Research reveals greatest cities for lively existence. The place El Paso ranked

It’s a brand new yr, which suggests you is likely to be hitting the health club extra typically or venturing to a close-by park to extend your steps.

If you intend on pursuing a more healthy way of life in 2026, WalletHub lately revealed its checklist of “Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle,” which thought-about a number of elements, together with month-to-month fitness-club charges and Google searches for exercise tools, along with mountain climbing trails, basketball hoops, soccer fields and different outside actions per capita.

Weather, air high quality and proximity to the ocean had been different elements that performed into every metropolis’s rating.

While El Paso wasn’t on the prime of the checklist, it did not rank among the many worst — the Sun City was listed at No. 69 out of 100. The examine recognized the worst cities for an lively way of life as Garland and Irving, each in Texas.

It’s no shock that the very best metropolis within the examine was the tropical paradise of Honolulu, Hawaii, although two cities within the Lone Star State did rise to the highest: Austin ranked No. 18, whereas Houston landed at No. 23.

Things to do in El Paso to get your physique transferring

El Paso has its share of outside actions that may assist promote an lively way of life, together with a scenic hike within the Franklin Mountains. Here are 5 outside actions to maintain you transferring in 2026.

• Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site: You can hike, rock climb, camp, hen watch and extra at this state park discovered at 6900 Hueco Tanks Road.
• Ascarate Park Trail: You’ll discover geese and geese close by this path, which circles Ascarate Lake, situated at 6900 Delta Drive.
• Edgemere Walk and Jog Trail: The 2-mile path, present in a longtime neighborhood by Burges High School, gives a paved, linear path, good for getting transferring or canine strolling. The path runs from the intersection of Airway and Edgemere boulevards to the intersection of Hawkins and Edgemere boulevards.
• Aztec Cave Trail: This quick, however reasonable, 1.2-mile path results in an incline to the Aztec Cave in McKelligon Canyon. You can discover shelter from the Sun City’s warmth in the summertime months. Parking will be discovered on the trailhead inside Tom Mays Unit, 2900 Tom Mays Access Road.
• Lost Dog Trail: If mountain biking is extra your fashion, Lost Dog Trail, situated at 1651 Redd Road, options 14 sq. miles in measurement and a few elements sit throughout the Franklin Mountains State Park.

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