The best city for an active lifestyle is Chicago, and the worst is Hialeah, Florida, according to WalletHub, a personal finance website.
The top five cities for an active lifestyle are:
1. Chicago
2. Portland, Oregon
3. San Francisco
4. San Diego
5. Seattle
The five cities that rank at the bottom are:
96. Newark, New Jersey
97. Bakersfield, California
98. Irving, Texas
99. North Las Vegas, Nevada
100. Hialeah, Florida
WalletHub ranked the cities by comparing the 100 most populous cities by 34 key indicators under two broad categories: budget and participation as well as sports and outdoors. Part of the budget and participation category included the average monthly fitness-club fee. Part of the sports and outdoors category included the number of fitness centers per capita and the number of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors per capita.
WalletHub ranked the following cities as having the lowest monthly fitness-club fees:
1. El Paso, Texas
2. Fort Wayne, Indiana
3. Stockton, California
4. Chula Vista, California, and Garland, Texas (tied)
The cities with the highest monthly fitness-club fees are:
96. Baltimore
97. Washington, DC
98. San Francisco
99. Anchorage, Alaska
100. New York
The cities with the most fitness centers per capita are:
1. San Francisco, New York and San Diego (tied)
4. Miami
5. Los Angeles
The cities with the fewest fitness centers per capita are:
96. San Bernardino, California
97 North Las Vegas, Nevada
98. Laredo, Texas
99. Newark, New Jersey
100. Jersey City, New Jersey
The cities ranking at the top of the list for the most fitness trainers and aerobics instructors per capita are:
1. Lincoln, Nebraska
2. Denver, Colorado, and Aurora, Colorado (tied)
4. Washington, DC
5. Seattle
The cities with the fewest trainers and aerobics instructors per capita are:
96. El Paso, Texas
97. Memphis, Tennessee
98. San Antonio, Texas
99. Corpus Christi, Texas
100. Bakersfield, California
WalletHub collected its data from the following sources: the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Council for Community and Economic Research, United States Environmental Protection Agency, White Book of Ski Areas, Numbeo, Active, IMLeagues, Trust for Public Land, Meetup, Yelp, Walk Score, Bikeshare.com, Golf.com, Fitbit, Under Armour and WalletHub research.