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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) A new report found just because some Hoosier counties share a border doesnt mean they share a healthy lifestyle.

Organizers compared factors from smoking and physical activity to even graduation rates and employment, and while resources vary vastly depending on where you live, experts say there are still easy ways you can change your life and improve your health.

This report found the healthiest three counties in the state are right here in central Indiana. Hamilton County came in first followed by Hendricks and Boone counties.But Marion County is 78th, up from 79th the previous year.

Focused on each rep, each set, Sara Weaver maximizes her minutes in the gym.Feeling and looking good are a few reasons that brought her and several others to the YMCA on Wednesday, but thats not all.

Its important for me just to show her, my daughter, that being healthy is important, she said. I used to take her sometimes with me to certain classes, so she understands the word exercise.

But not everyone is pulling their weight in the county like Weaver.

There are twice as many smokers in Marion County compared to Hamilton.And although paths and trails weave throughout Indianapolis, its up to bikers and runners to take advantage of them.

Sometimes its not easy to make that healthier choice, said Anne Graves, YMCA Director of Health Initiatives.

One of her latest projects is the Top 10 by 2025 initiative, a push to make Indy one of the ten healthiest cities in the country.

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