low-impact

British  

adjective

1. designed to cause minimal damage to the environment

   low-impact eco-tourism

2. designed to provide exercise without being over-strenuous

   a low-impact workout

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Example Sentences

“It’s great for aerobic conditioning, losing weight and muscle toning. It’s also low-impact, so reduces risks of getting injured.”

From Los Angeles Times

In these cases, you should modify your activities, switch to low-impact exercises like walking and swimming, and avoid movements like bending, twisting or lifting.

From Science Daily

In particular, the company’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada can alleviate U.S. vulnerabilities in those minerals’ supply chains, by establishing a major domestic source with innovative low-cost, low-impact extraction methods.

From Barron's

Even then, the firm could remove only a small portion of the parking lot’s asphalt, lest they trigger local low-impact development codes.

From Los Angeles Times

As a low-impact exercise that doesn't require a partner, it became popular with older people when it first migrated to the UK - but it appears that's all changing.

From BBC