Selma was ranked 77th among 117 of the fittest cities in Alabama according to a report by BarBend.com, a fitness website that made a study based on certain factors.
Among the factors listed by BarBend were “exercise opportunities, access to healthy food, air pollution, drinking water violations, physical inactivity, obesity and smoking,” the study said.
Overall grades were given to cities that were ranked with Selma scoring 72.08.
“The town has a high rate of exercise opportunities at 490 (per 1,000 people) suggesting that the surrounding environment can play a key role in determining people’s fitness level,” said a press release from BarBend.
“According to the CHR’s county health ranking model, ‘individuals who live closer to sidewalks, parks and gyms are more likely to exercise’, therefore access to exercise opportunities is crucial in maintaining a healthy population.”
The study cites Alabama’s state parks and landscapes as providing opportunities for people to get more exercise with hiking, rock climbing, biking and other activities. The study also said that Selma had lower air pollution, as well as lower rates of physical inactivity, obesity and smoking.
The city of Mountain Brook ranked first and scored 75.92. Last at 117 was Tuscaloosa, scoring 67.62.
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