inactivity

More health funding could be earmarked to help unlock the inactivity puzzle.

An arthritic joint may be uncomfortable to strength train, but inactivity leads to stiffness, which can make pain worse.

The inactivity rate - the number of people out of work and not looking for a job - surged during the Covid pandemic and has since remained at a persistently high level.

Walk into any GP surgery and, alongside those with illnesses and ailments, you will find plenty of people seeking help for the consequences of wider social problems – debt, stress, loneliness and physical inactivity.

After all, the fundamental trick to cryptobiosis is a complete state of inactivity, which jokes about laziness aside is not physically possible for humans.