Summer is the season for kicking back and doing nothing, which means it's always summer in Lexington, Kentucky. In fact, folks there didn't need to lift a finger to be named America's Most Sedentary City, since movement of any kind means you're not a committed couch potato.
Now, we don't doubt the Lexington work ethic—it's the workout ethic we question. We looked at where and how often people exercise (Experian Marketing Services); the percentage of households that watch more than 15 hours of cable a week and buy more than 11 video games a year (Mediamark Research); and the rate of deaths from deep-vein thrombosis, a condition linked to a lot of sitting (CDC). And since some people define "exercise" loosely, we gave credit for any physical activity in the past month (CDC).
Now, we don't doubt the Lexington work ethic—it's the workout ethic we question. We looked at where and how often people exercise (Experian Marketing Services); the percentage of households that watch more than 15 hours of cable a week and buy more than 11 video games a year (Mediamark Research); and the rate of deaths from deep-vein thrombosis, a condition linked to a lot of sitting (CDC). And since some people define "exercise" loosely, we gave credit for any physical activity in the past month (CDC).
Where does your city rank? Do you agree?
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Least active 100 Lexington, KY F 99 Indianapolis, IN F 98 Jackson, MS F 97 Charleston, WV F 96 Oklahoma City, OK F 95 Tulsa, OK F 94 Little Rock, AR F 93 Nashville, TN F 92 Laredo, TX F 91 Birmingham, AL F 90 Charlotte, NC F 89 Corpus Christi, TX F 88 Memphis, TN F 87 Wichita, KS F 86 Sioux Falls, SD F 85 Fort Wayne, IN F 84 Omaha, NE F 83 Toledo, OH F 82 Lincoln, NE F 81 Louisville, KY D- 80 Greensboro, NC D- 79 Des Moines, IA D- 78 Columbus, OH D 77 Las Vegas, NV D 76 Cincinnati, OH D 75 Jacksonville, FLD 74 Billings, MT D 73 El Paso, TX D 72 Lubbock, TX D 71 Buffalo, NY D+ 70 Houston, TX D+ 69 Columbia, SC D+ 68 New Orleans, LA D+ 67 Tampa, FLD+ 66 San Antonio, TX D+ 65 Winston-Salem, NC D+ 64 Plano, TX D+ 63 St. Louis, MO D+ 62 Bakersfield, CA D+ 61 Cheyenne, WY D+ 60 Fargo, ND D+ 59 Fresno, CA C- 58 Cleveland, OH C- 57 Detroit, MI C- 56 Dallas, TX C- 55 Virginia Beach, VA C- 54 Chesapeake, VA C- 53 Kansas City, MO C- 52 Milwaukee, WI C- 51 Durham, NC C 50 Fort Worth, TX C 49 Raleigh, NC C 48 Orlando, FLC 47 Pittsburgh, PA C 46 Albuquerque, NM C 45 Riverside, CA C 44 Stockton, CA C 43 Jersey City, NJ C+ 42 Newark, NJ C+ 41 Providence, RI C+ 40 Richmond, VA C+ 39 Sacramento, CA C+ 38 Philadelphia, PA C+ 37 Santa Ana, CA C+ 36 Baton Rouge, LA C+ 35 Phoenix, AZ B- 34 Norfolk, VA B- 33 New York, NY B- 32 St. Petersburg, FLB- 31 Chicago, IL B- 30 Baltimore, MD B- 29 Colorado Springs, CO B- 28 Aurora, CO B 27 Los Angeles, CA B 26 Boise, ID B 25 Anchorage, AK B 24 Honolulu, HI B 23 Burlington, VT B 22 Wilmington, DE B 21 San Diego, CA B+ 20 Madison, WI B+ 19 Tucson, AZ B+ 18 Boston, MA B+ 17 San Jose, CA B+ 16 Manchester, NH B+ 15 Portland, OR B+ 14 Austin, TX A- 13 St. Paul, MN A- 12 Miami, FLA- 11 Bridgeport, CT A- Most active 10 Minneapolis, MN A- 9 Denver, CO A- 8 Atlanta, GA A- 7 Portland, ME A- 6 Reno, NV A- 5 Salt Lake City, UT A- 4 Washington, DC A 3 Oakland, CA A 2 San Francisco, CA A+ 1 Seattle, WA A+
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