I live is one of the U.S.'s fittest cities!

ashesfromfire
ashesfromfire Posts: 867 Member
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http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/facebook-survey-reveals-the-fittest-cities-in-america-212936852.html

With my guilty pleasure being that I read WAY TOO MUCH of yahoo's news steam I came across this article. Way to go Portland, on being #6!

Anyone else on the ranking?

UPDATE:
Yes, everyone I know it's total garbage as is 98% of yahoo news. Mostly I just thought it was fun and funny!

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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    San Antonio invalidates this list...
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    " Its calculations are based on user activity such as fitness-related status updates, gym check-ins, use of fitness apps, and fitness-related life events added to a person's timeline "

    So I guess if you check in to a gym on facebook your a fit city.. this whole article is garbage.. 3 Texas cities and 1 New Mexico city.. ya ok.. I believe that.
  • steve1686
    steve1686 Posts: 346 Member
    judging by the people i see regularly update fb about going to the gym, i would say this list is completely irrelevant
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    Yeah, well, I live in one of the U.S.'s fattest cities! So there!!!! :tongue: LOL
  • ChetThaker
    ChetThaker Posts: 186 Member
    I lived in Virginia Beach for 2 months years ago and yes I can agree that I was a lot fitter for it then. Lots of good bike trails amongst many other things I found.
  • dcr5452WECHANGED
    dcr5452WECHANGED Posts: 121 Member
    Boston always makes these lists so yep. There used to be a list of America's fattest cities that I always got a kick out of--it would have taglines like- Houston-we have a problem, or Philadelphia-the city of brotherly love handles. I always found it amusing but I dont think they do it anymore. I believe it was Men's Health magazine that came out with the list.
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    Interesting. I spent most of my life in Oklahoma City. So, I gained weight because I moved to AZ??? :smile:
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    Usually the list of fattest cities is places you know you can trust the food is good...
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    " Its calculations are based on user activity such as fitness-related status updates, gym check-ins, use of fitness apps, and fitness-related life events added to a person's timeline "

    So I guess if you check in to a gym on facebook your a fit city.. this whole article is garbage.. 3 Texas cities and 1 New Mexico city.. ya ok.. I believe that.

    I'm afraid I have to agree with your assessment. The article should be called "10 cities where people just won't shut up on Facebook about how much they are going to the gym".

    If you look at actual fitness *outcomes* such as obesity rates, not how much people talk about it, then Virginia Beach is smack in the middle of this list:

    http://www.livescience.com/18886-obese-cities-list-2011.html

    (Compare this with Boulder, Colorado, which almost always comes out on top of "fittest" lists--an obesity rate of 12.1%.)
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    A list of the 'Fittest Cities' from those titans of reputable research, Facebook and Yahoo?

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  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    A list of the 'Fittest Cities' from those titans of reputable research, Facebook and Yahoo?

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    LMAO
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    Anyone else on the ranking?
    :laugh: :laugh: ...NO! If there's a least fit city list, I'm willling to bet Detroit could make that one!!

    Way to go Portland!!
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    I live in the vainest city. Never even worn suncreen. lolllllz

    http://health.heraldtribune.com/2012/06/22/mens-health-rates-tampa-as-the-vainest-city-in-america/

    Guess I'm a seahag.
  • Capt_Inzane
    Capt_Inzane Posts: 733 Member
    I don't even need to look at it.
    Atlanta has the Varsity...we gotta be up there.

    For those that don't know the Varsity basically gives you grease with a little food sprinkled on top.
  • Some_Watery_Tart
    Some_Watery_Tart Posts: 2,250 Member
    The fact that Colorado Springs made that list above several other cities in Colorado invalidates the article for me.

    Try this article: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/30/fittest-u-s-cities-of-2013/
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/facebook-survey-reveals-the-fittest-cities-in-america-212936852.html

    With my guilty pleasure being that I read WAY TOO MUCH of yahoo's news steam I came across this article. Way to go Portland, on being #6!

    Anyone else on the ranking?

    UPDATE:
    Yes, everyone I know it's total garbage as is 98% of yahoo news. Mostly I just thought it was fun and funny!

    That's because a lot of Yahoo's "news" comes from bloggers.... or pulled from other sources.

    And Shine isn't really a news site per se... it's a women's lifestyles blog space.... that pulls most of the blogs from elsewhere.

    Anyway, Austin doesn't surprise me... but San Antonio and OKC do because they are always labled "unfittest or fattest" city by health magazines.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    The fact that Colorado Springs made that list above several other cities in Colorado invalidates the article for me.

    Try this article: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/30/fittest-u-s-cities-of-2013/

    The link that I got from this story above http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/quickview.htm has OKC and SA way down at the bottom. 50 and 48 respectively.
  • nope31
    nope31 Posts: 174
    IM STARVING FOR A CHEESEBURGER AND FRIES
  • dcr5452WECHANGED
    dcr5452WECHANGED Posts: 121 Member
    Sorry- I didnt read the article before posting as Boston did not make the list. I thought it was the list from Time that was posted in the thread afterwards.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    Totally not surprised that Austin is #3. With all the runners, cyclists, yogis, and health nuts here, we're DEFINITELY a super fit city!

    ETA: San Antonio is definitely a joke though. Have y'all been to San Antonio? It's more like the #1 place for amazing Mexican food. Not fitness. Now I wanna go to Mi Tierra mmmmmm
  • atb0821
    atb0821 Posts: 458 Member
    I don't have to look at the article to know mine isn't there. :smile: I'm in NE Tennessee and we likes our BBQ, donuts, bacon, and various fast food establishments.
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    ATX up in here!!!
  • aprilelayne
    aprilelayne Posts: 41 Member
    Totally not surprised that Austin is #3. With all the runners, cyclists, yogis, and health nuts here, we're DEFINITELY a super fit city!

    ETA: San Antonio is definitely a joke though. Have y'all been to San Antonio? It's more like the #1 place for amazing Mexican food. Not fitness. Now I wanna go to Mi Tierra mmmmmm

    Word for word!!
    I moved TO Austin from SA, and somehow lost 60lbs with the healthier lifestyle and city. You can't turn around without finding a healthnut.

    Go Austin!!

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