Information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and exercise

[roseabi]

Dear friends,

UPDATE! March 24th, 2020

The latest government advice is that we must stay at home and only go outside for essential journeys (listed below). Luckily for us at the moment, we are allowed to take exercise outside once a day. BUT please be sensible about this, and THINK before you do anything. The guidance is that we should maintain 2 METRES distance from each other, but you should regard this as a MINIMUM. If you go out and find that the area where you usually run is crowded, I suggest you find somewhere quieter to exercise, or turn around and exercise at home that day. By doing this you can save lives!!!

I sincerely hope that most of us will still be able to run outside throughout the coming months! Here follows the most recent guidelines, and our recommendations for keeping fit and healthy:

★ Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

This includes people of all ages – even if you do not have any symptoms or other health conditions.

You can only leave your home:

- to shop for basic essentials – only when you really need to

- to do one form of exercise a day – such as a run, walk or cycle, alone or with other people you live with

- for any medical need – for example, to visit a pharmacy or deliver essential supplies to a vulnerable person

- to travel to and from work – but only where this is absolutely necessary

- if you do go outside, stay 2 metres (3 steps) away from other people

★ Go to the NHS Website for advice about how to protect yourself and others from the virus:

nhs.uk/conditions/coronavir...

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ADVICE MAY CHANGE OVER TIME SO THE NHS PAGES MAY BE TEMPORARILY OUT OF DATE!!!

★ Try not to worry!

You have many friends here to talk to ❤️

★ Please do not give up on your exercise, but do be realistic!

If you are unwell, take a break - exercise will always be waiting for you when you are better.

If you are feeling well enough to exercise, but can't go for a run outside, there is plenty you can do at home to keep fit! For a start, I suggest you take a scroll through the Strength & Flex community:

healthunlocked.com/strength...

And there are many amazing resources available online. We will be posting some recommendations in the coming weeks, so look out for those - and please post about your own indoor workouts!

Wishing you health and happiness,

roseabi, on behalf of the Admin Team

March 13th, 2020

Updated March 24th, 2020

Image source: BBC

[Jay66UK Graduate10]

Good advice. Glad I’m fit and well; worried for those who aren’t.

Just hoping it’s safe enough by late May for my half marathon to go ahead but, if it’s not safe to put such events on, it’s not safe.

Stay well everyone.

[Raspberrypink Graduate10]

Thank you very much for this advice 👍🏼. Hope everyone can keep active

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Thanks roseabi, Good advice.

I had my physio appointment cancelled this morning. Nothing wrong with me but the physio didn't want to take the risk of seeing me having been cooped up in a plane for 8 hours on Tuesday with lots of people. He is visiting a nursing home this afternoon and is being a bit over-cautious, but I cant blame him. I managed to chat to him over the phone instead so lots of good advice for free and an appointment in 2 weeks.

[roseabi in reply to Dexy5]

Oh that's really good! xx

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Thank you for sharing 🤗

[Rustigranny]

Thank you - hoping I can continue to run outside. Please no restrictions for over 70s on a sandy beach!!

[Annieapple Administrator]

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Thanks roseabi! 👍🤗x

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[Deals1 Graduate10]

good advice thank you

I'm trying to limit how much news and social media i watch too.