Why America’s ‘Fittest City’ Can Be a Model for Rest of the Country

America’s greatest city? The argument could last for days.

But what about the country’s healthiest city? That is none other than Virginia’s Arlington, according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.

Located just outside Washington, D.C., Arlington has been named the “fittest city in America,” according to the ACSM’s 2022 American Fitness Index Rankings, which were unveiled on Tuesday, July 12.

Arlington bagged the index’s top spot for the fifth consecutive year, usurping some of the country’s major urban cities, including the nation’s capital as well as New York, LA, Miami and more, in the overall ranking across all health indicators of the index.

The index ultimately aims to educate community leaders as they shape policy, systems and environmental change strategies to promote the health and sustainability of their communities.

Speaking to Newsweek, Amanda Paluch, a member of the ACSM Fitness Index Advisory Board, said Arlington “absolutely” can be a model for the rest of the country in terms of building a community geared towards health.

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“However, every city is unique so what works in Arlington may not work in another city. We encourage every community to find local solutions that work for their residents’ needs and interests,” she said.

What Makes Arlington America’s Fittest City?
The scores for the index’s 34 indicators were grouped into two sub-scores—personal health and community/environment. The index reports both the overall rank and score for each city evaluated as well as the ranks of the sub-scores, Paluch explained.

“This helps us see if a city is doing well in one area or the other. For example, a city with a low personal health sub-score, but high community/environment sub-score may need to focus more on getting residents to use the existing physical activity infrastructure,” Paluch explained.

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