Is It Really Safe to Exercise Outside?

How to go for a run or a walk without making it a health risk

Emily Moon
Elemental
Published in
5 min readApr 3, 2020

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Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

TThe coronavirus pandemic has forced millions to stay inside in an effort to flatten the curve. But even under stay-at-home orders, people can go outside to exercise, as long as they stay six feet away from others.

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Emily Moon
Elemental

Emily Moon is a New York-based journalist writing about health and culture. Previously she was a staff writer at Pacific Standard.