As if living in San Francisco isn't great enough, USA Today just published an article declaring us to be "the fittest big city" in the U.S. Quite a change from my hometown of Cincinnati ( and according to annual surveys by Self Magazine, the whole state of Ohio).

With the high price of gas and the only city where people wouldn't question the legitimacy of the cliché "to get there I had to walk uphill both ways" sprinkled with a little west coast mentality in addition to the near extinction of chain restaurants and I can't say I'm surprised by the results. The American Fitness Index had these following criteria-

"To rank big metropolitan areas, health and fitness experts analyzed government data from the 15 most populous cities in the country and Indianapolis, where the sports-medicine group is headquartered. They took into consideration a number of health indicators, including the percentage of people who exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight, eat the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables, have access to health care, have health insurance and don't smoke. They also looked at the environment, including the availability of parks, walking/bike trails and public transportation."

Looks like we get to add "model citizen" to our list of bragging rights and that more than makes up for no Super Target.