America is a nation blessed with abundant access to food sources. Our grocery stores are filled with shelves and shelves of food from all over the world. Our communities have provided more access to fitness and wellness resources than any time in our history. Yet our nation is faced with the highest percentage of individuals suffering from obesity, metabolic syndrome (or pre-diabetes), and from generally being overweight.

One of the primary concerns of being overweight is the increase risk of heart disease. A simple measurement of one's waist can indicate increase in health risks.

Waist circumferences associated with increased health risk are:

• For men: Waist circumference greater than 37 inches (94cm)
• For women: Waist circumference greater than 31.5 inches (80cm)

Simple adjustments in one's eating and activity habits can make a big difference in your health. Fitzz.com can offer these simple tips to Get Fit and Stay Fit for Life. You can find articles in the "Experts Corner" that will give you the guidance these important life style changes.

Studies show that where you life can also impact the odds of being "fit". Here is a listing of the Top 25 Fittest and the Top 25 Fattest cities in the United States. This listing is just a generalization. While fitness is an indvidual choice having the motivation of others can be very important. If you live in a community that is not in the list of fittest cities, join the Fitzz.com fitness team get the support from this online community stay motivated. If you are a fitness enthusiast, join our support team and share your success stories with others.

Here are the results for 2006, according to Men's Fitness Magazines annual survey of fittest and fattest cities in America.