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

For more details on these results, please visit:

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.

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