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Ah, the Olympics. Is there anything better than watching the Summer Olympics every 4 years? Keeping up with the medal counts. Cheering on your country and favorite athletes. Watching and learning about sports you previously knew very little about (modern pentathlon, anyone?). London's...

A home is a place where every person should feel safe, comfortable, and independent. Unfortunately, for many people with disabilities and older adults their homes lack the accessibility needed to allow them to live life to its fullest. These recent articles (and video) show just how important a home...

Considering signing up for a Turkey Trot 5K race on Thanksgiving? Or perhaps you’re planning a long walk after the meal? In addition to the obvious benefits of exercise, your Turkey day trotting can also help protect parts of your brain from shrinking. New research...

Childhood obesity has been in the national spotlight for a while now (in fact, AOTA selected it as an emerging niche in occupational therapy ), and today in the news we wanted to feature three articles about the issue. Back in January, we featured an article in The Pulse of the 1-Minute Update about...

Sitting is just as bad as smoking, according to new research. Although it is well known that smoking causes many preventable but deadly diseases, researchers are now saying that sitting for long stretches of time can be just as bad for you. Prolonged sitting is linked to increased risk of heart disease...

We may only have a few days left of the 2012 Olympics, but that doesn’t mean we won’t continue to be inspired and motivated to get active and exercise more. Not to scare anyone, but a recent CNN article reported that physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide. The good news is that...

We all know that childhood obesity is one of the most pressing issues we face as a nation ( read about OT’s role here in the Emerging Niche series ), but it seems like many people disagree about the solution. A recent controversial advertising campaign by Skechers sneakers is targeting young girls...

We’re going to talk about exercise and wellness today and, with it being Friday and seeing as a (hopefully) beautiful Spring weekend starts in a few hours, maybe this post will inspire you to get up and move. Obesity is a problem that affects our entire society, but did...

Childhood obesity is obviously one of the greatest challenges for our society—in fact, we identified it as one of the emerging niches within the profession —but coming up with solutions to the problem can be tough, and as we mentioned earlier, not without controversy . ...