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In a fitness ranking of the country's 50 largest cities, Louisville ranked an abysmal 48th, sitting just above Detroit and Oklahoma City.
These were some of the results of the American College of Sports Medicine's 2012 Fitness Index. Cities were assessed on preventive health behaviors; levels of chronic disease; health care access; and community resources and policies that support physical activity such as bike lanes and parks.
Minneapolis-St. Paul was ranked first for the second year in a row, scoring 77.2 out of a possible 100 points. Louisville got just 32.1 points, but it did climb up one ranking slot over 2011's assessment.
The index is gaining notoriety and "might well become the scorecard for cities looking to attract health-conscious companies and people to settle in for a spell," reports Melissa Healy for the Los Angeles Times. "It draws on parks and recreation data from the Trust for Public Land, on nutrition and health behavior collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and on federally tallied school report cards to learn about school policies that promote fitness." (Read more)
- Kentucky Ranks Next To Last, Fifth Congressional District Dead Last In National Healthiness And Happiness Survey
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- Kentucky Ranks 37th, Louisville 33rd In Percentage Of Commuters Who Bike Or Walk To Work
Kentucky ranks 37th in the nation for its number of commuters who bike or walk to work. Of the 51 largest cities in the county, Louisville ranks 33rd. These are the findings of the Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report,...
- Lexington Is Most Sedentary City In U.s., Men's Health Says
Lexington has been ranked as the most sedentary city in the country by Men's Health magazine. Or, to put it more bluntly, the laziest. "What hurt Lexington most was the actual amount of activity, or exercise, people reported engaging in ? any physical...
- Cities' Efforts To Combat Obesity Get State, National Attention
The efforts of two Kentucky cities to slim down made news this week. On Monday, The New York Times ran a story about Louisville's programs to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in an attempt to combat obesity. On Tuesday, the Lexington...
- Well-being Index Gives Rankings For Kentucky's Congressional Districts And Metropolitan Areas; Some Are Very Bad
In keeping with its second-to-last state ranking in the 2010 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which assessed people's physical and emotional health across the country, one of Kentucky's congressional districts and its major metropolitan area...
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Louisville comes in third to last in fitness and health ranking of 50 largest cities
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These were some of the results of the American College of Sports Medicine's 2012 Fitness Index. Cities were assessed on preventive health behaviors; levels of chronic disease; health care access; and community resources and policies that support physical activity such as bike lanes and parks.
Minneapolis-St. Paul was ranked first for the second year in a row, scoring 77.2 out of a possible 100 points. Louisville got just 32.1 points, but it did climb up one ranking slot over 2011's assessment.
The index is gaining notoriety and "might well become the scorecard for cities looking to attract health-conscious companies and people to settle in for a spell," reports Melissa Healy for the Los Angeles Times. "It draws on parks and recreation data from the Trust for Public Land, on nutrition and health behavior collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and on federally tallied school report cards to learn about school policies that promote fitness." (Read more)
- Kentucky Ranks Next To Last, Fifth Congressional District Dead Last In National Healthiness And Happiness Survey
(Click on images for larger versions)Kentucky was again next to last among the states in happiness and healthiness of its residents in 2011, ranking above only West Virginia, though precise rankings are uncertain. Eastern Kentucky's Fifth Congressional...
- Kentucky Ranks 37th, Louisville 33rd In Percentage Of Commuters Who Bike Or Walk To Work
Kentucky ranks 37th in the nation for its number of commuters who bike or walk to work. Of the 51 largest cities in the county, Louisville ranks 33rd. These are the findings of the Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report,...
- Lexington Is Most Sedentary City In U.s., Men's Health Says
Lexington has been ranked as the most sedentary city in the country by Men's Health magazine. Or, to put it more bluntly, the laziest. "What hurt Lexington most was the actual amount of activity, or exercise, people reported engaging in ? any physical...
- Cities' Efforts To Combat Obesity Get State, National Attention
The efforts of two Kentucky cities to slim down made news this week. On Monday, The New York Times ran a story about Louisville's programs to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in an attempt to combat obesity. On Tuesday, the Lexington...
- Well-being Index Gives Rankings For Kentucky's Congressional Districts And Metropolitan Areas; Some Are Very Bad
In keeping with its second-to-last state ranking in the 2010 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which assessed people's physical and emotional health across the country, one of Kentucky's congressional districts and its major metropolitan area...