While many studies have explored the impact of COVID-19 and/or working from home (WFH) on the transport network and modal choice, relatively few have looked at the implications of WFH through the lens of physical activity (PA) and the role of active travel moving forward. Drawing from a survey of 1,165 Sydney (Australia) workers conducted in late 2020, after restrictions from the first COVID-19 wave were significantly eased across Australia, we explore the impact of the pandemic on perceived changes in WFH, active travel, physical health, and wellbeing. We identify three distinct segments of the population with differing active travel, PA and quality of life (QoL) outcomes: (1) ‘Active but Anxious’ (22%) – younger, higher income, largest increase in WFH, sitting relatively more, largest relative decrease in active commuting, increased relative PA and largest proportion who are physically active; (2) ‘Less Change, Less Worry’ (38%) – older and male, least change in WFH, least relative change in active commuting, sitting relatively less, largely sufficient PA, highest QoL; (3) ‘Stressed and Sedentary’ (40%) – average age, lower income, largest loss of paid work, highest levels of sitting, lowest PA and QoL. Given WFH remains a prevalent component of the travel activity matrix, we consider the implications of these heterogeneous outcomes for individuals, employers and policy-makers charged with shaping active travel policy and planning in a post-pandemic world.

虽然许多研究探讨了 COVID-19 和/或在家工作 (WFH) 对交通网络和模式选择的影响，但相对较少的研究从体力活动 (PA) 的角度来研究 WFH 的影响以及在家工作的作用积极旅行向前推进。根据 2020 年底对 1,165 名悉尼（澳大利亚）工人进行的调查，在澳大利亚各地大幅放松第一波 COVID-19 浪潮带来的限制后，我们探讨了这一流行病对 WFH、积极旅行、身体健康、和福祉。我们确定了具有不同活跃旅行、PA 和生活质量 (QoL) 结果的三个不同人群：(1)“活跃但焦虑” (22%) – 更年轻、收入更高、WFH 增幅最大、久坐相对较多、积极通勤的相对减少幅度最大，相对 PA 增加，身体活跃的比例最大；(2) “变化少，忧虑少”（38%）——年龄较大，男性，居家办公变化最小，主动通勤的相对变化最小，久坐相对较少，基本足够的 PA，最高的生活质量；(3) “压力大且久坐”（40%）——平均年龄、收入较低、有偿工作损失最大、久坐频率最高、PA 和 QoL 最低。鉴于在家办公仍然是旅行活动矩阵的普遍组成部分，我们考虑了这些异质结果对负责在大流行后世界制定积极旅行政策和规划的个人、雇主和政策制定者的影响。