What's Good
- Mayor Phil Hardberger participates in more fitness-related events than most mayors.
- Texas has "snack tax" laws aimed at reducing obesity and improving nutrition.
- Texas is one of 28 states that participates in a CDC-sponsored program to reduce obesity and other chronic diseases.
- The locals of San Antonio are 131 percent more likely than average to ride a skateboard - the highest percentage in our survey.
- 5 percent of San Antonio residents practice martial arts, the 3rd highest participation rate in our survey.
- Locals in San Antonio are 85 percent more likely than average to go trail-running - the 3rd highest rate in our survey.
- San Antonio residents are 58 percent more likely than average to play soccer - the 3rd highest rate in our survey.
- San Antonio residents are fanatics about fitness swimming - they do it about 30 percent more than average, the 3rd highest overall participation rate among cities in our survey.
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What Isn't
- Texas state law limits or prohibits obesity-related lawsuits against food manufacturers and restaurants.
- According to the CDC, 31 percent of residents in San Antonio area are clinically obese. The national average is 23.17 percent.
- According to Nielsen Media Research, TV viewers in the San Antonio market spend 29 percent more time in front of the tube than average among cities in our survey.
- Temperatures in San Antonio top 90 degrees 111 days a year, making outdoor exercise less comfortable.
- San Antonio has 214 municipal parks, among the fewest of any city on a per capita basis, according to our exclusive survey of municipal park departments.
- Binge drinking is more common here than most other places. In a national survey 20 percent of residents admitted they'd had five or more drinks at a sitting over the past 30 days. The average among cities in our survey is 14.74 percent.
- San Antonio lost points in our Motivation category for poor participation rates in running, biking and walking despite high air quality.
- Basketball courts are practically nonexistent here, among the fewest per capita in our survey. There's just one court here for every 12,589 residents; the national average is one court per 7,260 people.
- San Antonio locals are 35 percent less likely than average to hit the stair-climbing machine for exercise - the 4th lowest rate of any city in our survey.
- San Antonio residents are about 47 percent less likely than average to participate in fitness cycling, the 4th lowest overall rate among cities in our survey.
- The residents of San Antonio are 64 percent less likely than average to ski, the 4th lowest rate of any city in our survey.
- Freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, doggie paddle . . . San Antonio residents are 16 percent less likely than average to participate in recreational swimming - the 3rd lowest in our survey.
- Only about 2 percent of San Antonio residents do Pilates. That's the 3rd lowest rate in our survey.
- San Antonio residents are 34 percent less likely than average to play tennis - the 3rd lowest rate of any city in our survey.
- Just 12 percent of San Antonio residents have a health club membership. That's 32 percent less than average, and the 2nd lowest rate in our survey.
- Just 2 percent of San Antonio residents have a home gym. That's 56 percent less than average, and the 2nd lowest rate in our survey.
- You'll find a lower percentage of mountain bikers in San Antonio than almost anywhere else in our survey - only 0.5 percent of residents. The national average is 2.5 percent.
- Residents of San Antonio are 76 percent less likely than average to play racquetball, the lowest rate in our survey.
- San Antonio dwellers are 85 percent less likely to participate in gymnastics, the lowest rate in our survey.
- San Antonio residents are 79 percent less likely than average to participate in yoga/tai chi. Compared to other cities, San Antonio is the least popular place in our survey for these activities.
- San Antonio residents rank near the bottom in cardio kickboxing, with a participation rate that's 80 percent below average for cities in our survey - the lowest participation rate.
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