Another important one:
> Under the order, residents will still be allowed to take a walk, exercise or take a pet out to use the bathroom as long as people remain at least six-feet away from others who are not a member of their own household.
> Under the order, residents will still be allowed to take a walk, exercise or take a pet out to use the bathroom as long as people remain at least six-feet away from others who are not a member of their own household.
Seems like it'd be a good idea to limit really big, difficult workouts in order to not tire yourself out too much, and probably stay close to home as well.
But driver-hours (definitely not passenger-hours) are the correct metric if you're considering biking as a substitute for driving. People take longer trips in cars than they do on bikes because they can. If the mode of transportation shifts, trips to the store won't get longer to adjust -- the stores will become more dense to accommodate the reality that people need closer stores.
No, it's not, that's what I'm saying here. The length of a commute is determined by the cost it imposes on the commuter. That cost is measured in time and money, but not in distance. Nobody cares about distance. Commutes are the length they are because that's what people can tolerate. If you slowed everybody down, they wouldn't spend more time commuting; they'd commute for the same time over less distance.
If you want to really start factoring stuff in to how healthy or not it is, you should factor in the sedentary lifestyle that too much driving leads to, as well.
Plenty of exercise can be done indoors, and without any equipment either.
You could do bodyweight exercise like push-ups, L-sits, burpees, and many others without any equipment.
For a small investment you could get a couple of barbells or a pull-up bar to extend even further the number of exercises you can do indoors and in a very small space.
Everyone should exercise, sleep, and eat right to prepare for the coming battle inside our bodies :)
If we're facing a serious medical crisis, please don't rationalize any potentially risky behavior. Use your best dispassionate judgement instead.
Deciding which particular activities are too risky in this situation is left as an exercise to the reader.
> Panicking, moralizing commentary like yours does absolutely no good to anybody and just stokes people’s fear.
My comment was not panicking. However, if advocating that adults think clearly and avoid rationalization counts as "moralizing", then guilty as charged.
Daycare will be closed--we know why. Curfew will be imposed. People need to prepare for 2 months of lock-down (two weeks didn't work anywhere) Virtually everything will stop, no one will risk their life (food, pharma and essentials obviously will go on)
There are similar orders for each county.
Edit: It actually says that going out for safe exercise is allowed.