The 10 Fittest Cities In America

Minneapolis and D.C. have traded the title for years, and the Minnesota city just beat the nation's capital for the first time in three years. The city's residents just about hit their target exercise goal, and have tons of recreational facilities, including dog parks and tennis courts. 

More than 97 percent of  D.C. residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park. The city also surpasses its goal for the percentage of people in excellent health.

Less than 18 percent of people in the City by the Bay are obese — the lowest out of the top ten fit cities — and 61 percent of the population meet the CDC aerobic activity guidelines. Perhaps it's from walking all those hills.

Apparently, Seattleites think it's easy being green. The city has a healthy percentage of people who eat three or more veggies every day. It's also incredibly walkable.

Silicon Valley may seem like a stressful workplace, but only 23 percent of San Jose residents have high blood pressure. What's more: Locals are great about fitting workouts into their schedules.

Boston is rife with farmers markets; the city has more per capita than many other places. It also beat its goal for the percentage of people in excellent health.

Denver has a very low obesity rate at less than 20 percent of the population. Its residents also make sure to get at least seven hours of sleep every night.

Many Portland locals bike or walk to work, maybe because their city is more walkable than the average one. The Oregon locale also goes above and beyond state requirements for physical education.

Almost 30 percent of the people living in Salt Lake City get two or more servings of fruit every day, despite the fact that the city has only 10.3 farmers markets for every 1,000,000 people.

San Diegans are probably getting their fish tacos grilled not fried: The obesity rate is only 23.5 percent, and the stroke and heart disease rates are low, too.