California State University, Chico:
Graduate student Skye “The P.E. Guy” Dunn is talking the talk and walking the walk when it comes to promoting physical fitness as part of the solution to the nation’s obesity problem. Over the last six months, Dunn, who is pursuing a master’s degree in kinesiology, has biked, walked, skated and skateboarded across the country, talking to children along the way about physical fitness. His six-month P.E. jaunt started with a swim in the Pacific Ocean on June 4 in San Francisco and ended with a visit Nov. 19 to The Children’s Storefront School in Harlem, where he encouraged students to take at least 10,000 steps every day and presented the school pedometers for two classes. Dunn is working with CASPER (Center for Advancement of Standards-based Physical Education Reform) at CSU-Chico to empower parents, school administrators and elected officials to demand quality P.E. classes that include nutrition information.
