Agreed! After 2020 I was not in the worst place mentally, but clearly being cooped up for a year had done me no favors. I started going for a 15-20 minute walk during lunch every day and the difference in mood was noticeable after just a week or two.

Oh absolutely. Growing up, my brother and I came inside when the dinner bell rang. What is catching my attention about the podcast is that it’s not as simple as “kids don’t play outside anymore.” It’s recognizing that there are a huge number of factors outside of our control driving the obesity epidemic. It’s a disease and needs to be treated like any other childhood medical condition.