Where does your city fit in?

Well, if you live in Las Vegas, NV, then you live in the fattest city in the United States, according to Men's Fitness March Issue "9th Annual Fattest and Fittest Cities in North America." I find that very hard to believe, after all, watching CSI and Las Vegas on television, you would think that the city is just filled with buxomy babes, and sinfully sexy men. You mean, there is a side to Las Vegas we never get to see? Men's Fitness report did find that the high number of fast food joints, along with extremely inactive residents, contributed to the Sin City being #1 on the list.

A couple of big surprises made it to The Top 10 Fattest Cities list including Miami (Up from #14 last year to #3 this year) and San Jose (Up from #24 last year to #10 this year).

The Top 10 Fattest Cities in 2007

2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Las Vegas 2
2. San Antonio 12
3. Miami 14
4. Mesa, AZ 10
5. Los Angeles 3
6. Houston 5
7. Dallas 4
8. El Paso 8
9. Detroit 15
10. San Jose 24

So how did Men's Fitness put together this list? The magazine evaluated each city's healthy habits - how much time they residents use their gym membership, healthy foods consumed - and unhealthy habits - how much junk food they consume, how much time they sit in trafic. Men's Fitness also evaluated local exercise venues, programs designed to get citizens off their couches and moving, and civic leadership.

Now for those cities that do their residents proud, here's the list of The Top 10 Fittest Cities in 2007.

2007 RANKING LAST YEAR
1. Albuquerque 13
2. Seattle 8
3. Colorado Springs 6
4. Minneapolis 21
5. Tucson 4
6. Denver 20
7. San Francisco 7
8. Baltimore 1
9. Portland 17
10. Honolulu 2

The Honorable Mentions:

The Junk Food Capital - Cleveland
The Most Athletic City - Milwaukee
The City That Watches the Most TV - Memphis
The City With the Best Eating Habits: Oakland, CA


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