Exploring America's 5 Fittest Cities

Exploring America's 5 Fittest Cities Many U.S. cities strive to promote healthy lifestyles, including constructing more parks to help residents get active and launching farmers' markets to encourage wholesome nutrition. Explore the top 5 fittest American cities according to the ACSM American Fitness Index-maybe you'll find the right city for your active lifestyle! 1. Minneapolis, Minnesota • 14.6% of city land is dedicated to parks. Minneapolis has more tennis courts, golf courses, and ball diamonds per capita than the target goal in the American Fitness Index. 2. Washington, D.C. • 27.5% of the population eats 5+ servings of fruits/vegetables per day. • More of Washington D.C.'s population walks or bikes to work than the target goal in the American Fitness Index. 3. Portland, Oregon • Park-related expenditures per capita in Portland: $151.00 LOCAL PARK$ TAXES • Portland residents explore 57,325 different running trail routes. 4. San Francisco, California • 60.5% of San Francisco's population is in excellent health. 100% HEALTH ++ • With more farmers' markets per capita than ACSM's target goal, San Franciscans enjoy fresh local fare after hitting the yoga studio-talk about Zen! ORGANIC FRESHLY FA PRODU 5. Denver, Colorado • Over half of Denver's population-55.8%-is moderately active. • Denver residents can enjoy 355 hiking trails within nearby Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 scenic square miles. Brought to you by Injinji | No matter where you live, there's a toesock to fuel your favorite activities at Injinji.com. SOURCES: http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/docs/reports/2013_afi_report_final.pdf http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/groups/public/@cped/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-104637.pdf http://www.mapmyrun.com/us/portland-or/ http://voices.yahoo.com/top-ten-most-popular-landmarks-denver-colorado-5386873.html http://www.injinji.com/trail.html/ http://www.injinji.com/run.html/ http://www.injinji.com/yoga.html http://www.injinji.com/compression.html http://www.injinji.com/sport.html O injinji