The More Your Tots Grow, The Less Exercise They Get – New Study

Wonderful, just what parents need. As if the child and adolescent obesity problem wasn’t enough!

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 15-year-olds got less than a third of the recommended level of exercise for their age. On the other hand, 90 percent of the children aged 9 and 11 met the recommended levels of exercise for their age.

This is serious reason to be alarmed parents, especially because once children slip into adolescence, they are less impressionable where instilling healthy weight habits are concerned. Considering that puberty is the main time for bones and muscles to achieve a solid growth, maintaining a healthy diet and exercise pattern for your child becomes even more imperative.

The federal issued Dietary Guidelines for Americans considers it essential that children and adolescents spend at least 60 minutes of physical activity for seven days a week. While this is no doubt going to help them establish a healthy weight loss and weight control pattern in their later years, it will surely help their developing bodies.

Do not ignore the rising threat of obesity parents, look for healthy weight loss diet and weight loss personal training options like the ones offered by Body Makeovers through the Children’s Program.

Disabled Children’s Weight Problems And Their Care:

Not many people know that Katie Price and Peter Andre, the attention loving couple have a 6 year-old son suffering from a disability. It’s understandable though as these two manage to grab any publicity opportunity by the scruff of its neck.

Little Harvey is autistic and also suffers from a rare disorder called septo-optic dysplasia which is known to cause partial or complete blindness, low muscle tone and hormonal problems. Children suffering from this condition are known to have learning difficulties and display mental retardation as well.

One of the characteristics observed in children suffering from septo-optic dysplasia is a poorly functioning pituitary gland. This can cause an obstruction in the production of the thyroid hormone which results in weight gain. Take a look at Katie-Price’s child and you can see that little Harvey faces this problem.

Body Makeovers thinks that the best way to deal with weight loss issues of such children is to consult a proper neurologist first instead of rushing in blindly for a diet and exercise plan.

Not everybody needs a weight loss personal training plan. Children facing septo-optic dysplasia problems need to be nurtured with care and understanding and have to be provided with special treatment. Which is why we laud Katie’s plans of moving to LA so that Harvey can get better treatment.

Got a weight loss problem you don’t know what to do about? Let Body Makeovers know so we can help you solve it.

Do You Send Your Kids To Fat Camp For A Healthy Weight Loss?:

If you have a son or a daughter who is obese, you might sympathize with Eric Cartman’s mom in the Season 4 episode of South Park- the US animated show about the foul-mouthed pre-teens. Cartman returns from fat camp 40 pounds lighter after his mother finally decides to do something about her overweight son.

But what actually does happen in fat camp? Do they have an exhausting weight loss training routine for young tots to lose weight? Or are they simply a commercialism trick for susceptible parents?

According to the director of the Children’s Exercise and Nutrition Center, “If you think the camp is going to solve the problem- the child will at long last lose weight and keep it that way- you can forget it.” But the many fat camps that have blossomed in the Western world and seem to proliferate during the summer months seem to prove this stand very wrong.

Body Makeovers feels that programs like fat camps and weight loss training regimes for kids could be a good way to get your child on the right track to staying healthy.

Consider our specialized Children’s Program. Ideal for children aged 14 years-old and above, the healthy weight loss diet and exercise routine successfully works on a diet Los Angeles and weight loss personal training plan that is chalked out by established dietitians.

At our California body makeovers facility, children are encouraged to embrace a healthier lifestyle and cultivate healthy eating habits even after the program is over.

Unhealthy Weight Loss In Teens And The Internet:

The Miss Bimbo site may just be the trickle before the flood is released. Last month, the website targeting tweens and teens was launched and made controversial news both on and off the Internet. The website was defended as an ‘innocent virtual game and nothing more’ by its founder.

But its understandable why it had so many parents concerned, the website offered virtual cash for children to get their virtual ‘bimbos’ plastic surgery, diet pills and the latest slinky clothes. While the website has made a lot of changes and adjustments and lifted off the controversial material, other websites have been stumbled across that champion eating disorders as lifestyle choices.

Medical experts advise parents to be cautionary about social networking sites as well, as these places even have groups and communities that are very pro-suicidal and negative for a healthy lifestyle.

Your young growing child can be very easy prey for such elements on the Internet. Instilling a healthy weight loss attitude in them and staying aware of any signs of unusual weight loss and lack of appetite can be helpful as well.

Body Makeover Systems healthy weight loss programs and weight loss personal training plans are customized for each individual. Our diet coaches and personal trainers meticulously examine and formulate a blueprint for each body type. If in case a person is found lacking to carry out any of our Body Makeover programs, we help them get in shape to benefit from our programs.

The Importance Of Being A (Healthy) Child:

Michael Thurmond Body Makeovers and children have an association that can be traced back to the very origins of our organization. Teenage children who came from homes that couldn’t string expenses together or were from single parent homes in the northern Californian area of Russian River were the early wards of Michael Thurmond.

Physical destitution when coupled with a lack of mental stimulation can be very detrimental to the growth of a child, especially so for a teenager. Exposure to unhealthy eating habits and lack of proper education about nutrition and life-skills are factors that contribute to obesity and may even result in an individual being under-weight.

It is important to build immunity to epidemics and diseases and resistance to environmental pollution in order for a growing child to develop properly. Michael Thurmond recognized these essential requirements and fostered them in his wards. He formulated a plan that not only looked after the basic fitness of these children but also emphasized the need for setting positive goals and planning the future.

Building a developing teenager’s self-esteem and encouraging them to a healthy way of living were given equal importance. Today, the Children’s Program at Body Makeovers Systems has been successful in empowering thousands of children to discover themselves and respect the individuals they are.

If you know of or have children of 14 year’s of age and above whom you wish to benefit from our special Children’s Program, you can visit Body Makeover Systems in Santa Monica, CA.