WASHINGTON ? Expressnightout.com writes about Washington?s ?fitness desert? phenomenon, those areas within the Washington, D.C., area that lack access to recreation facilities, parks, trails, playgrounds and bike lanes.
While ?everyone?s on a mission to annihilate ?food deserts,?? the publication said, ?what people eat is only part of the reason that obesity is consuming this country ? and this city.?
A 2010 D.C. Department of Health report revealed that poor diet and lack of physical activity account for 15 percent of D.C. deaths, drawing a connecting between sedentary behavior and obesity.
Despite describing certain D.C. wards as fitness deserts, expressnightout said Washington has it much better than many other large U.S. cities.
Parkland comprises 19% of Washington?s acreage, a figure trumped only by New York among major American cities, according to the Trust for Public Land. And a 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports found that Washington leads the states in terms of residents? proximity to parks and fitness centers.
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