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Pippa Crerar & Ryan Merrifield

Lockdown Brits can enjoy 'unlimited exercise outside from Monday' under new blueprint

Brits will be able to enjoy unlimited exercise outside from Monday, according to a draft 50-page plan to take the country out of lockdown.

Since March 23 exercise outside the confines of the home has been limited to just one hour a day, though it is expected to be one of the first restrictions lifted by Boris Johnson.

Britain's route out of coronavirus lockdown is a five-stage plan staggered over the next six months.

Boris Johnson  will set out his “roadmap” on Sunday. He said the first steps will happen the next day “if we possibly can”.

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Brits will likely be allowed to exercise as long as they want from Monday (AFP via Getty Images)

The Mirror understands a draft 50-page plan has been drawn up to get the country back to normal.

The Government's blueprint aims to to relax the lockdown in staggered steps between now and October.

From Monday it is also likely employees will be encouraged to return to workplaces that have stayed open through- out the lockdown if safe.

Boris Johnson's road map will be announced on Sunday, with exercise likely top of the bill (Getty Images)

While garden centres could reopen while there may be more guidance on the use of outdoor spaces including open-air markets, high streets and cemeteries.

The PM will chair a Cabinet meeting later today which is likely to focus on what freedoms can be restored weeks after after the "draconian" measures were put in place on society to halt the spread of the virus.

Lockdown exercise could have been banned altogether last month due to coronavirus rebels breaking the rules, Health Secretary Matt Hancock had warned.

The Cabinet Minister threatened to stop people going out for a walk as he blasted people for sunbathing during April's unprecedented hot weather.

Meanwhile, a new study indicated that regular exercise may actually reduce your risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - a deadly complication of  coronavirus.

Researchers from the  University of Virginia  say their findings ‘strongly support’ the possibility that exercise can prevent, or at least reduce, the severity of ARDS.

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