r/AskEurope • u/scurrilous_diatribe • 5d ago

Sports Are Poles the „fittest“ Europeans?

Currently Poland for the weekend, and It seems like the average pole is either „military buff fit“, or „cyclist endurance fit“. I mean even the dudes with the plumber-bodies despite having a beer-belly, have arms that could lift trucks. That type of „farmer-strength“ build

If Europe ever was to do a similar version of that Netflix show in South Korea „physical: 100“, it should definitely take place here.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

No, check the overweight map

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u/Ecstatic-Method2369 Netherlands 5d ago

That doesnt look great for all of Europe, sadly.

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u/pannenkoek0923 Denmark 4d ago

Really depends on how they classify overweight. If this map uses BMI then it is worthless.

More than 20% of the country lives in the capital region here and I barely see anyone extra chunky, let alone obese