Did Hagerstown rank in survey for most healthiest, fit cities in the US?

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — A national survey ranked nearby cities, such as Washington, D.C. and Arlington, to be among the most physically fit, but where does that leave Hagerstown?

The survey looked at health and fitness resources in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. But smaller communities, like Hagerstown in western Maryland, pay close attention to what makes for a healthy and fit community.

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This is the 18th year the American College of Sports Medicine and Elevance Health Foundation have released its Fitness Index, a measure of a metropolitan area’s health metrics.

For the eighth straight year, Arlington and the District are at the top of the list, based on three-dozen indicators such as healthy eating habits, smoking rates and the availability of recreational resources…

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