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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\u2019s (ACSM) annual American Fitness Index\u00ae ().<\/p>\n

Made possible by a grant from the WellPoint Foundation, the 2012 data report<\/a>, \u201cHealth and Community Fitness Status of the 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

Check out the Quick View<\/a> to see how each metro area ranked. A full copy of the 2012 data report is available at https:\/\/americanfitnessindex.org\/report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The data report reflects a composite of preventive health behaviors, levels of chronic disease conditions, health care access and community resources and policies that support physical activity. New to the 2012 data report is a benchmark for each data indicator to help identify areas that need improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough many people will gravitate to which cities are fit or less fit, it\u2019s important to remember that there is room for improvement in every community,\u201d added Thompson. \u201cIt\u2019s also worth noting that even the lowest-ranked areas have healthy residents and community resources that support health and fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n

To assist with measurement and to provide a baseline measure of health and fitness status, ACSM worked with the Indiana University School of Family Medicine and a panel of 26 health and physical activity experts on the methodology of the data report. Researchers analyzed the data gleaned from U.S. Census data, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), The Trust for the Public Land City Park Facts and other existing research data in order to give a scientific, accurate snapshot of the health and fitness status at a metropolitan level.<\/p>\n

The data examined fall into two categories:<\/p>\n

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  1. Personal health indicators<\/li>\n
  2. Community and environmental indicators<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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