Minneapolis Ranked #14 Most Physically Active City in U.S.
To create this ranking, BetterDoctor.com -- a free consumer healthcare tool that makes it easy to find a great doctor -- evaluated cities across the U.S. based on important health criteria such as physical activity, healthy weight, and access to quality parks. Here's what they found:
*** BETTERDOCTOR.COM "ACTIVE CITY" INDEX ***
>> Top 50 Most “Physically Active” U.S. Cities
(each city's total score on a 100-point scale is shown in parentheses)
#1 Aurora, CO (75.2)
#2 San Francisco, CA (73.6)
#3 Oakland, CA (72.3)
#4 Albuquerque, NM (70.9)
#5 Seattle, WA (70.9)
#6 Denver, CO (70.5)
#7 Portland, OR (70.0)
#8 Sacramento, CA (68.4)
#9 Irvine, CA (66.8)
#10 San Diego, CA (66.5)
#11 Scottsdale, AZ (63.8)
#12 San Jose, CA (63.5)
#13 St. Paul, MN (63.0)
#14 Minneapolis, MN (62.8)
#15 Honolulu, HI (62.2)
#16 Colorado Springs, CO (62.2)
#17 Reno, NV (61.9)
#18 Washington, DC (61.2)
#19 Virginia Beach, VA (58.4)
#20 Boston, MA (58.3)
#21 Tucson, AZ (57.3)
#22 Anaheim, CA (56.3)
#23 Phoenix, AZ (56.0)
#24 Lincoln, NE (55.7)
#25 Santa Ana, CA (55.5)
#26 Raleigh, NC (55.5)
#27 Austin, TX (55.2)
#28 Durham, NC (54.8)
#29 Glendale, AZ (50.4)
#30 Rochester, NY (49.7)
#31 Las Vegas, NV (49.4)
#32 Mesa, AZ (49.4)
#33 Long Beach, CA (49.2)
#34 Henderson, NV (49.2)
#35 Jacksonville, FL (49.0)
#36 Los Angeles, CA (48.5)
#37 Chandler, AZ (47.9)
#38 St. Petersburg, FL (47.6)
#39 New York, NY(47.2)
#40 Wichita, KS (46.7)
#41 Cincinnati, OH (46.3)
#42 Chicago, IL (46.4)
#43 Charlotte, NC (46.1)
#44 Milwaukee, WI (45.9)
#45 Kansas City, MO (45.6)
#46 Atlanta, GA (45.3)
#47 Philadelphia, PA (44.6)
#48 Jersey City, NJ (43.7)
#49 Houston, TX (43.6)
#50 Norfolk, VA (43.6)
>> METHODOLOGY
BetterDoctor.com used the following factors to determine a city's physical activity ranking:
1. The percentage of residents who have had physical activity or exercise in the past 30 days (40% of overall score).
2. The percentage of city residents who are at a healthy weight (30% of the overall score).
3. The acres of park space per resident (20% of score) as well as park spending per resident (10% of final score).
>> COMPLETE RESULTS
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What do these findings mean? Access to infrastructure like parks and bike lanes can make an incredible difference in the health of a city's residents.