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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ADVICE MAY CHANGE OVER TIME SO THE NHS PAGES MAY BE TEMPORARILY OUT OF DATE!!!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 need to stay indoors, but are feeling well enough to exercise, there is plenty you can do at home to keep fit! Here on Strength & Flex we have been using some great online workouts - Yoga with Adriene, or Ju-Ju’s fabulous Plankety Plankathon, for example. In addition, it is possible to adapt the podcast itself for use at home - just march on the spot!
We will be posting some more online workouts in the coming weeks (either here or over on Couch to 5K healthunlocked.com/couchto5k ), 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
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