I thought about it quite hard right from the first lockdown. I don't like pounding pavements and neither does my body, I have one dodgy hip and the opposite ankle is prone to problems, and two dodgy knees, they are quite happy walking a couple of miles on grass or even gravel but not concrete/pavements.
I very quickly noticed a huge rise in the numbers of people walking the pavements near to my house and a little further away in our closest "green space" and decided that it really wasn't for me.
As a full time carer for my disabled wife I need to get out and see some green stuff every day for a couple of hours, for my own sanity if nothing else. If you try doing a 112 hour week every week for over 6 years without one single day off you'll know what I mean.
I decided that I would stick to (almost) the closest part of the New Forest to me (a four mile drive), I already had in my head my "Bank Holiday Walks" for those busy times and I used them extensively for the first few weeks, I didn't pass within 50m of anyone in those first few weeks, I opened and closed all gates with my walking stick,(and still do), it's really a getting up stick for when I get on my knees to take insect photos rather than a walking stick, but it also has it's uses to test the multitude of ditches for water depth in Holmsley Inclosure.
I've reverted to some of my more normal walks there now but have resisted the temptation to go further afield.
I'm still here, Covid free, and had my first vaccination jab.
If Boris can ride seven miles to go for a cycle ride, then I don't feel I'm doing anything wrong.