What Makes Mpls One of the 'Fittest' Cities? Plus, Discover Lake Street Food on Foot

What Makes Mpls One of the 'Fittest' Cities? Plus, Discover Lake Street Food on Foot

July 21, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Minneapolis being ranked as one of the fittest cities and features insights on local food events and French fries.

Minneapolis was just ranked the third fittest city in the U.S. by the American College of Sports Medicine – what do you think pushed us near the top? Owner of Solcana Fitness Hannah Wydeven joins the show to talk fitness and to share about the nearly-sold-out Lake Street Food Walk she is organizing this weekend. Later, Kirstie Kimball of beyond beurre blanc talks about what makes a good french fry and shares some of her favorite spots after eating fries over 100 different restaurants in Minnesota. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: ⁠PLEASE TAKE OUR SURVEY PLEASE PLEASE⁠ (City Cast Twin Cities) ⁠American Fitness Index⁠ (American College of Sports Medicine) ⁠I Tried Over 100 Minnesota French Fries. Here are My Top 6.⁠ (beyond beurre blanc) ⁠Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor⁠ Learn more about the sponsors of this July 21st episode: ⁠Minnesota Orchestra⁠ - Use code CITYCAST26 for up to four $25 tickets ⁠Sailor Sensuals⁠ Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastTwinCities on ⁠Instagram⁠, or email us at ⁠twincities@citycast.fm⁠. You can also call or text us at 612-217-0637. For more Twin Cities news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, City…

People in this episode

Host: City Cast

Guests: Hannah Wydeven, Kirstie Kimball

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Sponsors

Minnesota Orchestra, Sailor Sensuals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solcana Fitness, beyond beurre blanc, American College of Sports Medicine

Places: Minneapolis, Lake Street

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