It's Monday, so I won't ask or readers to think too deeply today. A no-brainer, it will come as no suprise that the ranking of most walkable cities (link) also happens to overlay directly with the list of most fit residents in a recent city ranking below:
Source: American Fitness Index
Arlington County wallows in the simple, but wonderful joy of New Urbanism which offers unbridled opportunity at the under rated activity of walking along with copius biking and transit options.
The graph below also shows the direct correlation between walking, cycling, transit alternatives and obesity. So, start your New Year resolution NOW to move to Arlington. It's never been easier to loose weight, save money, and leave a lighter footprint on the environement all in one fell swoop.
Wow, that really sounded like a shamless marketing plug for Arlington. Doh!
Source: No Impact Man
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