Seattle stays U.S.

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The index report reflects a composite of preventivehealtbh behaviors, levels of chronic disease conditions, health care access, as well as community resources and policies that support physical Seattle held the same spot on the 2008 In addition to a data report, Americamn Fitness Index is a program designed to help communities identify opportunities to improve the health of their residents and expande community assets to better support healthy lifestyles. Based on figures related to healthy lifestylesx andphysical activity, the Washington D.C. Metrop scored 74.4 to achieve the top ranking.
Metrlo areas completing the top fivewere Paul, Denver, Boston and San Francisco, whic also finished at the top of the inaugural rankings in 2008. The Westerh United States dominated thetop 10, with only threde cities lying east of the Mississippk River. The nation’s largest citiez finished in the middle of the pack with New York City at Chicago at 25th and Los Angeles at Seattle scored much higher than the rest of the nation in categories such as residents participating in any physical activitiesd in the last 30days (84.e3 percent compared with national average of arounds 77 percent); percent of residents who smoke (15.
3 percentr compared with national average of major citiesx of 18.7 percent); and percent of residents who use publi transportation to get to work (8 percent compared with major city average of 4.2 percent). The American College of Sports Medicine unveiled the 2009 rankinges and released the AFIdata “Health and Community Fitness Statusw of the 50 Largest Metropolitan during the organization’s annual meeting in Seattle.