As the Easter long weekend approaches, many people will be settling in for four days at home in self-isolation.

It’s normally meant to be a massive weekend of catching up with friends and family, maybe getting a little boozy, maybe going to church. However, the outbreak of the coronavirus means we have to stay inside.

But many people have been asking whether you can still go to a store like Bunnings to complete some DIY projects.

Social distancing rules require people to only leave their homes if it’s essential like grocery shopping or visiting a doctor and it’s unclear whether picking up a few 2x4s or some cement counts as essential.

Victorian Police was quizzed about the idea and thankfully they’ve given the green light.

When asked whether it was okay, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton told 3AW’s Neil Mitchell: “It would seem so at this stage, that’s the way it would appear.”

But, Bunnings has only been given a pass because it sells items that authorities have deemed essential.

Health experts have warned people that they shouldn’t be going browsing for things to do.

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said in his press briefing: “[Bunnings] will have some items that are available…that aren’t essential.

“They’ll be open for people to get them if they absolutely require them but it shouldn’t be a free-for-all. There are only so many times you can say ‘If you can stay at home, please stay at home’.”

One of the essential items that Bunnings has started to sell is exercise equipment.

The company’s online store MarketLink has revealed a new batch of exercise gear ranging from solid hardware to accessories.

You can get yoga mats, resistance bands and skipping ropes in one section. In another, you can buy heavy duty stuff like treadmills, elliptical machines, exercise bikes and rowing machines.

Everything advertised online can be sent to your home, meaning you don’t have to break a sweat before you break a sweat.

Some items certainly aren’t cheap, with exercise machines costing upward of $600 in some cases.

But, it certainly would help to run on a treadmill than outside where you’re at risk of catch Covid-19.