“…Obesity and related chronic diseases increase mortality risk in COVID-19 patients ( Dietz & Santos‐Burgoa, 2020 ). Active travel between destinations and the engagement in physical activity at destinations such as parks, home, the gym, and other destinations can help to reduce morbidity and risk of mortality from chronic disease ( Frank, Iroz-Elardo et al, 2019 ; Schmid et al, 2015 ; Young et al, 2020 ). From a sustainability and health perspective ( Bivina, Gupta, & Parida, 2020 ; Chan, Schwanen, & Banister, 2021 ), these links in the literature have served as key foundations for designing lasting population-level interventions to combat inactivity ( Sallis, Cerin et al, 2016 ) and obesity and the onslaught of diabetes ( Mokdad et al, 2000 ) and heart disease; two of the most significant epidemics mankind has ever seen ( WHO, 2018 ).…”