Technological gadgetry has changed our lifestyles for the worse, says the report. And when there's work to do, we use power lawnmowers, leaf blowers and snow blowers to replace the rakes and shovels that once helped keep us fit.
People drive to work or to do errands rather than walking or biking.
Society today entices us to be inactive. Collectively, we've become lazy. The good news The Surgeon General's report isn't all gloom and doom. Unlike regimens of old, say epidemiologists, exercise-science experts and other health professionals, such activity need not be vigorous to be effective. We're talking about 30 minutes of ordinary physical activity incorporated into most days of the week.