America's Least Fit (and Fittest) Cities

In the recently released American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) 2015 American Fitness Index data report, 10 cities ranked lowest in overall health and fitness. Each city received a ranking and areas that needed “worked on” as a whole for the city.

#10: Dallas, Texas : score 38.8/100

#9: New Orleans, Louisiana : score 36.8/100

#8: Charlotte, North Carolina : score 37.4/100

#7: Birmingham, Alabama : score 34.5/100

#6: Nashville, Tennessee : score 33.0/100

#5: Louisville, Kentucky : score 32.1/100

#4: San Antonio, Texas : score 32.0/100

#3: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma : score 29.6/100

#2: Memphis, Tennessee : score 27.3/100

#1: Indianapolis, Indiana : score 26.8/100

To view the full report and see the full results of these cities and other major metropolitan cities included in the ACSM's research, visit www.americanfitnessindex.org.

And, the Fittest cities are,

#1: Washington, D.C.

#2: Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3: San Diego, California

#4: San Francisco, California

#5: Sacramento, California

#6: Denver, Colorado

#7: Portland, Oregon

#8: Seattle, Washington

#9: Boston, Massachusetts

#10: San Jose, California