Milwaukee still not fit

Released on: February 13, 2008, 9:29 pm

Press Release Author: FitMilwaukee

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: We\'re not the healthiest bunch here in the big city,
according to a recent attempt at ranking the state\'s counties by the University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Press Release Body: We\'re not the healthiest bunch here in the big city, according
to a recent attempt at ranking the state\'s counties by the University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health.

Want to change your body and find the best fitness centers around? --
http://fitmilwaukee.com

The report looks at numerous healthy and unhealthy practices in order to figure out
the state\'s total picture of health. It includes 72 counties and tosses in the City
of Milwaukee, as well, in order to gauge the county\'s suburbs on their own without
gritty city residents to skew the results toward the negative.

As for the overall pictures of health, the City of Milwaukee came in second last at
No. 71, with 19.1 percent considered in fair to poor condition. Milwaukee County
ranked No. 59 with 15.9 percent of the population rated with fair to poor health. In
the metro area, the healthy folks can be found in Ozaukee County, where it holds
second-place status in the state with 7.9 percent in fair and poor health and
Waukesha in fourth place at 8.5 percent.

With No. 1 being the best and No. 72 the least healthiest:

In terms of obesity, the City of Milwaukee weighs in at the top with 51 percent of
us earning obese status. Milwaukee County ranks No. 19 with 22.2 percent tipping the
scales in obese-land. Waukesha County, land of Olympic gymnasts, came in No. 4 at
17.5 percent, and Ozaukee carried just a hair less weight at No. 3, with 17.2
percent admitting to having expanded waistlines. The least amount of fat content can
be found in Lafayette County -- that desolate place in the southwest -- where just
15.3 percent of the residents have been found to be overweight.

Several new fitness centers have opened up in the Milwaukee area as a result of
this. Its hard to track all of them, so http://FitMilwaukee.com is doing it for you.
They have a large directory of health clubs, dietitians, articles, ratings, reviews,
forums, and more! If you are sick of being unhealthy, get into a gym today, no more
waiting!

Web Site: http://fitmilwaukee.com

Contact Details: 4143132945
Tim

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