Yes technology is making us incredibly lazy. Take online shopping for example. Yes shopping in person isn't exactly excercise, but walking to the shops and around multiple shops is good for you. It's getting your blood pumping. The option technology gives, is to slump on the sofa, moving just one finger to click through various sites selecting which trousers or shirt might look best. It's not just clothes shopping either; technology replaces the need for physical play time in a kids life. Give any child a tablet with Angry Birds and they'll snatch it off you straight away. If you compare the amount of time a child spends outside playing hide and seek or catch now, to the amount of time a child did say 15 years ago - I'm confident the stats would be staggering. Technology is taking over every aspect of our lives, and when you can do everything digitally, even throwing a basketball into a net, it becomes a lot easier to sit still.

Which technology would that be? Skipping ropes? Low tech but tech all the same. And likewise for trampolines and flippers, which help propel you through the air and the water respectively. There's nothing inherent in technology that makes people lazy. I guess the proposition is that modern digital technology is a bad idea, but that just isn't the case. People are using Fitbit to measure just how much exercise they're doing, and there are apps which runners use that motivate them to keep running through involving them with stories that they listen to on earphones. There's more to come. The Pokemon Go game that had people worldwide chasing outdoors to collect imaginary creatures is just the opening move - there'll be more and more opportunities to utilise technology in the context of fitness, and doing so using what we know about computer games already will make it easier to motivate the lazier of us to get up and move. We already rock out with pretend musical instruments and get awarded points for dancing by a computer - the future promises more along those lines.

How many of us could go a week without our cell phone? Do you even bother to memorize phone numbers anymore? I can’t even recall the last time I went a day without looking at the internet at all. Technology has made life so convenient for us that it’s almost scary to think of what would happen if we had to go without our favorite gadget for an extended period of time.

The digital age is making us lazy?

Physically; yes, I couldn’t agree more. In years gone past, watching a film would have involved walking to the cinema, but thanks to the technology today, there is almost no need. Why would you, when at the click of a button, the film can be instantly streamed to the viewer’s choice of device? Be it an iPod, laptop, cell-phone, minimal effort is needed.

Anything that can entice the user of an electronic device to sit hunched over a screen for long periods of time is going to make them physically lazy. But that's not the whole picture. Excessive computer gaming can certainly become problematic, the symptoms akin to addiction. On the other hand, although this subject conjures pictures of recluses hiding away in bedrooms, the games played are often designed to tax the mind, immersing the player in a virtual world where initiative must be used to solve problems, sharpening reflexes. Pokemon Go, a recent example of a game that encouraged participants to interact with the real world, became a worldwide phenomenon.

There is a whole raft of games that are far more exciting than just firing at targets with a joystick. Players can enjoy a nightclub in their own living room, dancing energetically to their favourite songs. They can play virtual tennis, or bowls, or golf. Gaming aside, there are a host of apps that promote exercise. They can tally up calories and advise about healthy diets, while encouraging fitness by counting steps or monitoring cardiovascular activity.

There is, of course, a downside to technology. Where shopping once involved strolling around retail outlets, now there is the option to place orders via a web browser. But convenience does not always have to equate to laziness. The individual can choose the extent to which technology is allowed to take control. Or not.

Yes technology and internet making us lazy day by day.

Technology has made things easier by evolving to accommodate an easy and convenient lifestyle. With technology, it's possible not to get out of your home yet access everything you needed. From TV, video games, music, hanging out with friends, paying bills, music, and food, all of them are accessible through technology. Technology is even shaping up the quality of time we spend with friends, making us incredibly lazy in the process. With social media, it easy to catch up with friends without really 'catching up'. In the past, people could not use an app to request for a ride that would arrive within minutes. People were not content with staying put and waiting for a cab to come to them. However, with the rise of uber and lyft, this is the new norm. New technologies have brought up an influx of entertainment. Gone are the days when people would only depend on CDs, and DVDs for music and movies. These would need walking to the store, howver, with Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV e.t.c hundreds of thousands of hours of entertainment are accessible right from the comfort of your sofa. When was the last time you went around asking for directions? although it does not make you lazy, having the comfort of checking for directions from your phone does instill an aura of laziness.