TITLE:
The Normalization of the “Active-Sedentary” Lifestyle in Spanish Youth
AUTHORS:
David Moscoso-Sánchez, Raúl Sánchez-García, Maria Martín-Rodríguez, Natalia Pedrajas-Sanz
KEYWORDS:
Lifestyle, Active Sedentarism, Physical Activity and Sport, Young People
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.4 No.7,
July
30,
2014
ABSTRACT: Sedentarism has become one of the major concerns of our times. Nowadays
people spend most of the time sitting down and moving by mechanical means
instead of exercising themselves. Younger generations do only a little more
sport today than their counterparts did a decade ago. In other words, sedentary
habits have become common in our society, especially among the young. What
cultural mechanisms have contributed to this? What are the consequences of a
sedentary lifestyle for our health and well-being? These are the questions we
have posed in this study. We conducted qualitative research among Spanish young
people, and the results have provided important clues to help us understand better
how “active sedentarism” has become the norm among young people.