By Arianna MacNeill
Many people took up walking during the height of the pandemic last year, according to a recently released study from MIT.
However, the study shows there’s a correlation between how much someone walked and their income level.
The study, called “Effect of COVID-19 response policies on walking behavior in US cities” showed that people in higher-income areas walked more during the pandemic, while people in lower-income areas – including neighborhoods with more BIPOC and those suffering from long-term illnesses like diabetes and obesity – walked less.