Arlington, Virginia Ranked as Fittest City in America for 2018

The results are in! The 2018 American Fitness Index report from the American College of Sports Medicine ranked the 100 largest U.S. cities on health and fitness. Rankings are based off of cities' overall scores, which include data on fitness, nutrition, chronic disease, smoking, mental health, access to parks and public transportation.

Based on the report, Arlington, Virginia is America's fittest city, taking the top spot with a score of 77.7. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, took last position with 26.3.

Rank	City	State	Score
1	Arlington	VA	77.7
2	Minneapolis	MN	77.2
3	Washington	D.C.	74
4	Madison	WI	72.4
5	Portland	OR	71.6
6	Seattle	WA	71.5
7	Denver	CO	70.2
8	St. Paul	MN	70.2
9	San Jose	CA	69.8
10	Boise	ID	69.2
11	Oakland	CA	68.5
12	Plano	TX	67.9
13	Irvine	CA	67.8
14	San Francisco	CA	67.3
15	Boston,	MA	67.1
16	San Diego	CA	66.4
17	Lincoln	NE	65.7
18	Raleigh	NC	62.9
19	Fremont	CA	62.3
20	Atlanta	GA	61.5
21	Anchorage	AK	60.6
22	Aurora,	CO	60.5
23	St. Petersburg	FL	60.4
24	Colorado Springs	CO	58.1
25	Miami	FL	57.4
26	Durham	NC	57.2
27	Sacramento	CA	57.1
28	Albuquerque	NM	57
29	Cincinnati	OH	57
30	Virginia Beach	VA	56.9
31	Dallas	TX	56.7
32	Chicago	IL	56.7
33	Omaha	NE	55.8
34	Milwaukee	WI	55.8
35	Chula Vista	CA	55.3
36	Pittsburgh	PA	55.1
37	Tampa	FL	55
38	Orlando	FL	54.8
39	Long Beach	CA	54.8
40	Santa Ana	CA	53.7
41	Anaheim	CA	52.8
42	Austin	TX	52.5
43	Buffalo	NY	52.5
44	Norfolk	VA	51.9
45	New Orleans	LA	51.8
46	Honolulu	HI	51.5
47	Tucson	AZ	51.5
48	Reno	NV	50
49	Cleveland	OH	49.2
50	Los Angeles	CA	48.9
51	Garland	TX	48.9
52	New York	NY	48.6
53	Hialeah	FL	48.2
54	Irving	TX	48.1
55	Richmond	VA	47.7
56	Fort Worth	TX	47.6
57	St. Louis	MO	47.4
58	Glendale	AZ	47.3
59	Charlotte	NC	47.2
60	Houston	TX	46.9
61	Scottsdale	AZ	46.9
62	Riverside	CA	45.8
63	Las Vegas	NV	45.1
64	Jacksonville	FL	45
65	Nashville	TN	44.2
66	Bakersfield	CA	44
67	Baton Rouge	LA	43.4
68	San Antonio	TX	43.4
69	Jersey City	NJ	43.2
70	Lexington	KY	42.9
71	Greensboro	NC	42.8
72	Phoenix	AZ	42.5
73	Henderson	NV	42.4
74	Kansas City	MO	41.5
75	Chesapeake	VA	41.5
76	Chandler	AZ	40.9
77	Corpus Christi	TX	40.6
78	Baltimore	MD	40.5
79 (tie)	Columbus	OH	40.3
79 (tie)	El Paso	TX	40.3
81	Mesa	AZ	40.2
82	Philadelphia	PA	39.8
83	Arlington	TX	39.7
84	Fort Wayne	IN	39.2
85	Stockton	CA	38.8
86	Newark	NJ	38.6
87	Lubbock	TX	36.6
88	Memphis	TN	35.5
89	Laredo	TX	34.9
90	Winston-Salem	NC	34.5
91	Tulsa	OK	34.4
92	North Las Vegas	NV	34
93	Gilbert	AZ	33.5
94	Fresno	CA	33
95	Wichita	KS	32.5
96	Toledo	OH	30.3
97	Detroit	MI	30
98	Louisville	KY	27
99	Indianapolis	IN	26.9
100	Oklahoma City	OK	26.3

It should be noted that in the finer details of the report it shows that Madison, Wisconsin residents are the most active, with more than 90% saying they exercise regularly. However, Boise, Idaho has the biggest percentage of residents who meet aerobic fitness standards, and Plano, Texas, has the most residents who meet both aerobic and strength guidelines. Yet, it is Arlington, Virginia that the 2018 American Fitness Index report states is the fittest city in the USA.

From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),

Paul J. Staso

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