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Chicago fattest, Baltimore fittest, men’s magazine says

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Friday, Jan. 6, 2006 | 8:21 a.m.

The fattest and fittest cities in America in the annual survey by Men's Fitness magazine, with cities in order of ranking, and 2005 rankings in parentheses. An asterisk () denotes that last year's ranking was on the opposite list:

TOP 25 FATTEST CITIES:

1. Chicago (5)

2. Las Vegas (9)

3. Los Angeles (21)

4. Dallas (6)

5. Houston (1)

6. Memphis, Tenn. (4)

7. Long Beach, Calif. (20)

8. El Paso, Texas (11)

9. Kansas City, Mo. (18)

10. Mesa, Ariz. (15)

11. Indianapolis (13)

12. San Antonio (10)

13. Fort Worth, Texas (14)

14. Miami (19)

15. Detroit (3)

16. Columbus, Ohio (16)

17. Oklahoma City (21)

18. Cleveland (24)

19. Wichita, Kan. (17)

20. Charlotte, N.C. (24)

21. San Diego (9)

22. Fresno, Calif. (14)

23. Philadelphia (2)

24. San Jose, Calif. (17)

25. New York (8)

TOP 25 FITTEST CITIES:

1. Baltimore (25)

2. Honolulu (2)

3. Virginia Beach, Va. (12)

4. Tucson, Ariz. (8)

5. Milwaukee (15)

6. Colorado Springs, Colo. (3)

7. San Francisco (4)

8. Seattle (1)

9. Louisville-Jefferson, Ky. (not ranked)

10. Boston (11)

11. Sacramento, Calif. (7)

12. Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. (25)

13. Albuquerque (10)

14. Tulsa, Okla. (22)

15. Phoenix (12)

16. Atlanta (23)

17. Portland, Ore. (6)

18. Washington (23)

19. Oakland, Calif. (20)

20. Denver (5)

21. Minneapolis (13)

22. Arlington, Texas (22)

23. Austin, Texas (19)

24. Jacksonville, Fla. (18)

25. Omaha, Neb. (16)

SOURCE: Men's Fitness

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