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A survey of 2,000 UK adults carried out by training and course provider Beabetteryou.com has found Oxford to be the fourth fittest city in the UK.

Manchester and London followed in second and third place behind Liverpool, with 66% and 65% of each cities residents hitting the gym at least once a week.

Oxford came in fourth place, with 62% of locals exercising at least once per week, while 59% of those in Leeds do the same, completing the top five.

As well as activity levels, the survey also quizzed respondents on their consciousness about what they eat.

Simon Bubb, managing director at Be a Better You commented: “What I find interesting from the research is how we’re seeing such big variations from city to city.

“I am partly putting the fact that bigger cities such as Manchester, London and Liverpool boast higher fitness levels down to accessibility. For example, the main UK cities are home to more gyms, personal trainers, classes, and boot camps etc. so it’s likely this will impact on peoples’ motivation to get fit.”