Originally Posted by
StephenH
What I noticed, living in Colorado versus Texas, is that the people in general in Colorado were more fit, it wasn't just bike riders. I think the major part of that is that the climate is more pleasant for exercise. Having mountains to hike in helps, too.
I've never been to Colorado (except many times in the Denver airport), but I know people who have lived there. From everything I've read and heard, there is just a general culture of fitness there. I think to some degree it is a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the notion of the fitness culture attracts people who are interested in that. The high altitude, Air Force Academy, Olympic training center, etc. probably don't hurt either.