HOSTON FATTEST CITY IN AMERICA! WHERE DOES YOUR CITY RANK?

Bankman1989

I moved to Houston almost 2 years ago from california. it is amazing what I see and everywhere you go there is a fast food restaurant. People dont exercise even though there are over 150 gyms in the city and the city isn't exercise friendly for bikers, runners etc.

The rest of the top 10 FATTEST cities are Detroit, Mich; Cleveland, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Tampa, Fla.; Las Vegas, Nev.; El Paso, Texas; Baltimore, Md.; Los Angeles and Louisville, Ky.

I feel a little better for living in Austin, a city that comes in at number 12 on the “fittest” list. Portland is tops though. Portland is a cycling-, walking-, outdoor-friendly city, and the CDC says that more than 40 percent of its residents live a healthy lifestyle. Finishing up the top 10 fittest cities are San Francisco, Calif.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Oakland, Calif.; Boston; Seattle, Wash.; Denver, Colo.; San Diego, Calif.; Minneapolis, Minn. and Honolulu, Hawaii.




http://www.magazines.com/blog/mens-fitness-magazine-fittest-and-fattest-cities

zasiiniya

Minneapolis: 9th Fittest!
(well, I live in St. Paul, but they are so close they are called the Twin Cities for a reason.)

HUSTLABALLA

Minneapolis Minnesota! Looks good to me!

lniffa

Yippe for Minnie (Minneapolis)!!

Bankman1989

Minneapolis Minnesota! Looks good to me!

You guys are all up in the snow. You burn a lot of calories shoveling..lol

runamym

I would LOVE to live in Portland. Looks so beautiful -- Nike headquarters. Bike and runner friendly! Lots of hiking trails. sigh. Texas seems to love pavement and concrete -- too many buildings and shopping centers and fast food.

hannahmayr30

YAY FOR ALL THE CALI FIT CITIES!

bahacca

YAY FOR ALL THE CALI FIT CITIES!

But L.A. is one of the fattest? I live between LA and San Diego, so I guess we are average?LOL

MrDude_1

maybe i'll just move to houston so i'll seem thinner by comparison.

itgeekwoman

Cleveland #2!!!! FOR THE WIN

bshedwick

I live in Baltimore. I definitely feel like our city belongs in the top 10.

cdnmom1

Thanks for posting this. I live 90mins from Minneapolis...Portland rocks but I couldn't stand the lack of sunshine in the winter. So I'll keep chilly in Southern sunny MN.

DevanEve

Austin, TX is ranked 8th Fittest City in America. :happy:

frazzle29

Yay for Denver!

PlunderBunneh

Denver is so fit friendly. Biking and hiking trails everywhere, especially up close to Boulder.

spaceys

<< Lives in Houston and proud to say I'm trying not to be a statistic!

cdnmom1

Las Vegas surprises me...you would think if they can't stand the heat they could afford a gym with A/C.

grapenutSF

Oakland and SF! Rock!

tam120

Live in Cleveland, wish I lived near Denver.

_CiaoParis

I live in El Paso! Omg I didn't know my city would be on there haha.

mznisaelaine

I like how California is represented by a couple of cities. We are doing something right!

TriciaAllen7251

I live in the south. There's nothing fit about the south. Heck we have biscuits and chocolate gravy and they fry everything.everything

firesoforion

We're (Denver) the top fittest, but we're also the top in cocaine use, so I'm not sure you'd call us the healthiest.

TriciaAllen7251

I live in the south. There's nothing fit about the south. Heck we have biscuits and chocolate gravy and they fry everything

Purpleflipflops

Woo Hoo, go Denver I Do have to say, we're pretty cool when it comes to biking and stuff....

Cytherea

The rest of the top 10 FATTEST cities are Detroit, Mich; Cleveland, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Tampa, Fla.; Las Vegas, Nev.; El Paso, Texas; Baltimore, Md.; Los Angeles and Louisville, Ky.

Finishing up the top 10 fittest cities are San Francisco, Calif.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Oakland, Calif.; Boston; Seattle, Wash.; Denver, Colo.; San Diego, Calif.; Minneapolis, Minn. and Honolulu, Hawaii.

This is so weird to me, because I live in LA, and my husband I were both commenting when we went home for the holidays (Boston area) how many MORE fat people we saw in New England than we were used to seeing in Los Angeles on a daily basis. It was really really weird for both of us because we never really thought about just how many obese/overweight people there are when we lived there, but being away and living in a city where there are so so many skinny people it really becomes noticeable when it isn't like that. Sure, there are definitely obese people in Los Angeles, but I think that the sheer volume of people is so high that the proportion of them seems way less than in in New England.

What's crazy is that our observations are the exact opposite of what this survey suggests- Boston being in the top ten fit and Los Angeles being in the top ten fat! So weird!

thatgeekinit

Houston has been pretty consistently the worst. A lot has to do with the layout that discourages walking and encourages driving short distances. That and relative poverty.

Statistically rural areas are fatter because people in those areas have become accustomed to driving everywhere.

LA doesn't surprise me. You probably just don't go to the areas of LA where the fat people live.

mgmlap

7th fittest here...Denver Colorado.

I did notice this. Went back to Jersey in October..and noticed how much bigger everyone else was...just making an observation...

jenilla1

I grew up right across the river from Portland. It's a gorgeous area - plenty of scenic and natural areas and activities. I just can't handle the near-constant gloominess of the weather, though. Very depressing for me. I highly recommend a visit, though!

jesirabbit02

great if I move to the fattest places, I'd be hott...sweet...

batesss

yeah boston!