healthonism

[ hel-thuh-niz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the practice of having an essentially healthy lifestyle, as through diet and exercise, while including a reasonable amount of self-indulgence, as in drinking alcoholic beverages:
Friday night’s on-site cocktail party marked the yoga studio’s foray into healthonism.

First recorded in 2010–15; coined by J. Walter Thompson marketing communications agency; blend of health ( def ) and hedonism ( def )

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