long you can be out exercising for.

chipaca 6y ago

I've seen nothing about a "1 hour maximum" rule; where are you getting that from?

tomduncalf 6y ago
It's not in law, but it was advised by Michael Gove[1]: "I would have thought for most people a walk of up to an hour, a run of 30 minutes or a cycle ride of between that, depending on their level of fitness, is appropriate." I guess ultimately it's up to the individual - the longer you exercise for and the greater the area you cover, I guess the higher the risk of you spreading the virus if you have it or getting it is. But I think the government are crediting people with some common sense here, e.g. if you are in the middle of nowhere and don't see another person, you can probably justify exercising for longer to yourself more easily than in a crowded city. FWIW, I've been doing about 30 mins cycling outside most week days in London, around an hour (sometimes 90 minutes) at the weekend. Would love to go further or more times a day, but feels like we have to do our bit to help, while also staying sane, personally I feel comfortable with this level. [1] random link from Google, https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a31973975/coronavirus-uk-exercise-rules/ https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a31973975/coronavirus-u...