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LYFST-yl/ˈlaɪfstaɪl/

Lifestyle is how you live: a healthy lifestyle; lifestyle changes; a sedentary lifestyle. Way of life is a longer twin. Uncountable when you mean the general idea; a lifestyle can mean a type. Do not use lifestyle for one evening’s plans — that is plans. Health texts pair lifestyle with diet and exercise.

Meaning

The way a person or group lives, including work, money, and health habits.

Examples

• “A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease.”
• “The nurse talked about lifestyle changes, not only tablets.”
• “A celebrity lifestyle is not the same as a healthy lifestyle in public-health advice.”

Good to know

a healthy / sedentary lifestyle; lifestyle changes. Twin: way of life. Not one evening’s plans. Health collocation: diet and exercise.

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