Brooklyn Park, Robbinsdale put their best feet forward

The results of Hennepin County's 2015 Step to It Challenge are in, and the winners are Brooklyn Park, Robbinsdale and Maple Plain.

The challenge is a friendly competition that encourages people to be more physically active, the county says. From May 3 to May 30, participants logged the number of steps they took by walking or through other activities.

Twenty-four communities were involved, and the results fall into three categories: most steps overall by a community, highest average steps per participant, and highest percentage of people participating.

Brooklyn Park logged the most steps — 103,471,950. Granted, it was one of the largest of the communities that took part, but it also placed third in average steps per walker (257,424), behind Robbinsdale (282,067) and Little Earth of United Tribes (266,293). Maple Plain had the highest percentage of participants (2.27 percent).

Here are the top three communities in each category:

• Most steps: Brooklyn Park (103.47 million), Plymouth (78,4 million), Brooklyn Center (55.9 million)

• Highest average steps: Robbinsdale (282,067), Little Earth of United Tribes (266,393), Brooklyn Park (257,424).

For a list of results, go to https://www.steptoit.org/StepToItStatic/winners2015.html.

Here are this year's participating communities: Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Crystal, Eden Prairie, Excelsior, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Little Earth of United Tribes, Maple Grove, Maple Plain, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, New Hope, Orono, Osseo, Plymouth, Richfield, Robbinsdale, Rogers, Southside Q-Health/Sabathani, St. Louis Park, and Shorewood.