Spotlight on Milwaukee: Health and Fitness in Wisconsin’s Largest City
Today’s post takes a look at the metropolitan statistical area of Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis in Wisconsin. The fictional home of The Fonz, Richie Cunningham, Laverne and Shirley, is more accurately...
View ArticleSpotlight on Los Angeles: Health and Fitness in The City of Angels
Today’s post looks at Los Angeles and its surrounding areas including Long Beach and Santa Ana. It is a city that promises new life, hope, fame and fortune to many looking to move west. Los Angeles...
View ArticleSpotlight on Washington D.C. – Health and Fitness in our Nation’s Capitol
Today’s post looks at the metropolitan statistical area of Washington D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria, which spans from southern Maryland to northern Virginia. From 2008-2010, DC Metro ranked at the top of...
View ArticleSpotlight on Richmond, Va: Health and Fitness in One of America’s Oldest Cities
Today’s post takes a look at Richmond, the third largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Virginia. The city of Richmond and its surrounding areas include a population of 1.2 million residents,...
View ArticleSpotlight on Kansas City: Health and Fitness in the City of Fountains
Today’s post takes a look at the metropolitan statistical area of Kansas City, Mo. Notably, the city has more parks, golf courses, famer’s markets and ball diamonds per capita than any other state. To...
View ArticleSpotlight on Phoenix: Health and Fitness in the Valley of the Sun
Today’s post takes a look at the metropolitan statistical area of Phoenix, Arizona; also known as the “Valley of the Sun”. Phoenix is the largest state capital in the country and the metropolitan area...
View ArticleOklahoma City’s Wellness Now Initiative
From time to time, we like to highlight community initiatives and programs that are making a difference. Wellness Now is a community-led initiative in Oklahoma City, Okla., aimed at addressing the...
View ArticleLet’s Move! Celebrates Two Year Anniversary
Let’s Move! – a national campaign to fight childhood obesity – celebrated its second anniversary this month. The campaign launched in February of 2010 with the goal to reduce the childhood obesity rate...
View ArticleBuilding a Healthier Chicago!
ACSM has been proud to work with Assistant Surgeon General Dr. James M. Galloway in the early years of the ACSM American Fitness Index. Dr. Galloway spoke about the importance of the AFI data report to...
View ArticleMinneapolis-St. Paul Tops Fit List for Second Straight Year
For the second consecutive year, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the healthiest, fittest metropolitan area in the United States, according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) annual American...
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