Special Report

The City That Hates Exercise the Most in Every State

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Alabama: Dothan
> Adults who don’t exercise: 35.7% (Alabama: 30.8%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 56.3% (Alabama: 56.6%)
> Adult obesity rate: 39.2% (Alabama: 36.3%)
> Adults with diabetes: 12.5% (Alabama: 12.2%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 23.6% (Alabama: 21.4%)
> Avg. physically unhealthy days: 5.0 per month (Alabama: 4.8 per month)

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Alaska: Fairbanks
> Adults who don’t exercise: 22.2% (Alaska: 21.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 47.1% (Alaska: 64.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 30.4% (Alaska: 30.7%)
> Adults with diabetes: 8.1% (Alaska: 7.1%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 15.9% (Alaska: 15.7%)
> Avg. physically unhealthy days: 3.5 per month (Alaska: 3.6 per month)

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Arizona: Lake Havasu City-Kingman
> Adults who don’t exercise: 31.1% (Arizona: 23.6%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 53.7% (Arizona: 81.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 32.3% (Arizona: 31.9%)
> Adults with diabetes: 10.2% (Arizona: 9.8%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 21.2% (Arizona: 18.3%)
> Avg. physically unhealthy days: 4.5 per month (Arizona: 4.0 per month)

Arkansas: Pine Bluff
> Adults who don’t exercise: 36.8% (Arkansas: 30.4%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 42.6% (Arkansas: 55.7%)
> Adult obesity rate: 41.2% (Arkansas: 38.0%)
> Adults with diabetes: 14.2% (Arkansas: 12.1%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 26.9% (Arkansas: 24.1%)
> Avg. physically unhealthy days: 5.3 per month (Arkansas: 5.0 per month)

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California: El Centro
> Adults who don’t exercise: 33.3% (California: 22.3%)
> Pop. with access to places for physical activity: 81.1% (California: 92.9%)
> Adult obesity rate: 35.9% (California: 26.2%)
> Adults with diabetes: 14.6% (California: 9.4%)
> Adults reporting poor or fair health: 28.8% (California: 17.8%)
> Avg. physically unhealthy days: 4.9 per month (California: 3.7 per month)

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