Austin ranks 43rd fittest U.S. city

Somewhat surprising in light of how active Austin residents are– is a ranking of the city in the bottom of the top half of 100 cities by a fitness index published by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Anthem Foundation

Austin finished 43rd on a 2019 fitness index analyzing the 100 largest U.S. cities.

The index ranks the largest cities on community fitness resources as well as personal fitness indicators, measuring personal health behaviors like the percentage of residents who’ve exercised in the past month; the share of the population with chronic diseases like obesity; and community resources like the number of parks per 10,000 people and farmers markets per million people.

Austin ranked 38th on personal health measurements and 45th on community environment.

The study is designed to provide city leaders with information to help them improve their residents’ physical fitness by modifying policies and improving fitness options in the community.

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Which of the 100 Biggest Cities Are the Most Fit?

Overall Rank	State	Personal Health Rank	Community & Environment Rank
1	Arlington, Va.	1	1
2	Seattle	3	9
3	Minneapolis	7	4
4	San Francisco	5	13
5	Madison, Wis.	2	21
6	Washington, D.C.	13	5
7	St. Paul, Minn.	27	2
8	Irvine, Calif.	8	28
9	Denver	15	26
10	Portland, Ore.	25	16
11	Oakland, Calif.	10	34
12	San Jose, Calif.	4	47
13	Boise, Idaho	16	33
14	San Diego	6	37
15	Chicago	32	3
16	Pittsburgh	31	10
17	Lincoln, Neb.	30	23
18	Long Beach, Calif.	18	41
19	Boston	44	7
20	Sacramento, Calif.	36	19
21	St. Petersburg, Fla.	37	20
22	Atlanta	29	27
23	Virginia Beach, Va.	21	43
24	Santa Ana, Calif.	9	72
25	Milwaukee	59.5	6
26	Honolulu	26	40
27	Los Angeles	17	58
28	Durham, N.C.	11	84
29	Chula Vista, Calif.	14	77
30	Raleigh, N.C.	23	53
31	Albuquerque, N.M.	40	32
32	New York	33	35
33	Stockton, Calif.	20	62
34	Fremont, Calif.	19	69
35	Miami	43	30
36	Newark, N.J.	39	36
37	Anaheim, Calif.	12	93
38	Richmond, Va.	63	17
39	Colorado Springs, Colo.	24	67
40	Aurora, Colo.	22	74
41 (tie)	Buffalo, N.Y.	69	12
42 (tie)	Orlando, Fla.	51	31
43	Austin, Texas	38	45
44	PLano, Texas	41	44
45	Omaha, Neb.	62	25
46	Tampa, Fla.	61	29
47	Norfolk, Va.	72	11
48	Nashville, Tenn.	28	78
49	Reno, Nev.	34.5	60
50	Jersey City, N.J.	47	49
51	St. Louis	76	15
52	Baltimore	78	14
53	Tucson, Ariz.	53	48
54	New Orleans	73	22
55	Hialeah, Fla.	58	46
56	Greensboro, N.C.	46	65
57	Cincinnati	74	24
58	Riverside, Calif.	48	63
59	Glendale, Ariz.	54	54
60	Lubbock, Texas	49	59
61	Dallas	57	55
62	Anchorage, Alaska	35	92
63	Philadelphia	93	8
64	Fresno, Calif.	45	83
65	Cleveland	90	18
66	Mesa, Ariz.	50	86
67	Kansas City, Mo.	75	39
68	Chandler, Ariz.	50	86
69	Scottsdale, Ariz.	55	90
70	Columbus, Ohio	68	56
71	Phoenix	52	94
72	El Paso, Texas	67	66
73	Houston	64	81
74	Lexington, Ky.	66	75
75	Charlotte, N.C.	42	98
76	Garland, Texas	65	89
77	Jacksonville, Fla.	80	51
78	Irving, Texas	70	70.5
79	Baton Rouge, La.	92	38
80	Laredo, Texas	84	50
81	Winston-Salem, N.C.	71	80
82	San Antonio, Texas	77	79
83	Gilbert, Ariz.	60	100
84	Chesapeake, Va.	81	64
85	Las Vegas	85	73
86	Fort Wayne, Ind.	84	76
87	Memphis, Tenn.	88	68
88	Fort Worth, Texas	79	96
89	Henderson, Nev.	87	82
90	Wichita, Kan.	86	88
91	Corpus Christi, Texas	100	42
92	Arlington, Texas	82	95
93	Detroit	97	52
94	Bakersfield, Calif.	91	91
95	Louisville, Ky.	95	70.5
96	Indianapolis	94	85
97	Toledo, Ohio	99	57
98	Tulsa, Okla.	98	61
99	North Las Vegas, Nev.	89	97
100	Oklahoma City	96	99

Source: American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index

This is a revised article first published by The Center Square.

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