CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 3 (UPI) -- Cambridge, Mass., is the best place in the United States to hoof it and Oklahoma City the worst spot for the leisure activity, rankings issued Tuesday show.

Prevention magazine and the American Podiatric Medical Association said in a news release they had based their rankings on 14 criteria -- including the percentage of adults who walk to work, the number of parks per square mile, use of mass transit and percentage of adults who walk for fitness.

After Cambridge, the other most walker-friendly cities are New York; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Chicago; Washington; Honolulu; Trenton, N.J.; Boston and Cincinnati.

Almost as bad for walkers as Oklahoma City are North Las Vegas, Nev.; Gadsden, Ala.; Davenport, Iowa; Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Enid, Okla.; Laredo, Texas; Springdale, Ark.; Clarksville, Tenn.; and Lafayette, La.

The fitness magazine and foot doctors said walking is the most popular form of exercise, with 87.5 percent of Americans indulging in the pastime.

Their survey checked out more than 500 U.S. cities.

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