The Fittest Cities in America

The Fittest Cities in America -

The American College of Sports Medicine recently ranked the 16 most populated cities in the United States depending on how including their shape residents were

They released yesterday the final list, reported USA Today

Health and fitness experts rated each city based on a number different factors - .. such as the percentage of residents who have health insurance and access to health care.

ranking system is called the index of American Fitness, has written the article.

positive point cities also got a high percentage of people who exercise regularly, stay at a healthy weight, not smoking, and eating fruits and vegetables.

The highest big city in America? San Francisco

The full list :.

San Francisco
Seattle
Boston
Washington, DC
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, a professor of exercise and physiology. He also heads the committee that rated the overall health of each city.

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