Physical Fitness, Sporting Lifestyles and Olympic Ideals: Cross-Cultural Studies on Youth Sport in Europe ist the research report by Risto Telama, Roland Naul, Heimo Nupponen, Antonin Rychtecky and Pauli Vuolle of the results of an International Study whose purpose was to analyse and compare physical activity, lifestyles, motor performance, Olympic ideals and psychological variables like motivation and self concept of young people (12-15 years old) in six European Countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany and Hungary).