Combat Fat for Kids: The Complete Plan for Family Fitness, Nutrition, and Health
208Combat Fat for Kids: The Complete Plan for Family Fitness, Nutrition, and Health
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Overview
Written by acclaimed fitness expert James Villepigue and noted health writer Jo Brielyn, Combat Fat for Kids offers a comprehensive plan that will finally help kids to form better health habits, a more active life and a very bright future. The nutritional and exercise programs featured in the book are effective because they are geared toward the mindset and interests of the family as a whole.
The book encourages wholesome nutrition, including whole, unprocessed food choices and embraces local and sustainable food that their young body's were designed to consume. Daily activities are included, that will add a spark to their body's natural fat fighting defense, as well as "kid play", sports, and family-based events. Additional sections on behavioral change provides the proper psychological framework for ingraining healthy choices that will last a lifetime.
Combat Fat for Kids includes expert advice and tips from top nutritionists, dieticians, fitness professionals, and psychologists to provide a highly reliable resource that's built on an easy-to-understand foundation that can be adapted to meet the needs of every family. Combat Fat for Kids is also a great and important tool for every parent interested in making the process a more collaborative one for the whole family.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781578263967 |
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Publisher: | Hatherleigh Press |
Publication date: | 12/18/2012 |
Pages: | 208 |
Product dimensions: | 7.30(w) x 8.82(h) x 0.55(d) |
About the Author
Jo Brielyn is an author and contributing writer for Hatherleigh Press and has currently completed 13 nonfiction books about health and wellness. Jo is an author and poet whose works have appeared in three Twin Trinity Media anthologies: Elements of the Soul, Elements of Time, and Elements of Life. Jo is the founder, writer, and editor of Creative Kids Ideas, a resource website that supplies parents, teachers, and family members with the tips and fun ideas to help build stronger, happier, and more creative kids. She is also a devoted mom and wife, former youth leader, and veteran of the United States Air Force. Jo resides in Central Florida with her husband and their two daughters.
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From the Foreword
Epidemic childhood obesity is a health crisis with potentially more disastrous consequences than any other challenge the United States faces at the present time. Despite advances in medical technology and emergency care,the next generation of Americans has a shorter life expectancy than their parents, a troublesome statistic unprecedented in recorded history. Obesity is a risk factor for 40 different illnesses in nine different organ systems including diabetes, hypertension, even asthma and mood disorders.
Parents have long sought a comprehensive yet enjoyable plan of action, one that develops lifelong health priorities and self-control as part of their children’s education. Without good health, their journey into the future may have significant obstacles, impediments that can be avoided only by early intervention. The solution requires proper caloric balance, regular exercise, avoidance of peer-pressure, development of self-confidence, and multiple other important life lessons.
Such a solution is superbly delineated in this excellent book, which is an indispensable addition to every parent’s library. Mothers and fathers have always been the ideal life-coaches, and their role in treating and preventing obesity cannot be duplicated by any government, insurance, or scholastic program. Combat Fat for Kids, superbly and engagingly written by James Villepigue and Jo Brielyn, belongs in your home. The rewards of better health and a longer lifespan are priceless.
Stuart Fischer, M.D.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Stuart Fischer, M.DIntroduction
PART I: THE CYCLE OF OBESITY
Chapter 1: Causes of Obesity
Chapter 2: Common Challenges to Staying Fit as a Family
PART II: DIET AND NUTRITION
Chapter 3: Nutrition Basics for Healthy, Active Kids
Chapter 4: Family-Friendly Meal Plans
-Parent-Prepared Meals
-Kid Creations
Chapter 5: Tips on Eating at Home and Dining Out
PART III: EXERCISE
Chapter 6: Fitness Basics for Healthy, Active Kids
Chapter 7: Easy Does It! (Fun Timed Activities)
Chapter 8: Get Out and Play! (Outdoor Recreational Activities)
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