In Manatee, overweight residents made up about 36 percent of the population, but nearly two-thirds of residents in both counties exercised for more than 150 minutes per week, a marker of physical well-being.
“Our research very consistently shows that people that have high well-being scores in all five elements, which Sarasota-Bradenton-North Port have, consistently outdo those that have high well-being in just physical wellness but nothing else,” Witters said.
The San Francisco and Los Angeles regions of California, for example, have high physical well-being rankings, but in terms of purpose and social metrics, they rank in the middle of the 100 largest metros.