M. “Dot” Fullwood talks about the state of health and fitness in the San Francisco\/Bay area, which ranked 8th in the 2010 ACSM American Fitness Index.<\/p>\n
Fullwood, a graduate student at the Health Equity\u00a0Institute\u00a0at San Francisco State University<\/a>, touches on efforts to improve physical activity in the Bay area and the need to change perceptions about physical activity across different socio-economic groups.<\/p>\n Fullwood is active in the Sunday Streets San Francisco<\/a> program. Sunday Streets offers free and fun physical activity space to all San Franciscans and provides open space in neighborhoods that lack such space currently. Local businesses also benefit from increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic along commercial corridors. The events provide a model of how cities can provide healthy, environmental friendly outdoor activities for their residents. Check out Sunday Streets San Francisco on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n