Here's the latest advice on outdoor exercise in all regions of the UK as government eases restrictions

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced changes to the coronavirus lockdown rules in England.

The new set of rules, which start this week, include the re-opening of garden centres, the right to exercise as much as you like outdoors and changes in rules around working.

Alongside the relaxing of some rules, the Government is also increasing the fines on those who breach its new guidelines. People could face charges as high as £3,200 if they break the lockdown.

The rules do not apply to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which have the power to determine their own set of rules.

The other three nations have opted to ease fewer restrictions than the PM has across England.

With each of the four nations of the UK taking slightly differing approaches to lockdown, there has been a lot of confusion as to what new rules apply where, and what they mean.

How many times can I exercise outdoors?

Previously, lockdown measures meant that people were only permitted to one bout of outdoor exercise a day.

With slightly more relaxed measures in England, the guidance has changed; the ban on leaving home more than once a day to exercise is being scrapped from Wednesday (13 May).

“People may exercise outside as many times each day as they wish,” say the official Government guidelines. “For example, this would include angling and tennis.

“You will still not be able to use areas like playgrounds, outdoor gyms or ticketed outdoor leisure venues, where there is a higher risk of close contact and touching surfaces.”

In Scotland, there are no significant changes to lockdown rules, but the cap on daily exercise has now been scrapped to allow people to exercise outdoors more than once per day.

However, Scots have been warned to avoid meeting up in groups at parks or beaches, and to avoid sunbathing, picnics and barbecues.

In Wales, the Welsh government announced people can now go outside to exercise more than once a day, but this should still be done locally and not a significant distance from the home.

In Northern Ireland, people will now be able to travel up to five kilometres from their home to exercise.

How long can I exercise for?

Before the new lockdown rules were brought in, exercise was permitted in sessions of up to one hour in length per day.

As temperatures warm up, people in England are being allowed outdoors for unlimited amounts of time - as long as they continue to abide by social distancing restrictions.

Police will no longer reprimand people who sunbathe and play sports with other members of their household.

For other parts of the UK, no definitive 'time limits' are outlined in any guidance, but with the easing of the ‘once per day’ rules, it would appear as if any imposed time limits on exercise have also been removed.