Among the great lessons that we should have learned after the emergence of the coronavirus in our lives is the extraordinary value of physical activity as a guarantor of our health.

The main

ally of our immune system

, together with a balanced diet and adequate rest, the regular practice of exercise has become one of the key pieces in the fight against Covid.

What's more, according to research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in April this year, a lack of physical activity could double the risk of dying from coronavirus.

However, despite continuous calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat sedentary lifestyle with that

minimum of 150 minutes of weekly physical activity,

more than a quarter of the world's adult population continues to turn a deaf ear to their recommendations, especially in urban surroundings.

Based on this worrying scenario, Reebok has just revealed the conclusions of a study in which the lifestyle in more than

60 cities around the world

is analyzed

to reveal which are the most active, taking into account variables such as the percentage of people registered in the gym or use of bicycles and other values ​​related to the environment.

Some results that, to be honest, do not throw up too many surprises because they place

Amsterdam at the head of the 20 cities that are most strongly committed to the physical well-being

of its citizens.

A classification in which, by the way, there are three Spanish cities: Valencia (in fifth position), Madrid (10) and Barcelona (12).

DAILY ACTIVITIES

Neither running, nor yoga, nor zumba.

The key to the leadership of the capital of the Netherlands lies in an aspect on which the WHO is increasingly emphasizing: the importance of moving as much as possible in our day-to-day lives, making the most of every opportunity that our daily lives offer us. to keep us active.

It is no coincidence, therefore, that

Amsterdam

, crowned as the city that most vigorously promotes physical well-being, is the place where the

most people cycle to work:

almost 46% of the population.

A detail that, together with the Dutch fondness for the gym, makes the obesity rate around 20%.

In this section,

Zurich and Geneva

, both in Switzerland, share the

lowest obesity rates

among the 20 main cities (19.5%).

On the contrary, at the other end of the scale are the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto, with a percentage of 29.4%, despite the fact that the former stands out for being the one that offers the most facilities to go to the gym, with a average fee of € 23.26 per month.

SPANISH CITIES

The people of Barcelona are, as indicated in this study, the most active citizens in Spain, if the percentage of inhabitants who travel by foot or by bicycle and those who go to the gym are taken into account.

Of course, Zaragozans take the cake when it comes to using their legs as a means of transportation to go to work: 38% walk and 13% by bicycle.

In Madrid, only 2.29% of its inhabitants use the bicycle to go to work, but they are the most likely to go to the gym (780,257 Madrilenians are members of one) while 17% choose to go on foot.

The highest average gym rate is that of Bilbao (42.24 euros per month) and the lowest that of Valencia: 25.78.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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