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Four on the nation's 15 fittest cities are in Colorado, according to a Time Magazine analysis. (Daniel Petty, Denver Post file)
Four of the nation’s 15 fittest cities are in Colorado, according to a Time Magazine interpretation of data from the Centers for Disease Control.
It’s no surprise that Boulder weighs in at No. 1., but Arvada is No. 6, Denver No. 11 and Aurora No. 15.
Time took a CDC study that rated county by county levels of inactivity. “We looked at the counties with the lowest levels of inactivity, and then determined which major cities lay within them,” Time said. “Many of the top 15 most active cities have certain characteristics in common. With few exceptions, they are located in the Western U.S. and tend not to be huge megalopolises. They have an abundance of recreational outdoor space and are predictably located near popular recreational areas — exactly the kind of cities you’d probably move to, if being active and outdoorsy were a priority.’
No other state had four cities in the top 15. California had three (Salinas, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz).
