Health-tracking mobile apps MyFitnessPal and MapMyFitness compiled user data to rank the healthiest and least healthy states in the country, on Monday. The app company聽pulled data from 65 million users on MyFitnessPal and 25 million users on MapMyFitness to聽analyze聽users鈥 diet and exercise habits. It then rated each state鈥檚 health, based on four dietary factors (consumed calories, sodium, fiber, and sugar) and the frequency and length of workout sessions.
鈥淪even of our top 10 active states were western states,鈥澛燫ebecca Silliman, a communications representative for MyFitnessPal, .听
The top five healthiest states:
- California
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Washington
- Oregon