Zazie Beetz

For me, fear manifests itself in snoozing and inactivity. I just become so sleepy, any time of day, when something needs to be done. I sometimes go days without responding to texts or reading books or being able to process much of anything beyond the sun slowly creeping through my living room windows.

German Actress

Gunnar Peterson

If you were inactive due to an injury or a surgery, then common sense rules the day when inching closer to the area that was hurt. That is very different from inactivity due to being ill. After illness, be aware of how taxing your workout is cardiovascularly and err on the side of less.

American Businessman

Jack LaLanne

So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get any exercise. Their muscles atrophy, and they lose their strength, their energy and vitality by inactivity.

American Athlete

John Lydon

Periods of inactivity, I don't know such things. I'm consistently writing. My life is busy. It always is. There are hardly any moments for self-indulgent laziness.

English Musician

Jimmy Connors

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.

American Tennis Player

George C. Marshall

Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.

American Soldier

Tony Bellew

Boxing is all about timing. And if you take long periods of inactivity, you will be made to pay the price.

British Athlete

Matt Lucas

Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.

English Actor

Sugar Ray Leonard

When you're a boxer, there is a lot of downtime and long periods of inactivity.

American Boxer

Benito Mussolini

Italian Politician

Often relates to lack of movement or exercise, important in health discussions.

Physical Context

Usually implies something negative, like laziness or wasting time.

Negative Connotation

In some cultures, being busy is valued, so inactivity might be viewed poorly.

Cultural Perception

In tech, inactivity might not be negative; it can mean efficiency or power-saving.

Technical Usage

Refers to gadgets or software entering a low-power state or standby mode.

Modern Context

 that we've all heard about is an urban design crisis, and that the design of our cities lies at the cure. Because we've talked a long time about diet, and we know that diet impacts weight, and weight of course impacts health. But we've only started talking about inactivity,

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 So we're very excited about this because this shows that microorganisms can tolerate significant periods of time, geologically significant periods of time, in a state of relative inactivity, and yet still remain viable, still remain life-containing,

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 is linked with some types of cancers and heart disease and can contribute to diabetes, kidney and liver problems. In fact, researchers have worked out that, worldwide, inactivity causes about 9% of premature deaths a year.

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 what we have now processed food is absolutely right we don't have that same type of inter action between the food and the jaws anymore they just tend to become smaller through inactivity

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