The winner takes its sixth title in a row.
ranks America’s 100 most populous cities based on health indicators to determine which cities are the fittest. Spoiler alert: The reigning champ wins again in the 2023 edition of the list.
For the sixth year in a row, the ACSM has ranked Arlington, Virginia, as the fittest city in the United States, taking top scores in the personal health and the community and environment sub-scores of the study. Washington, D.C., and Seattle rounded out the top three., assigns a score to the top 100 most populated cities based on 34 indicators and ranks them in what it calls the Fitness Index.
“Physical activity has proven to be an effective tool in reducing the prevalence of many chronic diseases,” said Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, Elevance Health’s chief health officer. “Getting sufficient physical activity could prevent one in 12 cases of diabetes, one in 15 cases of heart disease, and one in 10 premature deaths.”
The ACSM hopes that the Fitness Index can provide city leaders with valuable scientific data to make decisions that can improve their citizens’ health and better equip their residents with amenities like green spaces to enhance their quality of life.“The importance of the Fitness Index has taken on new meaning for individuals and communities seeking to improve their health and well-being,” said ACSM president-elect Stella Volpe.
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