You probably don’t exercise much mental energy wondering just how much strength is bundled up in your city. That’s our job. Based on a wide range of criteria, we pitted the top 25 most populous U.S. cities against each other in an ultimate strength smackdown. Those with the most USA powerlifters, strongman competitors, personal trainers and fitness instructors got the highest points. Then we compared statewide physical activity and obesity rates. Extra points were awarded for the quality of the city itself based on the amount of park space, the number of bicycle commuters or the most baseball diamonds, basketball courts and other game spaces per capita. The results may surprise you.
1) Seattle
2) Boston
3) Denver
4) Baltimore
5) San Diego
6) New York
7) Philadelphia
8) Los Angeles
9) San Francisco
10) Chicago
11) Austin, Texas
WINNER: SEATTLE
If all of the powerlifters, personal trainers and aerobics instructors in Seattle got together and invaded the south, the obesity epidemic would be practically vanquished. Only Austin, Texas, and San Antonio can claim more USAPL members than Seattle. This wet northwest burg also hosts the most bicycle commuters (massive quads are the norm), has high overall physical-activity rates, and fewer smokers than Boston and Denver.
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