CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Cities for Women’s Health
06-23-09
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
WomensHealth.com has released its list of the Top Ten Best and Worst Cities for
Women. The rankings are based on health, life and fitness. The following
illustrates both the Top Ten for the ‘Best’ followed by the ‘Worst’ and then
rankings of California cities.
It appears in looking at the rankings for both men and women, that San Jose
ranks the highest. San Jose promotes an active lifestyle for its city’s residents
and visitors. For example, Guadalupe River Park and Gardens cuts a swath through
downtown, providing jogging and biking trails that extend to the bay along with
public tennis courts and some underrated wildlife and public art viewing. Downtown
San Jose offers several indoor and outdoor fitness options. A number of fun 5k and
10k races are offered each year that begin and end downtown. The culmination of
the running season is the Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon, which attracts more than
10,000 runners. Several health clubs – including those inside the new high-rise
developments themselves - allow residents to get their hearts pumping. And as the
center of San Jose, people downtown are never far away from golf, swimming and
other sports.
Best for Women
1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Seattle, WA
4. San Jose, CA
5. Denver, CO
6. Minneapolis, MN
7. Fargo, ND
8. Madison, WI
9. Manchester, NH
10. Aurora, CO
Worst for Women
1. Bakersfield, CA
2. St. Louis, MO
3. Memphis, TN
4. Toledo, OH
5. Charlotte, WV
6. Cleveland, OH
7. Modesto, CA
8. Birmingham, AL
9. St. Petersburg, FL
10. Jacksonville, FL
Unfortunately for Bakersfield, it ranks in both the ‘Top Ten’ Worst locations for
both men and women. Among the rest of the Cities in the state, Fremont was ranked
14th, and shocking as it may seem, San Diego did not rank in the top ten. San Diego
was 23rd followed by Anaheim 44th, Sacramento 60th, Los Angeles 69, Fresno 76th,
Riverside 85th then Modesto and Bakersfield.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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