Adjective

sedentary (comparative more sedentary, superlative most sedentary)

  1. Not moving; staying in the vicinity.
  2. (medicine, of a job or lifestyle) Not moving much; sitting around.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sat Jul 31 07:38:50 2010

Sedentary lifestyle is a medical term used to denote a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity. A person who lives a sedentary lifestyle may colloquially be known as a couch potato. It is commonly found in both the developed and developing world. Sedentary activities include sitting, reading, watching television and computer use for much of the day with little or no vigorous physical exercise. A sedentary lifestyle can contribute to many preventable causes of death.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Thu Aug 5 16:07:52 2010

Protein powder for people with sedentary lifestyles will it hurt?
Q. I know this is for bulking up your muscles by providing protein which your muscles need, but if diet and exercise is not changed and the person continues to lead a sedentary lifestyle, will this stuff just pack on the pounds in fat or what will happen? Tell me what benefits would be received by drinking this if you do not exercise or intend to work out to build musle mass
Asked by right_hand_man - Tue Oct 30 20:35:04 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. might gain weight but mostly you will be giving your body extra protein and when you do walk and stuff you will be toning your body instead of gaining muscle.
Answered by buttaflykiz05 - Tue Oct 30 20:37:53 2007

What is the difference between the Nomad way of living and the Sedentary way of living?
Q. I really need to know this for school because I lost my notes and I have an exam coming up! Thanks!
Asked by nesteaisthebest - Sun Dec 7 14:56:19 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think you should research this yourself, rather than ask strangers to do your studying for you! (That's why I'm the mom now!) Not to mention, they may not give you correct information. A good place to start is the dictionary. A good online dictionary: Happy studying!
Answered by I'm the mom now - Sun Dec 7 15:07:14 2008

How does sedentary living effect the functioning of your respiratory and circulatory system?
Q. How does sedentary living effect the functioning of your respiratory and circulatory system?
Asked by brandonleewoods - Tue Oct 6 00:52:04 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

From Yahoo Answer Search: "sedentary"
Mon Nov 2 03:51:46 2009

Fitness Watch: Sedentary TV Time May Cut Life Short
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Fitness Watch: Sedentary TV Time May Cut Life Short

Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM

ue, 19 Jan 2010 11:05:00 GM

Sedentary. TV Time May Cut Life Short. Interesting numbers. Couch potatoes beware: every hour of television watched per day may increase the risk of dying earlier from cardiovascular disease, according to research reported in ...

Being Sedentary shortens your life
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Being Sedentary shortens your life

Bernard

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:17:00 GM

Here are a couple of good articles from the New York Times on how sitting around shortens your life and how people who do intensive exercise are biologically younger than those who are . sedentary. . The people under study were runners who ...

what exercise plan do we recommend for sedentary people? - 30 ...
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what exercise plan do we recommend for sedentary people? - 30 ...

DURIANRIDER

hu, 07 Jan 2010 23:31:40 GM

what type of exercise plan do we recommend for someone who has been . sedentary. for many years? well for me i dont prescribe exercise plans rather we prescribe lifestyle plans. we can exercise ourselves silly but if we dont take care of ...

From Google Blog Search: "sedentary"
Sat Feb 6 21:55:21 2010