The phrase "insufficient physical activity" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing health, fitness, or lifestyle issues related to a lack of exercise.
Example: "Many health problems can arise from insufficient physical activity, including obesity and heart disease."
Alternatives: "lack of physical activity" or "inadequate physical activity."
Also, insufficient physical activity versus highly active (−4.4, 95% CI, −5.0 to −3.9, P < 0.001) and obesity versus not (−3.4 [−3.9 to −2.8], P < 0.001) were associated with lower physical HRQL.
The population At Risk was divided into those that were physically active and those that were physically inactive or who took insufficient physical activity, based on the distribution observed in the Health Survey for England 2008.
Poor health outcomes from insufficient physical activity (PA) are a persistent public health issue.
Many researchers do not distinguish between insufficient physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
Poor nutrition and insufficient physical activity contribute to high rates of obesity.
Insufficient physical activity and unhealthy eating behaviors are major contributors to the obesity epidemic in the United States.
The United States is facing unprecedented health challenges – such as obesity and cardiovascular disease – many of which are related to a lack of or insufficient physical activity.
Pedestrian-friendly designs are currently being called for and implemented in the US to tackle in particular problems associated with insufficient physical activity in the population.
Since sedentary lifestyles and insufficient physical activity contribute to the overall burden of disease, efforts to encourage more walking at the whole population level are an important prevention strategy.
The report identified smoking, alcohol use, insufficient physical activity, and poor diet as the major risk factors.
Researchers studied 10 people aged 60 and over who were at risk of developing type-2 diabetes due to higher-than-normal levels of fasting blood sugar and insufficient physical activity.
