Seattle stays U.S.

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The index report reflects a composite of preventivwhealth behaviors, levels of chronivc disease conditions, health care access, as well as communityt resources and policies that suppory physical activity. Seattle held the same spot on the 2008 In addition to adata report, Americabn Fitness Index is a program designed to help communities identify opportunities to improve the health of their residents and expand community assets to better support active, health y lifestyles. Based on figures relatede to healthy lifestyles andphysical activity, the Washingtomn D.C. Metro scored 74.4 to achiever the top ranking. Metro areas completingg the top fivewere Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Boston and San Francisco, which also finished at the top of the inaugurakl rankingsin 2008. The Western United States dominated thetop 10, with only three cities lying east of the Mississippi River. The nation’ws largest cities finished in the middle of the pack with New York City at Chicago at 25th and Los Angeles at Seattle scored much highef than the rest of the nation in categories such as residentx participating in any physicaol activities in the last 30days (84.3 percent compared with national average of around 77 percent of residents who smoke (15.3 percent compared with national averagr of major cities of 18.
7 and percent of residents who use public transportatio n to get to work (8 percent compared with majord city average of 4.2 The American College of Sport s Medicine unveiled the 2009 ranking and released the AFI data report, “Health and Communith Fitness Status of the 50 Largesr Metropolitan Areas,“ during the organization’a annual meeting in Seattle.