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

Bankman1989
Bankman1989 Posts: 1,116 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
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
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  • zasiiniya
    zasiiniya Posts: 100 Member
    Minneapolis: 9th Fittest!
    (well, I live in St. Paul, but they are so close they are called the Twin Cities for a reason.)
  • HUSTLABALLA
    HUSTLABALLA Posts: 7 Member
    Minneapolis Minnesota! Looks good to me! :)
  • lniffa
    lniffa Posts: 675 Member
    Yippe for Minnie (Minneapolis)!!
  • Bankman1989
    Bankman1989 Posts: 1,116 Member
    Minneapolis Minnesota! Looks good to me! :)


    You guys are all up in the snow. You burn a lot of calories shoveling..lol
  • runamym
    runamym Posts: 83 Member
    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
    hannahmayr30 Posts: 93 Member
    YAY FOR ALL THE CALI FIT CITIES!
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    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
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    maybe i'll just move to houston so i'll seem thinner by comparison.
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
    Cleveland #2!!!! FOR THE WIN
  • bshedwick
    bshedwick Posts: 659 Member
    I live in Baltimore. I definitely feel like our city belongs in the top 10.
  • cdnmom1
    cdnmom1 Posts: 27
    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
    DevanEve Posts: 130
    Austin, TX is ranked 8th Fittest City in America. :happy:
  • frazzle29
    frazzle29 Posts: 122 Member
    Yay for Denver!
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    Denver is so fit friendly. Biking and hiking trails everywhere, especially up close to Boulder.
  • spaceys
    spaceys Posts: 58
    << Lives in Houston and proud to say I'm trying not to be a statistic! :wink:
  • cdnmom1
    cdnmom1 Posts: 27
    Las Vegas surprises me...you would think if they can't stand the heat they could afford a gym with A/C.
  • grapenutSF
    grapenutSF Posts: 648 Member
    Oakland and SF! Rock!
  • tam120
    tam120 Posts: 444 Member
    Live in Cleveland, wish I lived near Denver.
  • _CiaoParis
    _CiaoParis Posts: 166
    I live in El Paso! Omg I didn't know my city would be on there haha.
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    I like how California is represented by a couple of cities. We are doing something right!
  • TriciaAllen7251
    TriciaAllen7251 Posts: 283 Member
    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
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    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
    TriciaAllen7251 Posts: 283 Member
    I live in the south. There's nothing fit about the south. Heck we have biscuits and chocolate gravy and they fry everything
  • Purpleflipflops
    Purpleflipflops Posts: 563 Member
    Woo Hoo, go Denver :) I Do have to say, we're pretty cool when it comes to biking and stuff....
  • Cytherea
    Cytherea Posts: 515 Member
    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
    thatgeekinit Posts: 36 Member
    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
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    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
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    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
    jesirabbit02 Posts: 38
    great if I move to the fattest places, I'd be hott...sweet...
  • batesss
    batesss Posts: 24
    yeah boston!

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