Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Help Your Child Beat Childhood Obesity

There are two main methods that can be used to loose weight and beat childhood obesity.

Firstly you should change your eating habits. Ensure that you eat three balanced meals a day and do not snack in between. Also try and avoid watching TV during meal times.

However this will not make a great difference without exercise. Start of exercising once a week. Individual sports such as swimming or karate are best as you can go at your own pace and build up slowly. I suggest an hour worth of exercise a week in order to build up confidence but then this should be increased to two hours and then eventually three within 6 months. Make sure the exercise is regular and interesting. In order to keep your child exercising.

It is not as easy as it sounds but with these two improvements to your childs life they will be able to beat childhood obesity.

Referece American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/

1 comment:

Sam E Bromley said...

I am a former special education teacher and I wrote a children's picture book that tackles the issue of childhood obesity. Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up entertains children without being preachy. It places a simple truth as a foundation in their hearts.....to cut back on their favorite snack, become active and make new friends.

Chris Powell of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition reads my book to his children every night. He stated on his FaceBook, "The kids are requesting Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up for their bedtime story tonight....AGAIN! This is the third in a row, but I love it. What a great message of healthy living for children:). Nicely done, Sam E Bromley!" Chris's wife, Heidi Powell, used such words as 'amazing' and 'brilliant' when describing my story! I am excited about getting this message out. You can go to YouTube.com and type in my book's name: Hunka Chunka Monkey Shapes Up and see a brief message about my story! Please pass this on for all to see and partner with me and let us stop the obesity problem in America by encouraging the very young to skip, run and jump their way to a better life and a better future!

Sam E Bromley
www.hunkamonkey.com
sebnest@yahoo.com