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The most common New Year’s resolutions usually involve health, fitness, and 2024 is no different, according to Forbes Health and WalletHub.
The personal finance company, which frequently releases state-by-state rankings for housing, health care and socioeconomic statistics, just released its 2024 Rankings of the Best and Worst U.S. Cities for an Active Life.
No Florida city made the “best” list, but one South Florida city made the “worst” list.
Here’s a quick look at which cities made the “best” list and which cities in Florida ranked in the bottom 10.
What is the best city to be active?
WalletHub ranked the nation’s 100 most populous cities and compared them on 35 different metrics, such as average cost of monthly fitness club fees, share of physically inactive adults, intramural leagues per capita and Google search interest in home workouts and sports equipment. .
According to the rankings, Honolulu, Hawaii is the best city for those with an active lifestyle, as it ranks first in the country for having the most baseball fields, skate parks, volleyball courts and tennis and to effectively promote community sporting activities.
Here are the top 10 best cities in the United States for those with an active lifestyle, as ranked by WalletHub:
- Honolulu Hawaii
- New York, New York
- Chicago, IL
- San Francisco, California
- San Diego, California
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Denver, Colorado
- Atlanta, Georgia
Which cities are the least physically active?
According to the ranking, the worst city in terms of physically active lifestyle is North Las Vegas, Nevada.
The South Florida city of Hialeah, near Miami, wasn’t far behind, ranking in the bottom 10 as the seventh worst city in terms of physically active lifestyle. Hialeah also ranked in the bottom 5 for one of the metrics used in the study, with the fewest playgrounds per capita among the 100 cities studied.
Here are the 10 worst cities in the United States for those with an active lifestyle, as ranked by WalletHub:
- North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Gilbert, Arizona
- Irving, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Aurora, Colorado
- Hialeah, Florida
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Fresno, California
