Twin Cities Named #1 Spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s 2011 List of America’s Fittest Cities

According to a May 24, 2011, article on WebMD.com, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the 2011 fittest metro area per the American College of Sports Medicine.

Contributing factors include bountiful parks and recreational facilities (our percentage of parkland is above average), an increasing number of farmers markets, and low smoking rates.  Also, an above-average percentage of residents exercise, and we have moderate-to-low rates of chronic health problems (such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease).