Fit/Unfit Cities in the U.S.
 

I just received this list of the TOP FIT and UNFIT Cities in the USA. Ideal08 had mentioned that Columbus was an UNFIT city last week and sho nuff there it is. :p

Here are the cities and their rankings. Why do you think some cities are more fit than others? What are the unfit cities doing wrong? Do you live in a fit or unfit city?

**reprinted from EUR**

IS YOUR BURG THICK OR FIT
Men's Fitness ranks cities.

Did you ever get the impression that folks in some cities
were a little bit greasier than their counterparts in other parts
of the country? You didn't? Well, neither have we, but editors
down at Men's Fitness think they've found the ten fittest and
fattest cities in the United States.

THE TOP 10 FITTEST CITIES
1. Colorado Springs, CO
2. Denver, CO
3. San Diego, CA
4. Seattle, WA
5. San Francisco, CA
6. Virginia Beach, VA
7. Honolulu, HI
8. Sacramento, CA
9. Albuquerque, NM
10. Boston, MA

THE TOP 10 FATTEST CITIES
They are, in descending order:
1. Houston, TX
2. Chicago, IL
3. Detroit, MI
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. Dallas, TX
6. Columbus, OH
7. San Antonio, TX
8. Fort Worth, TX
9. St. Louis, MO
10. Indianapolis, IN

I saw this article the other day and was surprised that New Orleans didn't make the cut as being an unfit city. I know at one time New Orleans was in the top 10. Strange.

Anyway, I live in an unfit city...Dallas

Is that magazine available online? I would love to C & P it here with the thread.

I live in Columbus and there are a lot of FAT people here. I technically am overweight for my size but if I told you HOW MUCH I weighed you would not believe it or at least pretend that you didn't ;). I don't consider myself fat though, just thick in all the right places and one wrong.:p

Do you consider yourself to be FIT or FAT?

philly?
 

Hey, just because we love CHEESESTEAKS, HOAGIES, SOFT PRETZELS, WATER ICE and FUNNEL CAKES does not mean we are unfit!!

Anywho, I am like Soror CT4, just fat in ONE place (can we say LIPO as soon as I can afford it!?) and THICK everywhere else.

Re: philly?
 

LOL @ LIPO!! Dang Philly loves a lot of stuff.:p

Re: Fit/Unfit Cities in the U.S.
 

San Diego, my hometown/second home, is a fit city. But not all of us are gym nuts, triathletes, et al.
:p

Is it possible.........
 

I noticed that the cities that are supposedly "unfit" are also some of the largest cities in the country. If they are doing it by percentage, I'm not surprised to see those cities on the list. There are millions of people in most of those cities.

As far as the "fit" cities, I'm not sure. I'm not surprised to see the California or Florida cities on there. Those are places where people will do anything to be beautiful.

I think I saw it when I log on to my computer. Everytime I log on,there's a little pop up box that has interesting little articles. I'm just so shocked that New Orleans didn't make the list. Every event has some type of food associated to it it seems (ie Mardi Gras=King Cake) And it doesn't help that my grandma can cook her butt off. So when I go visit my mom and grandma that are ready to stuff me with food. :D

I'm not fat per se. Just a little chunky. I am a natural homebody so I have no problem sitting on my butt eating like it's going out of style. I am also on the pettie side,so I know I need to exersice more. When I gain weight,it usually goes to my stomach and hips.

I can usually tell to when I gain weigh cause I have to go up to the next pants size.(usually a 10,but 12's and sometimes 14's fit better)

Go Houston! We had to be number one at something...

Seriously, I think we have to be the least fit city simply because we have tons of restaurants. Woo Hoo!

Well I live in Houston, THE FATTEST CITY! I'm kind of alarmed at the Texas trend on that list, but you know what they say, everythings bigger and better in Texas.

Seriously though, the only reason I'm not fat is because I love to work out, which is not easy in Houston! In the summer months when you guys are outside geting excercise and being healthy, we here in Houston are hiding from the 110 degree sun!

Hopefully in the years to come we'll be on the good list though.

Re: philly?
 

Now, mccoy, you know that there are a lot of unfit people in Philly. John Street has a whole campaign about getting Philadelphians in shape. But, like you said, with all of the good food we have, it's hard not to indulge. I cannot resist a good cheesesteak.

I don't consider myself fat or fit. I am small but I am not in shape. I'm trying to work on that though.

Detroit Tops List of Fattest U.S. Cities
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HOUSTON - After three years of holding the title as America's fattest city, Houston shed the weight of the title. The city dropped to No. 2 on the Men's Fitness list of "fattest cities" in America. Detroit moved to the top spot.



Civic leaders credited initiatives started under Mayor Lee Brown's Get Lean Houston program and the work of the city's first fitness czar, former Mr. Universe Lee Labrada, for the accomplishment.


Labrada, who was criticized for using the city's fitness Web site to sell his supplements, has a 28-inch waist and 6 percent body fat. He was named fitness czar after the 2002 ranking.


"This is one championship title I don't mind giving up to another city," said city councilwoman Carol Alvarado. "Congratulations, Detroit."


But despite Houston's small step downward on the list, Dallas, San Antonio and Fort Worth moved up.


Dallas ballooned from last year's ninth fattest city to third; San Antonio went from No. 13 to No. 4; and Fort Worth jumped from 16th to sixth.


Men's Fitness has published the list of the top 25 fattest cities for six years. The report will appear in the February issue, which hits newsstands this month.


Peter Sikowitz, the magazine's editor-in-chief, applauded Houston's efforts to get fit.


He said the city has improved its sports participation and promoted better nutritional habits.


To determine the top 25 fattest cities, the magazine looked at the 50 largest cities in 14 categories, such as air quality, climate, commute time, total number of fast-food and pizza restaurants, and number of health clubs and sporting goods stores.


"Habits are hard to change. For a city to go down a notch, it's significant," Sikowitz said in Friday's editions of the Houston Chronicle. "It's not just a matter of vanity but it's about well-being. It's really about quality of life."


While some Houston residents ignored the list others took action.


The news prompted state Sen. Mario Gallegos to start his own diet plan in 2002. He eliminated carbohydrates and dropped from 285 pounds to about 250 pounds.


He acknowledges he strayed from the plan during the holidays.


"I was getting big," Gallegos said. "Now it's nice to see the belt hang out like a tongue."


With Houston changing its oversized ways, Labrada said Wednesday he plans to take the health and fitness campaign he created for the Bayou City to a national audience.


"It's not one city's problem, it's America's problem," said Labrada, referring to the nation's obesity rate. "People needed to know there was a problem. There's still work to be done."