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06-22-2011, 07:39 PM
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#51 | | Banned By Establishment
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So fit = underweight and skinny? Stupid.
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06-22-2011, 08:27 PM
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#52 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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don't believe that's accurate
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06-22-2011, 09:54 PM
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#53 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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too bad its got the highest anorexia rate
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06-22-2011, 10:13 PM
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#54 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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I wouldn't have guessed that. But as discussed, being thin certainly doesn't indicate fitness accurately. I know plenty of thin people that couldn't run 5K, period.
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06-22-2011, 11:23 PM
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#55 | | Banned By Establishment
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richmond has awesome and cheap food. No idea what you fools are talking about.
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06-22-2011, 11:31 PM
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#56 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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^^^ But it's not trendy to eat cheap food that just tastes good.
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06-22-2011, 11:42 PM
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#57 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo  Been a while since Ive seen an obese Asian.
However I would say article is misleading.
Thin does not mean fit. Nor does it mean good health. Posted via RS Mobile | I'm glad someone else caught this too! Thought the same thing.
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06-23-2011, 01:03 AM
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#58 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by drunkrussian yeah for obesity. but i think he was saying that the term "fittest" here is misleading, as it implies general health too. in richmond anorexic chicks and old ppl with taburculosis skew the bmi charts lol Posted via RS Mobile | Blame the news for that, not the measure.
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06-23-2011, 03:05 AM
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#59 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by goo3 Blame the news for that, not the measure. | Blame the CDC for that. They have no reason to be as inflated and big as they are, so they make up reasons like "obesity epidemics" and "fat = dead". Their "research" doesn't stand up to the least bit of scrutiny though.
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06-23-2011, 03:07 AM
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#60 | | Banned By Establishment
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i wouldnt deny if richmond is fit though. The gym's are always packed here, and minoru track is pretty busy... hell even my 60 year old godmother and godfather go to watermania and do water excersises.
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06-23-2011, 10:06 AM
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#61 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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the shell trail is always packed with people as well....I am sure that parts of the city are fit while others only look fit
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06-23-2011, 02:52 PM
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#62 | | RS Lurker, I don't post!
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Originally Posted by StylinRed all those "fit" asians in richmond have high cholesteral / heart conditions (and im not being stereotypical) | yep some of the most unhealthy people appear to be thin and so called "fit"
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