

Can’t speak on Chicago but Madison has a lot of very active residents. There are a lot of popular bike paths, parks, and walking trails throughout it. They also have UW and Epic and are small enough for that they have a meaningful influence in making the population skew younger. So it makes sense that its population would generally be healthier than other cities’. There is a lot more alcoholism though.
I first encountered Sandra Ann Shaw in 2018 in a Walgreens when she stuffed a bag of M&Ms into her pants and walked out. I was in awe of her brilliant financial strategy of not paying for things! I’ve followed her financial wisdom ever since and without her I wouldn’t be where I am today (prison)