Estilo de vida o forma de vida son expresiones que se designan, de una manera general, al estilo, forma o manera en que se entiende la vida; no tanto en el sentido de una particular cosmovisión o concepción del mundo —poco menos que una ideología: aunque sea esa a veces la intención del que aplica la expresión, cuando se extiende a la totalidad de la cultura y el arte—, como en el de una identidad, una idiosincrasia o un carácter, particular o de grupo —nacional, regional, local, generacional, de clase, subcultural, etc.—, expresado en todos o en cualquiera de los ámbitos del comportamiento (trabajo, ocio, sexo, alimentación, ropa, etc.).

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The term lifestyle can denote the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture. The term was originally used by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler (1870-1937). The term was introduced in the 1950s as a derivative of that of style in modernist art. The term refers to a combination of determining intangible or tangible factors. Tangible factors relate specifically to demographic variables, i.e. an individual's demographic profile, whereas intangible factors concern the psychological aspects of an individual such as personal values, preferences, and outlooks. A rural environment has different lifestyles compared to an urban metropolis. Location is important even within an urban scope. The nature of the neighborhood in which a person resides affects the set of lifestyles available to that person due to differences between various neighborhoods' degrees of affluence and proximity to natural and cultural environments. For example, in areas within a close proximity to the sea, a surf culture or lifestyle is often present.

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