For the third year in a row, the Twin Cities landed at the top of the list for the healthiest cities in the country, according to the
American Fitness Index, a study done by the American College of Sports Medicine.
Aimed at presenting a snapshot of the state of health and fitness at the metropolitan level, the annual ranking looks at a variety of factors that drive health, including the number of farmers markets per capita, city playgrounds and parks, golf courses and tennis courts, and other recreation opportunities.
Although the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was considered to have the most areas of excellence, there were some "improvement priority areas," including the number of smokers who live here, and the lower percentage of residents who eat more than five servings of fruits or vegetables per day.
Rounding out the top five were Washington D.C., Portland, San Francisco, and Denver.