healthonism

[ hel-thuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. 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.

Other Words From

• health·on·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of healthonism¹

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