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Minneapolis-St.Paul Tops Fit List for Second Straight Year
ACSM American Fitness Indexâ„¢ 2012 report identifies healthiest, fittest metro areas in the U.S.; Latest report adds benchmarks to help direct community-level efforts.
Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) May 31, 2012
For the second consecutive year, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the healthiest, fittest metropolitan area in the United States, according to the American College of Sports Medicine”™s (ACSM) annual American Fitness Indexâ„¢ (AFI).
Made possible by a grant from the WellPoint Foundation, the 2012 AFI data report, “Health and Community Fitness Status of the 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas,” evaluated the most populous city areas to identify the healthiest and fittest places in the United States. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington achieved a high score of 76.4 (out of 100 possible points) to capture the top ranking.
Read the whole press release here.
The metropolitan rankings included in the 2012 AFI report are:
Rank Metropolitan Area 2012 Score 2011 Rank 2011 Score
1. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. 76.4 1 77.2
2. Washington, D.C. 75.8 2 76.8
3. Boston, Mass. 70.0 3 69.1
4. San Francisco, Calif. 69.0 6 66.8*
5. Hartford, Conn. 68.5 7 66.8*
6. Sacramento, Calif. 68.4 10 65.3
7. Portland, Ore. 67.9 4 67.7
8. Seattle, Wash. 67.8 8 66.5
9. Denver, Colo. 65.6 5 67.6
10. Austin, Texas 63.4 16 57.8
11. Virginia Beach, Va. 63.2 9 65.8
12. San Jose, Calif. 62.2 11 65.2
13. Salt Lake City, Utah 59.8 15 59.8
14. Raleigh, N.C. 58.8 24 50.0
15. Pittsburgh, Pa. 58.7 17 55.5
John is a member on the AFS (Association of Fitness Studios) Advisory Council.
Holding certifications from; Schwinn, Heart Zones, Team ICG and Life Time Fitness, John's held regularly scheduled cycling classes between 1998 and 2015 when he moved to Florida.
When the weather permits, you'll find him riding and leading outdoor groups by himself or with his Tandem partner (wife) Amy.
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