With the second-highest obesity rate in the country, West Virginia doesn’t fare well on this list.
Those who want to get active can go white water rafting. Maybe some don’t think of rafting as exercise, but anyone who has ever shot down the Gauley, New, Cheat, Tygart, Shenandoah or Potomac Rivers will tell you otherwise.
The high-adrenaline adventures found in the valleys of West Virginia include Class V rapids that require lots of muscle to paddle, steer and maintain balance in the raft or kayak.
