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Last year Men's Fitness magazine named us the 5th fattest city. This year we took top honors. Chicago is THE fattest city in America.
The most fit cities on the survey were Baltimore, Honolulu and Virginia Beach. Joining us as the fattest were Vegas, Los Angeles, and Dallas.
So .. yeh.. we were feeling chubby.. but THE FATTEST? EEP! We know many of you, like us, made New Year's resolutions to drop some LBs. But joining a gym? Sometimes we wonder if it's worth the money. And sometimes we feel intimidated just thinking about the gym, let alone going! Quite a bind, huh? Good news. During the week of January 9 - January 15 you can work out for free at any Chicago Park District fitness center. And just because the centers are CPD doesn't mean they're crap. Many of the centers have state-of-the art equipment wiith computerized treadmills, ellipticals or cross trainers, stationary bikes, stair steppers, etc.
Now a week's not enough to have you reach your weight loss goal, and it's certainly not enough to make us more fit as a city, but it's enough time to get you out there to see what equipment you like, get a little comfortable on the equipment, maybe just getting you in there will help you make a longer-term commitment, right? So why not give it a try? Here's a list of fitness centers.
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Good thing the CTA decided to make the bus seats wider, huh?
Well done Chicago. Don't let any of those snobby coastal types (or those mean doctors!) tell you pendulous rolls of lard aren't hot...
How exactly does Men's Fitness measure the heft of a city? I can think of several ways to do it.
1. Ransack area doctor's offices and steal everyones charts
2. Divide the number of calories of food sold in 1 day to area restaurants by the number of calories Oprah burns in 1 day (when she's not on a diet).
3. Place scales in random places throughout the city in place of sidewalk squares. Secretly add up the fat.
4. Grab a van and hit every chain restaurant in the city at least once. Buy a value meal and add up the calories and divide by the number of restaurants.
5. Hang out in gym locker rooms and photograph people naked on your cell phones.
We feel your pain, Chicago -- we've been number one off and on for a few years. We hate to see you as number one on this amusing list, but we're just happy that we ranked below Dallas this year?
Hey, what about the cookoff offer? - http://www.houstonist.com/archives/2006/01/06/the_skinny_on_o.php
The Y usually waives their $250 signup fee in January. If I can fit through the door and roll myself down the stairs, I might check it out. All hail communal showers!
What a crock!
This alleged magazine picks a new city every year so they can get more publicity.
Next year [and the year after that, ad infinitum] there will be a new fattest city.
Pendostanets!