underexercise
Too little movement
Underexercise means to exercise insufficiently—less than what's needed for good health or fitness.
The term appears in medical and wellness contexts discussing sedentary lifestyles: The study linked underexercise to increased risk of heart disease.
As a noun, it refers to the condition of not getting enough physical activity: Underexercise is as dangerous as overeating.
Cessation of practice
- deconditioningLoss of conditioned response
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- unfitnessLack of suitability
Not currently functioning
- deskboundConfined to office work
- sittingBeing in seated posture
- stationaryNot in motion
- immobileUnable to shift
homebody · reclining · telecommuting · motionless · nonambulatory · bedridden · chairbound · housebound
State of slow movement
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
tiredness · drowsiness · weariness · malaise · exhaustion · enervation
disuse
Cessation of practice
- deconditioningLoss of conditioned response
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- weaknessDeficiency in force
unfitness · unfit · deterioration · decline
inactive
Not currently functioning
- deskboundConfined to office work
- sittingBeing in seated posture
- stationaryNot in motion
immobile · homebody · reclining · telecommuting · motionless · nonambulatory · bedridden · chairbound · housebound · lounging
sluggishness
State of slow movement
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
fatigue · tiredness · drowsiness · weariness · malaise · exhaustion · enervation
underexerciseoverexercise
Physical activity beyond healthy
overtrain · overtraining · overexertion · hyperactivity · overexert