> We just went to a park or walk.
At one point, such venues were closed across an entire Canadian province with a population of about 14,000,000 people at the time. To give a sense of scale, that population would make Ontario the 5th-most-populous US state, if it were one.
"Ontario closes all playgrounds, sports facilities and off-leash dog parks"
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-closes-all-playgrounds-sp...
A trip to the park or engaging in outdoor activity could have easily resulted in steep fines in much of Canada.
Here are some examples of such incidents:
"Coronavirus: Oakville, Ont., family hit with $880 ticket after going rollerblading"
https://globalnews.ca/news/6810568/coronavirus-oakville-onta...
"Britannia man fined $880 while walking dog through Britannia Park"
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/britannia-man-fine...
"First Winnipeg public health ticket handed out to scofflaw skateboarder"
https://globalnews.ca/news/6895000/first-winnipeg-public-hea...
"Chin-ups in the park net Toronto man $880 fine as provinces enforce stricter measures"
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/chin-ups-in-the-pa...
"Coronavirus: Man fined $750 for playing basketball in Kitchener park"
https://globalnews.ca/news/6783242/kitchener-basketball-man-...
"Dartmouth man who went to Shubie Park fined for violating state of emergency regulations"
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/dartmouth-man-who-went-to-shubie...
Imagine you're in NYC, school is closed, gyms are closed, swimming is closed, beaches are closed. You have to work and your kids are home. How do you get them activity? You send your 4 year old down the hall to run around? what exactly?
That's an extreme example, but even in the suburbs I saw a dramatic reduction in available activities & children participating in activities.
Even a 25% reduction in activity for marginal kids (i.e. on the kid of getting type 2 diabetes) would probably push a significant portion over the edge and become diabetics.