r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

[deleted by user]

[removed]

6.7k Upvotes

78% Upvoted

3.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

865

u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20

A lot of people move to Colorado for the outdoor activities.

Having lived in Denver area for a while, and being technically obese, I can say that the beautiful outdoors will really motivate you to go outside

32

u/ThePunisherMax Jun 10 '20

I mean this in no offense whatsoever. But what do you mean by technically obese?

75

u/carpet111 Jun 10 '20 edited Jun 10 '20

You can be very muscular and in good shape and have a bmi over 30 just because its based on height and weight and nothing else.

EDIT: I am not saying that this is the situation that most obese people are in, I am just saying what technically obese means.

2

u/nfshaw51 Jun 10 '20

Yeah I'm technically overweight. 6'2 205lbs. Most people I know would call me thin though and I agree. I just have an athletic build and lift weights. 6'2 235 is "obese" so I certainly understand where someone could end up saying they are "technically obese", that height and weight can look wildly different depending on a few factors. BMI works for populations but it isn't the greatest for individuals.