An industry-wide shift to population health means patients and providers are focusing more on how to get healthy and stay healthy.
Achieving overall health is indicative of a healthy lifestyle. WalletHub, a financial insight resource, analyzed 25 metrics associated with a healthy lifestyle — such as the cost of participating in certain sports and activities and the number of sports facilities — of the 100 largest cities to determine which are the most and least conducive to living a healthy lifestyle.
The 10 best cities for active lifestyles are:
- Omaha, Neb.
- Portland, Ore.
- Pittsburgh
- Reno, Nev.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Tampa, Fla.
- Irvine, Calif.
- Tucson, Ariz.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Atlanta
The 10 worst cities for active lifestyles are:
- Houston
- Irving, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- New York
- North Las Vegas, Nev.
- Hialeah, Fla.
- Arlington, Texas
- Newark, N.J.
- Jersey City, N.J.
- Laredo, Texas
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