This study looked at the relationship between fitness and urban or suburban living. Not surprisingly, urban-dwellers tend to be in better shape. It could be because of all the 24-hour gyms they have in those big cities. But there is a possibility that people move to the suburbs so they can drive their cars everywhere. It's not location, location, location it's parking, parking, parking.
... these associations don't prove that sprawl causes laziness or weight gain. Most of the studies provide only a snapshot of different people at a single time. Such studies can't prove that living amid sprawl leads to inactivity; it may also be that inactive people choose to inhabit areas where driving is the easiest way to get around.
(from Science News)
While I was expecting city dwellers to be healthier it is a little weird. When you go to the suburbs you see parks and trees and bikes all over the place. When in the city all you notice are cars and buildings.
