sedentarism
Lifestyle lacking movement
Sedentarism is a lifestyle characterized by prolonged sitting or physical inactivity.
The term appears in health contexts discussing the risks of desk jobs, screen time, and lack of exercise: Sedentarism has become a major public health concern in developed countries.
Distinguished from simply being sedentary, sedentarism frames inactivity as a behavioral pattern or social condition rather than a momentary state.
Lack of motion
- inactivityLack of movement
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- torporInactive, sluggish state
inertia · sluggishness · idleness · passivity · dormancy · listlessness · languor · slothfulness
Confined to office work
- desk jobSeated indoor employment
- office workAdministrative job tasks
- couch potatoHabitual sedentary TV watcher
- screen timeDuration on digital displays
telecommuting · white-collar · recliner · binge-watching · gaming · cubicle · workstation · commuting
Excess body fat condition
- cardiovascular riskProbability of heart disease
- metabolic syndromeClustered cardiovascular risk factors
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- muscle atrophyShrinkage from disuse
poor circulation · back pain · deep vein thrombosis · weight gain · hypertension · insulin resistance · heart disease · chronic disease
immobility
Lack of motion
- inactivityLack of movement
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
torpor · inertia · sluggishness · idleness · passivity · dormancy · listlessness · languor · slothfulness · indolence
deskbound
Confined to office work
- desk jobSeated indoor employment
- office workAdministrative job tasks
- couch potatoHabitual sedentary TV watcher
screen time · telecommuting · white-collar · recliner · binge-watching · gaming · cubicle · workstation · commuting · remote work
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- cardiovascular riskProbability of heart disease
- metabolic syndromeClustered cardiovascular risk factors
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
muscle atrophy · poor circulation · back pain · deep vein thrombosis · weight gain · hypertension · insulin resistance · heart disease · chronic disease · deconditioning
housebound
Unable to leave home
isolation · seclusion · quarantine · hermit · immobile · cocooned · withdrawn · cloistered · bedridden · homebound
sedentarismathleticism
Physical skill and agility
physical activity · active lifestyle · exercise · fitness · movement
sedentarismnomadism
Migratory way of life
nomadic lifestyle · itinerancy · pastoralism · wandering · roaming