Fanwood Named Among Top 50 Cities For Fit Lifestyles: BarBend

FANWOOD, NJ — Fanwood was named among the top 50 cities for fit lifestyles in 2020 by health and fitness website BarBend.

"People are doing the right thing and I think, like all communities, we are seeing more people biking and jogging and walking and just being out, which I think is awesome," Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr said.

Fanwood ranked at number 36 of the top 50 with a fit score of 82.85. Short Hills took the top spot in New Jersey, while Westfield was the highest-ranked Union County town at number 16.

Scotch Plains almost hit the top 50, coming in just shy at number 52.

BarBend determined the fittest cities by looking at 11 key metrics based on data collected by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Census Bureau and Country Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR).

Here are some of the stats and metrics used to rank Fanwood, compiled by BarBend:

• Population: 7,704
• Exercise Opportunities (per 1000): 990
• Physical inactivity (per 1000): 220
• Access to Healthy Food (per 1000): 10
• Obesity (per 1000): 250
• Air Pollution (PM2.5): 3.64
• Smoking (per 1000): 130
• Physical Distress Days (per 30): 11
• Poor Physical Health Days (per 30): 17
• Drinking Water Violations: No
• Drinking (per 1000): 160
• Frequent Mental Distress (per 1000): 11

For more information or to see the full list of top 50 cities in New Jersey click here.

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