Oakland Among the Fittest Cities in America

Pity the people in the northeastern U.S., getting slammed by yet another arctic cold snap. It’s no wonder they don’t get any exercise—just walking to the mailbox is a treacherous undertaking!

And then there’s us—gorgeous weather beckoning us to come outside and play.

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BetterDoctor crunched the numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Trust for Public Land to figure out which communities were fittest. The results—Oakland came in at No. 3.

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This is what BetterDoctor had to say about Oakland, “Oakland has a temperate climate and a robust park system, and the city has many nearby hiking trails. The metro area has the highest percentage of residents at a healthy weight of any place on our list.”

Here’s the Top 10 Fittest Cities:

1. Aurora, Colorado

2. San Francisco, California

3. Oakland, California

4. Albuquerque, New Mexico

5. Seattle, Washington

6. Denver, Colorado

7. Portland, Oregon

8. Sacramento, California

9. Irvine, California

10. San Diego, California

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