The Fittest Cities in America

The Fittest Cities in America in General Healthcare

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.

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