The American College of Sports Medicine recently ranked the 16 most populous metropolitan cities in the U.S. according to how fit their residents were.
They released the finalized list yesterday, reported USA Today.
Health and fitness experts rated each city based on a number of different factors — such as the percentage of residents who have health insurance and have access to health care.
The ranking system is called the American Fitness Index, wrote the article.
Cities also earned positive points for a high percentage of citizens who exercise regularly, stay at a healthy weight, don’t smoke, and eat fruits and vegetables.
The fittest big city in America? San Francisco.
Here’s the entire list:
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Boston
- Washington, D.C.
- Atlanta
- Philadelphia
- Chicago
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- New York City
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale
- Phoenix
- Indianapolis
- Houston
- Los Angeles
- Riverside, California
- Detroit
“Our hope is the cities on the bottom of the list will try to replicate some of the things that cities on the top of the list are doing, ” said Walt Thompson, an exercise and physiology professor. He also leads the panel who ranked each city’s overall health.