Yay us!!
Congratulations everyone! Yet again Men's Health magazine has rated us as the fattest city in the U.S., based on 14 factors, only one of which deal with actual weight. The factors were:
- Number of gyms/sporting good stores per capita
- Number of heath food stores and amount of produce purchased per capita
- Participation in sports/fitness
- Percentage of population at risk for health problems due to excess weight and lack of exercise
- Number of fast food places per capita
- Number of bars and amount of alcohol purchased per capita
- Amount of T.V. watched per capita
- Air quality
- Climate
- Geography
- Travel time index, which measures traffic delays
- Number of acres of parks and number of parks per capita
- Number of public recreational facilities per capita
- Health resources and cost of health care
BTW, Colorado Springs, Colorado, where I grew up, is ranked number 3 as the healthiest city in the U.S.
- Number of gyms/sporting good stores per capita
- Number of heath food stores and amount of produce purchased per capita
- Participation in sports/fitness
- Percentage of population at risk for health problems due to excess weight and lack of exercise
- Number of fast food places per capita
- Number of bars and amount of alcohol purchased per capita
- Amount of T.V. watched per capita
- Air quality
- Climate
- Geography
- Travel time index, which measures traffic delays
- Number of acres of parks and number of parks per capita
- Number of public recreational facilities per capita
- Health resources and cost of health care
BTW, Colorado Springs, Colorado, where I grew up, is ranked number 3 as the healthiest city in the U.S.