Source: American Fitness Index
https://acsm.org/about/community-impact-programs/american-fitness-index/rankings/
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Chicago and Madison in the top 20? I call bullshit.
Can't speak on Chicago but Madison has a lot of very active residents. There are a lot of popular bike paths, parks, and walking trails throughout it. They also have UW and Epic and are small enough for that they have a meaningful influence in making the population skew younger. So it makes sense that its population would generally be healthier than other cities'. There is a lot more alcoholism though.
Puts it into perspective how nasty these other cities are