Come Join…

A Community-Wide Event to Lose Weight and Be Active

How does it work?

The program will run from October 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008.

Check in each week at a Be Fit Berkeley station to record what you've done. You will earn points by losing weight and/or exercising regularly. You will also be entered in a raffle twice a month for small prizes donated by local businesses.

Be Fit Berkeley is a friendly competition between City Council Districts. The people from the winning district will be entered into a raffle for the Grand Prize!

Special Thanks

The organizers of Be Fit Berkeley wish to thank our generous community partners who have underwritten portions of the program:

Bayer Corporation

Alta Bates/Summit Medical Center

Albany-Berkeley YMCA

Where is the Be Fit Berkeley station near me?

Main Library
2090 Kittredge St. (at Shattuck)
Berkeley, CA 94704

Martin Luther King Youth Services Center (Young Adult Project)
1730 Oregon St.
Berkeley, CA 94703

James Kenney Community Center
1720 8th St. (at Virginia)
Berkeley, CA 94710

Frances Albrier Community Center
2800 Park St. 
Berkeley, CA 94702

Live Oak Community Center
1301 Shattuck Ave. (at Berryman)
Berkeley, CA 94709

LifeLong Medical
2344 Sixth St.
Berkeley, CA 94710

You can also register and submit your weekly pounds lost and minutes of physical activity via e-mail at BerkeleyBeFit@ci.berkeley.ca.us.

How did this program start?

The Berkeley City Council was inspired by the Public Health Division’s 2007 Health Status Report.  Together, the City Council and the Public Health Division have created Be Fit Berkeley!

Why is this important?

The Health Status Report highlighted the health disparities in Berkeley – and demonstrated the ways in which Berkeley residents can improve their health.

• Physical inactivity and poor diet contribute to 43% of deaths in the City of Berkeley
• 31% of Berkeley adults are considered overweight or obese
• 17% of Berkeley adults and 40% of African-American Berkeley adults surveyed have high blood pressure

Get Ready, Get Set, Get Fit!

For more information, contact:

Michelle Irving at (510) 981-7712 or Mirving@ci.berkeley.ca.us

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