[Closed] ONE hour of outdoor exercise

Troll.

Also people are going more than 2km away from their house? Asking for a troll 🙂

Tell your friend to mind their own ****ing business

All my neighbours are very well behaved so I need to travel further and be out longer so I can find people to snitch on.

It’s a very fair question.

Also we need to talk about compulsory feeding of asparagus for breakfast - it’s just not being enforced. Why have a policy if you’re not going to make people stick to it.

Please make it stop

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The fact you're talking in km and we're in the UK should tell you that you're talking bullshit.

But in order to make you happy, filmed in under an hour and within 2km of my house.

I'm banking my daily so I can go for a 12 hour ride.

One hour of exercise - is that in the Mail or Telegraph?

Is it a minimum time requirement?

Do we all have to be on Strava?

Needs a roadsign.....

Ask your friend to point to the bit in the legislation, where it states that exercise is limited to one hour per day.

We'll wait patiently...

Or maybe not a Troll. I've been doing the minimum from the door but to be honest with mixed messages now coming from the knoblets in charge it's pretty confusing what's allowed. One hour limit was never explicitly stated, but agree is sensible. If we can now drive as long as the exercise is a longer duration that opens the doors for approx 10 million people to drive to the hills as long as they go for a meaty long walk.

The local farmers and nimby's have put notices on the gates accessing the fells out of my backdoor to tell people not to go through...but they're not the landowners, so is that right? hmmm- have been avoiding down to respect and politeness for their wishes but there'll come a point when this goes on through the summer weather that they might just have to stuff it...these fells are just about the most isolated place anyone could be in England, I'll strap some free sanitiser to the gate.

Can anyone tell me. Is the Lakes still closed? - Funny as I see lots of locals on Strava hitting up the mountaintops, 4/5 hour Lakes road tours, photos from walkers from the summits.

Some clearer guidelines will be needed soon methinks.

We could go for a ride whilst they are finding the legislation that states the hour...it will mean we are out for (much) longer than 1 hour though.

We could go for a ride whilst they are finding the legislation that states the hour…it will mean we are out for (much) longer than 1 hour though.

On the basis that it's a troll, the odds of the OP ever posting on the thread again are somehwere between slim and none.

Ive said that not so he'll pop up and double down on his oppinion.

The fact you’re talking in km and we’re in the UK should tell you that you’re talking bullshit.

You know the bit where I said 'asking for a troll'? That was kind of a clue [rolls eyes etc]

Nice bluebells though 🙂

When did the government say a max of 1hr?

Out before the lock.gif

Who was it who said 'STW threads repeat themselves, the first as tragedy. The second as farce?'

Cause rules don’t apply to cyclists innit !

When did the government say a max of 1hr?

I believe it was an off-the-cuff remark by Michael Gove in an interview, not in the official guidance. Ignore, and carry on!

See, also, the old 'drink x litres of water a day' comment..

Who was it who said ‘STW threads repeat themselves, the first as tragedy. The second as farce?’

Take your Marxism off to the Kier Starmer thread.

The fact you’re talking in km and we’re in the UK should tell you that you’re talking bullshit.

But in order to make you happy, filmed in under an hour and within 2km of my house.

I’m in Ireland so it’s different here,

We have a 2km radius limit , but we can stay out longer than an hour (but boredom sets in quickly).

Guidelines over there for you is one hour outdoor exercise a day, although you don’t have the radius limit. I fail to see how people are doing 60 and 80km spins in one hour!
Just nobody seems to be taking things seriously over there at all. I have friends who are nurses in England and it’s sad hearing them talk about their work at the moment.

Guidelines over there for you is one hour outdoor exercise a day

Nope. You are very wrong.

THERE IS NO ONE HOUR LIMIT!

95%

Guidelines over there for you is one hour outdoor exercise a day, although you don’t have the radius limit.

Whilst this thread clearly has a dollop of troll about it, it 'could' be useful.

Are you able to link to anything that actually confirms this as an actual thing? I have failed to find anything that says this. Clearly we have all heard something along these lines from somewhere but I have no idea where it originated from.

Personally not really clock watching by my rides are not straying as far from home as normal. I do see friends on strava continuing to do 120 mile out and back routes that does seem to me a bit daft.

I don’t have Strava or a watch and I leave my phone at home so nobody bothers me so how am I meant to know 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have friends who are nurses in England and it’s sad hearing them talk about their work at the moment

I take it back about the trolling, he appears to be serious!

Low quality shaming tho, pls try harder.

Clearly some people (MichaelmCc) need to get out more..

I don’t have Strava or a watch and I leave my phone at home so nobody bothers me so how am I meant to know

Sundial top cap. I'm going to invent it now. Might need a rubber gnomon to reduce the injury hazard..

Put me down for two please eddiebaby

Yoo'll need a steel frame bike so you can magnetise it and then swing it from a handy tree to find north.
Also I'll need to know at what latitude you'll mostly be riding.
I'm thinking of adding a Timberbell mount to it.

seriously though...I'm looking at a 700m high fell out of my window, its near the Lakes but not in the NP, I can ride to the top in 45mins on a good path with arguably less risk than going out on the road. I'd be up and down just over an hour. There is rarely a sole up there as the locals are mostly valley-dwellers. I haven't been up since lockdown but the suns shining and it's calling to me...but I'm a mug that sticks within the rules (Scandinavian Heritage thanks).

So is this legit or not? - It's really not that clear. (locals have put signs up saying no access but it's not Foot and Mouth is it?)

56.7 degrees north

I am back dating my hours to 1995 as is allowed by HMRC.

Guidelines over there for you is one hour outdoor exercise a day,

There really, really isn't anything in the written government or NHS guidelines - or the legislation - that has a one hour limit.

We keep checking, but it's still not there.

Stop checking Strava then OP or forward picture of your feed to the Daily Mail or something

Might need a rubber gnomon to reduce the injury hazard..

He last posted 48 mins ago, I hope he is nearly home or putting his bike or walking shoes away by now.

There is rarely a sole up there

Cobblers.

The one hour myth came from some off the cuff remark by Michael Gove. It's not reflected in the guidelines let alone in law, it's just made up shit. As is most of what Gove says tbf.

There is rarely a sole up there

Cobblers.

Maybe you’re not talking about the same plaice?

Cobblers.

edited...I should learn how to spell proper. Obv's.

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Fishy.

The fact you’re talking in km and we’re in the UK should tell you that you’re talking bullshit.

Ok boomer.

"I think  the people in this country have had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong" Michael Gove.

There could never be a "one hour" limit - it would fly directly in the face of the Governments Herd Immunity plan...….

If one goes somewhere more remote then surely there's lower risk as you'll be further from the 5g tower coverage....

I can see some merit in it however - even if it does not really exist.

Lets take Birmingham - population density is 3700 people per square km. Or to make that easier to comprehend if you put a grid of 100mx100m squares over the place there would be 37 people living in each square. And that is an average - many many of those squares won't be lived in at all as covered with industry, business or retail. Others will be full of middle class homes with nice big private gardens. The poor areas might have a population density 15-20 times the average for the whole city. That's more than 4000 people living in a 100x100m square. To avoid heavy foot traffic of folk getting their bit of fresh air and exercise a day in an area such as that you want find a way to limit it a bit. It could have been a horribly complicated setup with different surnames let out at different times of the day in some sort of timetable. But a 1 hour limit would/could/did have some sort of containing effect. Also gives the authorities something to use for the known local 'characters' seen out and about way too much.

But instead it's a sort of guidance that got sort of mentioned for middle class entitled types living somewhere where it bears very little relevance to doing an activity that is largely irrelevant to wring their hands about or flaunt depending on their mindset and other middle class folk to get to feel all narked about watching other people doing it. I guess it's a better outlet than kicking the cat.

Why does nobody! (and by that – I mean mountain bikers and roadies) seem to be sticking to the one hour allocated time of exercise per day

I can't speak for others but because i stay in a very rural area of galloway rather than a built up/populous area i'm very fortunate to be able to go out whenever i want without seeing anyone else, i imagine i'd be far more cautious if i lived in a town/city etc.

I went out for 57 minutes today, so they'll be no knock on my door. However,if the 3 hour ride from the other day is ever discovered I'll be toast.

I went out for 57 minutes today, so they’ll be no knock on my door. However,if the 3 hour ride from the other day is ever discovered I’ll be toast.

Not at all, just operate a flexitime system. 57 minutes today means 3 minutes in the bank. Maybe one day you didn't go out at all, that's 60 minutes banked right there.

If you're in negative time, just promise you'll pay it back at some point. Maybe when the weather is shit.

😉

It’s worse than that: I rode through a red light today.

No cars at the junction, had seen no cars for ten minutes. Then I rode through. The end of civilisation must be near.

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Not at all, just operate a flexitime system. 57 minutes today means 3 minutes in the bank. Maybe one day you didn’t go out at all, that’s 60 minutes banked right there.

I'm using an "exercise offset" system by which I buy unused exercise credits from old people. Well if it works for the world's biggest polluters it should work for me right?

It’s worse than that: I rode through a red light today.

I cycled over the Forth Bridge on the road today during my 3 hour ride. Figured it was safer than dodging people on the cycle path. Lovely sunny day, bit windy.

Clearly some people (MichaelmCc) need to get out more..

Perhaps he's someplace were he can't. It does seem to be causing bitterness and anti British sentiments in some parts 🙁

Considering where he is that might be a bit insensitive.

There is rarely a sole up there

Cobblers

You do however get the odd Haddock up there...

The one hour is not in the guidelines! Someone asked Gove if there was a time limit and he replied with something along the lines of: it depends on how fit you are, but an hour seems reasonable.

Sundial top cap

Jest ye not!

My wife bought me a portable sundial for Xmas once. I think it was meant as a joke. It probably would fit on a top cap but it's about twice the diameter.

I was going to go up there but decided to Reel it in at the last minute. Went out on road loop instead. Did 1hr 3min, can I borrow Caher's spare 3 mins or do I deserve a public spanking.

Ok boomer.

Are you in your 90's and looking down the gerations at me, because it might at least explain why old people drive arround at 1/1.6 of the speed limits 🤣

I’m using an “exercise offset” system by which I buy unused exercise credits from old people. Well if it works for the world’s biggest polluters it should work for me right?

I’ve been buying mine from my other half and from one of the neighbours who’s in an at risk category. Competitive market though, paying about £2 an hour on average.

Am I allowed to rollerblade in my 1hr?

Gove didn't mention it but the M62 is virtually empty nowadays....

My wife bought me a portable sundial for Xmas once. I think it was meant as a joke. It probably would fit on a top cap but it’s about twice the diameter.

I was overthinking it. Obviously the answer is a simple hourglass.

“I think the people in this country have had enough of experts with organisations from acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong” Michael Gove UK GOV.

QFT

The problem with arbitrary guidelines or assumptions is that they are just that. The initial spreading of the virus wasn't by cyclists riding for three hours on their own. Crowded public transport and mass gatherings spread it around and the lag between asymptomatic and those suffering is playing out now. Yes, we can all do our bit, and the measure of a law is what happens when we all do it, but picking on the least problematic will always lead to contempt.
I did get an extra fitness boost today though when I overtook another roadie (with as much space as possible) who then jumped on my wheel without saying a word. A PR on a little uphill drag saw him disappear. He wasn't on flybys so couldn't leave him a sarky comment.

Am I allowed to rollerblade in my 1hr?

Dorris obviously verbally granted us our freedom due to empathy from his previous velocipede proclivities. You could ask Gove to clarify as I'm sure he's been to the odd roller-disco in his heavy crack days.

That's good news. I might video it. Just think of a fat beardy bloke in lycra doing a "Wow Bodyform" tribute.

Gove and Sarah Vile will love it