Dallas Is the 17th Worst City for an Active Lifestyle

With “lose weight and get fit” being both the No. 1 most popular and No. 1 most commonly broken New Year’s resolution and the level of inactivity among Americans aged 6 and older increasing from 27.6 percent to 28.3 percent in the past year, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle.

To identify the cities that encourage balancing a healthy diet with ample physical activity, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 100 most populated U.S. cities across 24 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the average monthly fitness club fee to the number of swimming pools per capita to the number of parkland acres per capita.

Living an Active Lifestyle in Dallas (1=Best; 50=Avg.)

• 33^rd – Average Monthly Fitness-Club Fee
• 44^th – Number of Sports Clubs per Capita
• 67^th – % of Residents Who Engage in Any Physical Activity
• 72^nd – Number of Swimming Pools per Capita
• 77^th – Number of Baseball Fields per Capita
• 37^th – Number of Basketball Hoops per Capita
• 86^th – Number of Public Golf Courses per Capita
• 53^rd – Number of Fitness Centers per Capita
• 32^nd – Number of Parkland Acres per Capita
• 40^th – Walk Score

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-cities-for-an-active-lifestyle/8817/