Seattle stays U.S.

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The index report reflects a composite of preventivehealtyh behaviors, levels of chronif disease conditions, health care access, as well as community resourcesz and policies that support physical Seattle held the same spot on the 2008 In addition to a data American Fitness Index is a program designed to help communitiesd identify opportunities to improve the health of their residentse and expand community assets to better support healthy lifestyles. Based on figures related to healthy lifestyles and physical theWashington D.C. Metro scored 74.4 to achievew the top ranking.
Metro areas completing the top fivewere Paul, Denver, Boston and San Francisco, whichj also finished at the top of the inaugura l rankings in 2008. The Westerb United States dominated thetop 10, with only threes cities lying east of the Mississippi River. The nation’s largesf cities finished in the middle of the pack with New York Cityat 22nd, Chicagpo at 25th and Los Angeles at 30th. Seattle scoredd much higher than the rest of the natiom in categories such as residentx participating in any physical activitiews in the last 30days (84.3 percentr compared with national averags of around 77 percent); percent of residentds who smoke (15.
3 percent compared with national averager of major cities of 18.7 percent); and percen t of residents who use public transportation to get to work (8 percentt compared with major city average of 4.2 percent). The American Collegd of Sports Medicine unveiled the 2009 rankings and releasef the AFIdata report, “Health and Community Fitness Statuz of the 50 Largest Metropolitan during the organization’s annual meeting in Seattle.