With our fast-paced and busy lifestyles nowadays, getting fit and healthy slides down below the list of our priorities. However, a number of people still strive hard to make time for trainings and work out. TIME found out the best place in the United States to live in for people who want to be fit and remain fit.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, only 20 % of American adults meet the government's physical activity suggestions. 2.5 hours of moderate to extreme aerobic exercise (e.g. walking) and one hour and 15 minutes of vigorous intense aerobic exercise (e.g. jogging) every week is considered as the right standard amount of physical activity for American adults. Other muscle-toning and strengthening routine like push ups, sit ups, and weight lifting are also recommended for people who want to be in shape.
This just shows that being physically fit is one of the utmost pointers of a healthy life, and gyms are the ultimate fitness hubs. Gyms provide the best environments for fitness-lovers accomplish their routines and interact with and be motivated by other enthusiasts.
Research company AggData, identified Fairfax City, Virgina (located outside of Washington, D.C.) to be the number one gym destination in the country, after compiling data on gym locations throughout U.S. and systematically ranking 1,703 countries from the most to fewest gyms per every 10,000 residents. Virginia has more than 10 times the number of gym per capita than the national average. Not only that! Two other Virginia counties - Falls Church and Williamsburg -made it to the top ten of number of gyms per residents.
Top 5 Gyms Per 10,000 County Residents:
1. Fairfax City, Virginia: 7.76 gyms per 24,483 residents
2. Falls Church City, Virginia: 6.62 gyms per 13,601 residents
3. Park, Montana: 5.67 gyms per 15,880 residents
4. Bianco, Texas: 4.62 gyms per 10,812 residents
5. Jasper, Georgia: 4.47 gyms per 13,432 residents
