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Most Fit
Places
to Live in
the U.S.
Healthiest
Places
to Live in
the U.S.
5 SEATTLE, WA
(^3) SAN DIEGO, CA
RALEIGH,
NC
4
(^2) DENVER, CO
VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA
5
3 MINNEAPOLIS, MN
4 PLANO, TEXAS
2 IRVINE, CA
#1 Overland Park, Kansas
#1 Scottsdale, Arizona
Annual price of a top-tier Equinox membership (monthly dues plus fees, but excluding taxes
and promotions), which gives you access to any of its facilities in the world. A comparable
membership at Planet Fitness, the global leader in health clubs, costs 31 .88.
$4,160
$559.40
Annual cost
of a :eight
:atchers
membership,
for the digital
diet plan plus
workshops
(standard
.
monthly rate
plus 20
starter fee;
discounts may
be available).
&ost of food is
not included.
30.4%
Among Amer-
icans who
exercise, the
percentage
who choose
walking, by
far the most
popular form
of physi-
cal activity.
Rounding out
the top four
weight lifting
(8. ), running
(8.8) and
cardio (8.7).
(Based on 16 measures of health and 7 measures of fitness)
STRESS
MENTAL HEALTH
PHYSICAL HEALTH
58%
54%
51%
58% Ơ Among U.S. adults who play sports, the percentage
who say it has reduced their stress. Other beneɿts: 54% say
it improved their mental health; 51%, their physical health.
TO EAT HEALTHIER
TO EXERCISE MORE
TO LOSE WEIGHT
TO QUIT SMOKING
TO CUT DOWN ON ALCOHOL