By Laura Bolt for DETAILS.
Skulpt, a fitness tool that measures muscle tone and body-fat percentage, just announced the results of its "Fitness State of the Nation" report, a countrywide survey, based on its own user data, that ranks the strongest states in the United States.
Surprisingly, the award for men with the best muscles in the country goes to . . . Washington, D.C. Okay, it's technically not a state, but the District was strong enough to grab top honors in the men's category, muscling out Arkansas, Nebraska, Montana, and New Hampshire to claim the podium in the top five. Not so strong? South Dakota, which was just slightly weaker than Maine and Vermont in the bottom three. (New York came in at number 28, with California securing the 32nd position.)
Skulpt also ranked states by individual muscle groups. For strong forearms, Indiana and New Mexico take top honors; North Carolina can claim the most impressive hamstrings; and apparently "everything's bigger in Texas" applies to pectoral muscles, too.
You might want to note, however, that if you want to find a good gym date, you might have to travel across state lines--Kentucky and Arkansas were the top two states for fit women, with D.C. again rounding out the top three. Guess it takes a lot of strength-training to run a democracy.
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