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News Flash — Colorado Springs ranked Fittest City

 Colorado Springs #1

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Since I’m a “wanna-be” athlete, and I’m a statistic “junkie, I love articles like the recent publication in Men’s Fitness Magazine. The article praised Colorado Springs, which is no surprise to those of us who already live in the area.

The ranking information on the web site includes a report card, with A through F rankings. The area was rated an A in some categories, including Geography, Nutrition, Air Quality, and Parks and Open Space. But ………… on the other end of the spectrum there were F ratings for Alcohol Consumption and Access to HealthCare. Our neighbor to the north, Denver, was ranked #4, and also received an F in Alcohol Consumption, as well as they also received a D for Commute and Access to Healthcare.

There was some great trivia information posted on the web site:

• The number of heavy drinkers here is high: Colorado Springs has 17 percent more than average and the, 7th highest in the survey.
• Colorado Springs is home to Read the rest of this entry »

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