Is your city one of the fittest?
Every year, the American Fitness Index report is released by the American College of Sports Medicine, ranking the fitness status of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. So is your city one of the fittest? Let’s find out.
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
- 15.5 (tie) Austin-Round Rock, TX
- 15.5 (tie) Raleigh, NC
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Richmond, VA
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Saint Louis, MO-IL
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Kansas City, MO-KS
- Jacksonville, FL
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Columbus, OH
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
So, is your city one of the fittest? Let us know in the comments below.
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REFERENCES:
1. “And the Country’s Fittest City Is …” Health.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2016.
2. “ACSM American Fitness Index.” American Fitness Index. American College of Sports Medicine, n.d. Web. 4 June 2016.
