Sitting on your butt? Maybe you live in Kentucky.

The sedentary capital of the US is Lexington, Kentucky. This is a dubious distinction to say the least.

Data for Men’s Health magazine was collected for the recent article announcing the 100 most sedentary cities in the US. They looked at how often residents exercise, the number of households that watched 15 hours of cable television a week and bought more than 11 video games a year, and the rate of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which is associated with sitting on your ass.

“When we crunched the numbers, Lexington finished at the bottom,” said Matt Marion, deputy editor of Men’s Health.

Southern cities dominated the survey. Tulsa and Oklahoma City were low as were Birmingham, Alabama, and Laredo, Texas. Also scoring embarrassingly low were Little Rock, Arkansas and Charleston, West Virginia. Weather could be a contributing factor.

“In certain cities there is a more laid-back lifestyle. That fine, but there is not that same drive you’ll see in certain parts of the northeast or California, or the northwest where people get up every morning and run or hit the gym,” hypothesized Marion.

“With the most active cities a common theme that runs through is there is a bit more body consciousness, a more youthful and body conscious sensibility in these cities. And I think that equates to people making it a priority, no matter how busy, to get a run in or go for a walk,” concluded Marion.

Source: Reuters