Why Physical: 100 is the most intense – and unexpectedly fun – fitness show I’ve ever seen

Some of my Whatsapp chats are about to get very busy again, with heated discussions about lifting boulders and pulling ropes. Physical: 100the Korean fitness show that became an international phenomenon after being picked up by Netflix is ​​back on our screens and I couldn’t be more excited.

The premise is simple and good content for perhaps the best streaming service out there: 100 participants are chosen by the producers based on skill or fame in the fitness world, ranging from rugby players and martial artists to bodybuilders, special forces reservists and emergency responders. service employees. Everyone, regardless of body type, gender or weight, faces the same series of physically demanding challenges, sometimes in teams and sometimes solo, until only one participant remains.