Top 10 least physically active US cities
More than 33% of Gadsen, Ala., residents do not exercise
While the number of Americans getting the average federally recommended amount of exercise per week is rising nationally, certain cities in the U.S. are still not meeting the advised guidelines.
But, according to a study conducted by 24/7 Tempo, part of media company 24/7 Wall St., about 22 percent of American adults report not being physically active while, in 2017, 25 percent met the national requirement of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week.
The study revealed America’s least active cities based on factors like physical activity, access to workout facilities and obesity and diabetes rates. Data for the study was gathered from the 2019 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR) report, including all 381 American metro areas.
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The U.S. average of adults in poor or fair health is 16 percent and adult obesity is 28.5 percent. The average for people with access to gyms and exercise facilities is 83.9 percent.
Per the numbers, here are the top 10 least active cities in America.
10. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, Kentucky
Adults who don’t exercise: 27.2% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 53.9% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 35.8% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 12% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 19.5% (U.S. average 16%)
9. Decatur, Alabama
Adults who don’t exercise: 28.9% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 55.4% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 32.3% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 12.4% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 20.7% (U.S. average 16%)
8. Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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Adults who don’t exercise: 30% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 57.5% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 33.8% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 12.5% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 19.7% (U.S. average 16%)
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7. Goldsboro, North Carolina
Adults who don’t exercise: 28.2% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 47.5% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 34.6% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 15.3% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 21% (U.S. average 16%)
6. Jonesboro, Arkansas
Adults who don’t exercise: 33.4% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 58.1% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 36.6% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 14.6% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 21.6% (U.S. average 16%)
5. Dothan, Alabama
Adults who don’t exercise: 29.9% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 47% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 36.6% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 12.5% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 23.5% (U.S. average 16%)
4. Texarkana, Texas
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Adults who don’t exercise: 33% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 51.9% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 37.4% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 13.1% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 20% (U.S. average 16%)
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3. Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, Alabama
Adults who don’t exercise: 30.2% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 44.7% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 37.1% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 15.6% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 19.6% (U.S. average 16%)
2. Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Adults who don’t exercise: 33.9% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 47.2% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 40.1% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 14.2% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 25.7% (U.S. average 16%)
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1. Gadsen, Alabama
Commercial Development Authority, Gadsden, Alabama, July 1. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
Adults who don’t exercise: 33.4% (U.S. average: 22.2%)
Population with access to workout facilities: 45.2% (U.S. average 83.9%)
Obesity rate: 36.1% (U.S. average 28.5%)
Population with diabetes (over 20 years old): 13.5% (U.S. average 8.5%)
Residents in poor or fair health: 23% (U.S. average 16%)