The phrase "active and sedentary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe contrasting lifestyles or behaviors, particularly in discussions about health, fitness, or lifestyle choices.
Example: "The study examined the effects of both active and sedentary lifestyles on overall health outcomes."
Alternatives: "physically active and inactive" or "engaged and inactive".
A confirmatory factor analysis using data from 489 children with complete raw scores supported a model with four domains: engagement in physical activity (active and sedentary), physical competence (fitness and motor skill), motivation and confidence, and knowledge and understanding.
A review by Erikssen et al. (1998) suggested similar health benefits from an increase in physical activity for active and sedentary persons.
These findings provide an interesting parallel with the field of physical activity; where active and sedentary behaviours are no longer seen as two sides of the same coin but having different determinants (Biddle et al. 2004; van Sluijs et al. 2010).
Children will be asked to rate a range of activities, both active and sedentary, on a three point scale (none, a little, a lot) at three time points in the previous 24 hours (today before school, yesterday after school, yesterday during school).
Understanding how older adults spend their time between active and sedentary activities is an important aspect of healthy ageing.
Staff assisted parents in reporting the average time the participating child spent in pre-specified active and sedentary activities during the week and on weekends.
While this is encouraging, the Green Prescription may also be used to promote physical activity in currently healthy but low-active and sedentary individuals.
A number of randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that the Green Prescription is an efficacious intervention in relation to increasing physical activity and improving various aspects of health in previously low-active and sedentary adults [ 16- 19].
The current study examined associations of Walk Score with physically-active and sedentary behaviors in Japan.
However, low-active and sedentary individuals who are of normal body weight and are disease-free are not likely to see their GP on a regular basis, and thus, are less likely to be counselled for physical activity.
A General Practitioner (GP) or practice nurse prescribes physical activity (e.g., a 30 minute session of daily walking, swimming, tai chi etc) primarily for low-active and sedentary individuals who have a stable medical condition, and secondarily for disease-free individuals who are low-active or sedentary [ 13, 14].
