Reply(1) The San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area is among the Top 50 most fitness-friendly places in the United States, according to a study published by SmartAsset. (Shutterstock) BERKELEY, CA — A recent study had some good news for Berkeley residents who made a New Year's resolution to get into shape. The San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro area ranked in the top 50 places in the United States to get physically fit in 2021, according to SmartAsset. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley came in at No. 50 in a study by SmartAsset that analyzed 301 metro areas to find the most fitness-friendly places nationwide. It was one of seven California metro areas in the Top 50 on the 2021 list from SmartAsset, a financial technology company that provides personal finance advice on the web.