This is something I've visually observed all over Australia. The walkable areas are noticeably fitter. I don't think all of those people just happen to care about fitness more, they just spend more time moving to get between places rather than sitting all day.

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Schiendelman 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Absolutely! Fitness scales super closely with localized population density.

	▲	Earw0rm an hour ago \| parent [-]
		This is a recent phenomenon. The original reason for low population density was agricultural work, which - even in the early days of mechanisation - was plenty physical. Living in exurbia to work and consume like a city dweller is a new kind of stupid.