Spanish word

sedentarismo

Pronunciation

IPA/seðentaˈɾismo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsedentary lifestyle

Example

El sedentarismo aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas.

A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease.

Illustration for sedentarismo (sedentary lifestyle)

More examples

Para reducir el sedentarismo, incorpora pequeñas caminatas y pausas activas cada día.

To reduce a sedentary lifestyle, incorporate short walks and active breaks each day.

Core concept

A habitual pattern of long periods spent sitting with minimal physical activity.

Common phrases

  • evitar el sedentarismo

    avoid a sedentary lifestyle

  • reducir el sedentarismo

    reduce a sedentary lifestyle

  • consecuencias del sedentarismo

    consequences of a sedentary lifestyle

Similar words

inactividad física: State of doing almost no physical movement or bodily activity throughout the day.
estilo de vida sedentario: Daily lifestyle of routinely spending most waking hours seated and inactive.
falta de ejercicio: Absence of regular, planned exercise or workout sessions.

Definition in Spanish

Estado o hábito de pasar mucho tiempo sentado y realizar poca actividad física.

Word origin

From Latin sedēre 'to sit' via the adjectival sedentarius and Spanish sedentario, with the suffix -ismo forming a noun denoting the state or habit of being sedentary.

Usage tips

  • Spanish uses el sedentarismo to refer to the general phenomenon, while persona sedentaria or estar sedentario describe an individual.

Other meanings

  • settled lifenoun

Opposites

  • actividad físicaphysical activitynoun
  • vida activaactive lifestylenoun

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