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I’ve been to the park over the road from my house on all but one day since lockdown began.
It’s particularly useful to get the kids ‘exercised’ and calm them down a little.
Pretty much every time we’re there we witness some form of ‘lockdown breaking’ going on.
Progressively bigger groups of people and progressively closer together.
The other day there was about 30 teenagers (old man alert) sat practically on top of each other.
Completely not on, of course.
However I’ve had several conversations and seen many posts on social media where people have said versions of “Everybody’s breaking lock down…….”.
And whilst many are (and it’s not ok), the word “everybody” always jumped out at me.
Because everybody I know personally has been adhering to it (as far as I know).
And there’s research I’ve seen that suggested that, at least in that first month, levels of social interaction had dropped to 15% of what they were pre-lockdown.
It’s tempting to think it’s everyone though.
Because those that are are so visible.
We see them out and about.
We hear about it on social media.
It makes the news.
Those that aren’t breaking lockdown………..
Are practically invisible.
We don’t see the millions that have barely (or literally) left their house in months.
It’s that visibility that can skew our opinion.
Like it can with what others are doing in all sorts of ways.
Our friend who seems to be “able to eat whatever they like and never gain weight”?
How often do we see them eat?
A few meals a week at most you’d think.
Out of 21.
If we accept that if they’re not gaining weight they must be in average calorie maintenance (and, if we don’t , we’ve got a lot rewriting of the agreed rules of physics to do)…………….
Then they must be doing stuff we don’t see.
Other meals / food choices that create that average.
Sure, they might have different energy requirements.
Based mainly on their body size and composition and activity levels.
But they’ll be in maintenance for them.
Knowing and accepting that is powerful.
It stops being a conversation of “It’s not fair”………….
And becomes one of “What can I change to do the same?”
Much love,
Jon ‘TNA’ Hall
