You don't seem to understand what the meaning of ''flatten the curve'' is. ''Flatten the curve '' means to spread out the amount of time a given amount of people x get the virus. The curve is the number of people with the virus per unit time. The premise is to reduce the overall impact on the medical system and save lives. Imagine getting a respiratory infection just about as bad, if not much worse, than any you've ever gotten. It would suck when the health system isn't being taxed. Now imagine it again when every ER, urgent care, primary care doctor office, hospital, etc. is full and you, others cannot get the treatment you need. Sucks even more then.
You're not being imprisoned. You're not under house arrest. You just can't go to large social gatherings right now (nor can anyone else) because thats easiest way to get a ton of people sick. You can still exercise. Go outside and go for a run, walk. Nobody is stopping you. I'll say this. I normally like Gupta, but he does come off in that segment as fear-mongering, suggesting people shouldnt be out exercising. That dude lives in a huge Atlanta mansion. Most people can't stay home and run on the treadmills they don't have in their nonexistent home gym rooms or swim in their non-existent huge pools , Gupta. Bad look.
Experts are trying to stop both life-threatening infections of coronavirus and asymptomatic infections. You and I and most people reading this, as likely runners, could probably become infected and be absolutely fine, but we'd still be carriers and risk infecting other, more at risk people, like the elderly and immuno-compromised. The idea of no large-group gatherings is actually very smart given the state of our medical system right now. However, back to the point, Gupta and those CNN anchors showing people walking on a bridge and criticizing it, helps nobody. They should simply not have used that B roll footage in the first place.