Copyright © 2007, Fitwize 4 Kids, Inc.™ Fitwize 4 Kids is Your Partner in helping children live healthier lives Empowering Children and Their Families

Copyright © 2007, Fitwize 4 Kids, Inc.™

Fitwize 4 Kids is Your Partner in helping children live healthier lives

Empowering Children and Their Families to Live Healthier Lifestyles


Obesity on The RiseAccording to the Center of

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the

prevalence of overweight among children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years, going

from 7% in 1980 to 18.8% in 2004.


Healthy Habits

Healthy lifestyle habits, like proper nutrition and

physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming

overweight and developing related

diseases such as heart disease and hypertension.


Obesity Begins at Home

Children are more likely to adopt healthy eating

habits while being more active if they see family members doing

these things first.


KEY CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Over-consumption of foodshigh in saturated/trans fats

and sugars

Reduced physical activity

Increased Screen Time

Decreased intake of wholeFoods: fruits, vegetables

and whole grains


Prevention • Change is more difficult

with age• Physical activity and healthy

eating are the cornerstone to preventing obesity

• Families and schools are the two most critical links in providing the foundation for those behaviors


Teachers Play an Important Role • Participating on a school health council at the

district level or school health team at the school level.

• Establishing a healthy eating policy for classroom and school activities.

• Providing opportunities for students to eat healthy snacks such as fruits and vegetables.

• Incorporating physical activity into the classroom routine through regular physical activity breaks.

• Using physical activity instead of food as a reward.

• Role model healthy habits yourself!


Get EveryBODY Moving!• Encourage Students To:

– Choose enjoyable activities– Walk/bike to school, friend’s

house, the mall– Take stairs instead of elevator– Rollerblade– Skateboard– Walk the dog– Join a school athletic

team/club


Whole Family Approach

Eating healthier foods and getting more

exercise is good for everybody.

Children tend to mimic their parents, so it pays

to be a good role model.


The Fitwize Formula For A Healthy Family

Be A Role MODEL

Focus on Healthy Eating at HOME

Make Eating TOGETHER a Priority

Limit SCREEN Time

Give your Child the Power of CHOICE

Ready, Set…GOAL

REWARD yourselves


The Fitwize 5

1.Eat fruits, vegetables and whole grains every day

2.Always eat breakfast3.Watch out for WHOA foods!4.Limit non-homework screen time to 2 hours per day

5.Be ACTIVE most days of the week.


Fitwize 4 Kids• Combine resistance circuit training

with a world-class nutrition curriculum specifically designed for kids between the ages of 6 1/2 to 15 yrs.

• Energetic Fitwize 4 Kids™ coaches train, motivate and assist kids throughout a 45-minutes, low intensity resistance and cardiovascular training program on equipment made just for kids.

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