Which City Is America‘s Fittest?

May 26, 2009 -- Washington, D.C., tops the American College of Sports Medicine's new list of America's fittest cities.

The list is based on personal factors -- including the percentage of residents who smoke, are obese, get regular physical activity, eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and have conditions such as diabetes and heart disease -- and on local resources, such as parks, farmers' markets, number of primary health care providers, and crime rates.

Data came from sources including the CDC, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the nonprofit Trust for the Public Land.

Here is how the cities ranked:

1. Washington, D.C.
2. Minneapolis-St. Paul
3. Denver
4. Boston
5. San Francisco
6. Seattle
7. Portland
8. San Diego
9. Austin, Texas
10. Virginia Beach, Va.
11. Hartford, Conn.
12. Sacramento, Calif.
13. San Jose, Calif.
14. Cincinnati
15. Atlanta
16. Pittsburgh
17. Milwaukee, Wis.
18. Buffalo, N.Y.
19. Baltimore
20. Raleigh, N.C.
21. Kansas City, Mo./Kan.
22. New York
23. Tampa, Fla.
24. Cleveland
25. Chicago
26. Nashville, Tenn.
27. Philadelphia
28. Jacksonville, Fla.
29. Columbus, Ohio
30. Los Angeles
31. Miami
32. Phoenix
33. St. Louis
34. Charlotte, N.C.
35. Dallas
36. Indianapolis
37. Memphis, Tenn.
38. Louisville, Ky.
39. San Antonio
40. Riverside, Calif.
41. Houston
42. Las Vegas
43. Birmingham, Ala.
44. Detroit
45. Oklahoma City, Okla.

Five cities -- Orlando, Fla.; Providence, R.I.; Richmond, Va.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Salt Lake City -- weren't rated because of a lack of community/environmental data.?