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Friday, January 6, 2006

Bawlm’r

I’m pretty sure that my dad and aunt will be surprised to learn that they come from the “fittest” city in the US.

When an annual survey named Baltimore the fittest city in America, many Charm City residents had the same response: You gotta be kidding.

FITTEST CITIES
1. Baltimore, Maryland
2. Honolulu, Hawaii
3. Virginia Beach, Virginia
4. Tucson, Arizona
5. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6. Colorado Springs, Colorado
7. San Francisco, California
8. Seattle, Washington
9. Louisville-Jefferson, Kentucky
10. Boston, Massachusetts
–Source: Men’s Fitness Magazine

FATTEST CITIES
1. Chicago, Illinois
2. Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Dallas, Texas
5. Houston, Texas
6. Memphis, Tennessee
7. Long Beach, California
8. El Paso, Texas
9. Kansas City, Missouri
10. Mesa, Arizona
–Source: Men’s Fitness Magazine

I have to wonder about their sources, since despite the fact that West Virginia has the highest obesity rates in the nation, not a single WV city made the “fattest” list.

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