Fattest and fittest cities in the US

[Jack Herer]

According to Men's Fitness


Top Fittest Cities

1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Denver, CO
5. Albuquerque, NM
6. Portland, OR
7. Honolulu, HI
8. Seattle, WA
9. Omaha, NE
10. Virginia Beach, VA
11. Milwaukee, WI
12. San Francisco, CA
13. Tucson, AZ
14. Boston, MA
15. Cleveland, OH
16. St. Louis, MO
17. Austin, TX
18. Washington, DC
19. Sacramento, CA
20. Oakland, CA
21. Atlanta, GA
22. Fresno, CA
23. Tampa, FL
24. Nashville-Davidson, TN
25. Pittsburgh, PA



Top Fattest Cities

1. Miami, FL
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Louisville-Jefferson, KY
11. Memphis, TN
12. Detroit, MI
13. Chicago, IL
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. San Jose, CA
16. Tulsa, OK
17. Baltimore, MD
18. Columbus, OH
19. Raleigh, NC
20. Philadelphia, PA
21. L.A.-Long Beach, CA
22. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
23. Indianapolis, IN
24. San Diego, CA
25. Kansas City, MO

Good job Texas.

 

[LogansRun]

Interesting that the top 4 fittest cities will have lots of extremes between each one of the seasons. Maybe it's the variety of things you can do throughout the year that gets people moving.

 

[Jack Herer]

I was surprised to see Miami up there. Here's the article...


Top 25 fittest and fattest cities in the U.S.

Sure, obesity is a problem in this country, but when you think fat, you probably don't think Miami. So you may be surprised to find Men's Fitness magazine ranks Miami as the nation's fattest city in its annual survey. The fittest? Salt Lake City.

So what about the South Beach Diet... and all those buff bodies you always see in the ocean-side metropolis? Even though Miami has a high number of health-food stores per capita, Men's Fitness found it also has nearly three times the fast-food restaurants as the average city. And while there are 79 percent more gyms and health clubs than average, residents are less likely to regularly use their memberships. Not many residents take advantage of outdoor activities, either.

On the other end of the spectrum... Salt Lake City got top marks for being the fittest city because of its abundance of park space, athletically motivated residents, and below- average obesity rates. It ranks highest in the survey in the number of people who take part in activities like beach volleyball, racquetball, aerobics, hiking, basketball, yoga, tai chi, swimming, cycling, running, and kickboxing.

 

[RobFunk]

Miami = too many stands selling cubans (a type of sandwich) on every corner.

 

[FullyEclipsed]

Doesn't surprise me to see my city on the fittest (Portland, OR) people are nuts around here.

 

[MinnesotaEconMajor]

I love Texas.

 

[D2bets]

I don't believe this list.

Milwaukee is #11 fittest? Have these people ever been to Milwaukee? :think2:

 

[RobFunk]

I don't believe this list.

Milwaukee is #11 fittest? Have these people ever been to Milwaukee? :think2:

The criteria might be too simple. I've seen this list in years past and I think it is solely based on ratio of restaurants to fitness clubs.

 

[D2bets]

The criteria might be too simple. I've seen this list in years past and I think it is solely based on ratio of restaurants to fitness clubs.

I think they might have missed the beer and cheese quotient. :drink:

 

[joebatters]

Well...Columbus, Ohio is #18 on the fattest list, and I'd have to say, I'd hate to see the 17 fattest. Every time someone visits from out of town, that's the first thing they comment on.

 

[punter]

There are more obese people per acre in Las Vegas Nevada than any where in the world, no contest.

Now they may not live there but at any one given point in time, yeah.

 

[3peet]

According to Men's Fitness


Top Fittest Cities

1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Denver, CO
5. Albuquerque, NM
6. Portland, OR
7. Honolulu, HI
8. Seattle, WA
9. Omaha, NE
10. Virginia Beach, VA
11. Milwaukee, WI
12. San Francisco, CA
13. Tucson, AZ
14. Boston, MA
15. Cleveland, OH
16. St. Louis, MO
17. Austin, TX
18. Washington, DC
19. Sacramento, CA
20. Oakland, CA
21. Atlanta, GA
22. Fresno, CA
23. Tampa, FL
24. Nashville-Davidson, TN
25. Pittsburgh, PA



Top Fattest Cities

1. Miami, FL
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Louisville-Jefferson, KY
11. Memphis, TN
12. Detroit, MI
13. Chicago, IL
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. San Jose, CA
16. Tulsa, OK
17. Baltimore, MD
18. Columbus, OH
19. Raleigh, NC
20. Philadelphia, PA
21. L.A.-Long Beach, CA
22. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
23. Indianapolis, IN
24. San Diego, CA
25. Kansas City, MO

Good job Texas.

In comparison from NoCal vs SoCal. Its funny how NoCal, where the cities have more culture and less abundance of fast food joints beat out the beach cities, gym rat, cosmetic surgury laden cities of SoCal. Quite honestly I'm surprised San Jose, CA cracked the top 25 of the "funfit" cities. San Jose easily resembles any city down in inner city SoCal. McDonalds and Starbucks on every block, and Hometown Buffett's chains within 5 miles of eachother.

 

[-Slim-]

Houston is #6 on account of PO69 alone.

 

[Teddykgb]

Houston is #6 on account of PO69 alone.

:missingte:missingte:missingte:missingte:missingte funniest thing I read in a long while.....

 

[artiesliver]

Miami, FL? Perhaps the rest of Florida, but have you ever seen the hotties down in Miami?

Maybe it's the retirees from the Northeast throwing off the curve.