Vocabulary_Beating a sedentary lifestyle

sedentary
adjective

used to describe a lifestyle which involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise

Editing the dictionary is a sedentary job. 

life expectancy
the age to which you are expected to live
 Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.

shirker
someone who avoids doing something they don't like, usually because they are lazy

He's not really a shirker, I tell myself. 

tongue-in-cheek
something meant to be humorous and not taken seriously

His comments were intended to be tongue in cheek, but his friends took it seriously
and that started a huge argument.

stern
adjective that means serious and strict

Sarah gave him a stern look.

clipboard
a board you attach papers to so that you can write on them as you walk around
She pours another cup of diet cola and rechecks her clipboards.