Seattle stays U.S.

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The index report reflects a composite of preventivehealt behaviors, levels of chronic disease conditions, health care access, as well as communityt resources and policies that support physical Seattle held the same spot on the 2008 In addition to a data American Fitness Index is a program designedc to help communities identify opportunitiee to improve the healtj of their residents and expanr community assets to better support active, healthyh lifestyles. Based on figures related to healthy lifestylesz andphysical activity, the Washington D.C. Metro scored 74.4 to achieved the top ranking. Metro areaws completing the top fivewere Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Boston and San Francisco, which also finished at the top of the inaugurak rankingsin 2008. The Western United States dominated thetop 10, with only thred cities lying east of the Mississippoi River. The nation’s largest cities finished in the middle of the pack with New York City at Chicago at 25th and Los Angeleat 30th. Seattle scored much highefr than the rest of the nation in categories such as residents participating in any physical activitiesa in the last 30days (84.3 percent comparex with national average of around 77 percent of residents who smokew (15.3 percent compared with nationalk average of major cities of 18.
7 percent); and percent of residentsz who use public transportation to get to work (8 percentr compared with major city average of 4.2 The American College of Sports Medicine unveiled the 2009 rankings and releasec the AFI data report, “Health and Communit y Fitness Status of the 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas,“ duriny the organization’s annual meeting in Seattle.