Are You Ready for Weight Loss?
Many families wonder-- Does my child need WellBalance? Is my child ready to take advantage of an opportunity like WellBalance? Take the quick test below to understand the need for healthy changes.
Activity:
Active
Your child’s activity level is Active. Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity each day. Continue to encourage your child’s participation in structured activities and sports.
A WellBalance Camp session can introduce your child to new activities that will ensure an active lifestyle for years to come. If your child’s current weight situation isn’t improving or if you are concerned they might be losing motivation in current activities, your child may well benefit from adding additional activity into their routine.
Moderate
Your child’s activity level is Moderate. Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity each day. Continue to encourage your child’s participation in structured activities and sports, and make sure they are engaging in aerobic, muscle strengthening, and bone strengthening activities every day.
A WellBalance Camp session can help your child incorporate structured activity into their daily schedule. If your child’s current weight situation isn’t improving, they may well benefit from adding additional activity into their routine.
Sedentary
Your child’s activity level is Sedentary. Children and adolescents should engage in 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity each day. Encourage your child to participate in activities that are age-appropriate, enjoyable and offer variety.
Aerobic activity should make up most of your child's 60 or more minutes of physical activity each day. This can include either moderate-intensity aerobic activity, such as brisk walking, or vigorous-intensity activity, such as running. Be sure to include vigorous-intensity aerobic activity on at least 3 days per week. Include muscle strengthening activities, such as gymnastics or push-ups, at least 3 days per week as part of your child's 60 or more minutes. Include bone strengthening activities, such as jumping rope or running, at least 3 days per week as part of your child's 60 or more minutes.
A WellBalance Camp session can jump start your child’s activity level and get them started on a healthy routine for those with Sedentary activity levels.
Motivation:
Committed
Your child is likely committed to losing weight based on the information you provided. Possibly the issue preventing your child from obtaining their weight loss goal has to do with biological factors, incorrect or inadequate information about healthy lifestyle habits, or lack of support.
If your child is committed to losing weight but their situation is not improving, a WellBalance Camp session can provide your child with additional strategies for building a daily routine that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories consumed with the number of calories burned.
Moderately Motivated
Your child has some motivation to lose weight. Research into successful weight loss has shown that high levels of motivation are required to keep the weight off for a lifetime.
A WellBalance Camp session can provide your child with additional strategies for building a daily routine that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories consumed with the number of calories burned.
Unmotivated
Your child is likely unmotivated to lose weight. The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't about short-term dietary changes. It's about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories you consume with the number of calories your body uses.
A WellBalance Camp session can provide your child with the initial success they need to get them motivated to lose weight and keep the weight off. Frequently a child unmotivated to lose weight is simply a child that has never seen success as losing weight and keeping it off. WellBalance can help change your child’s motivation and get them on the right track!
Healthy Eating Habits:
Healthy
Your child’s eating habits are healthy. If your child is eating well balanced, low caloric density meals and they are still unable to lose weight a WellBalance Camp session can provide your child with additional meal options and dietary information that can improve your child’s overall health. Introducing your child to additional low calorie, low fat foods will increase your child’s healthy food repertoire, and the culinary classes taught at camp will give your child additional knowledge on how to prepare healthy foods.
Moderate
Your child’s eating habits need improvement. It is recommended that your child begin to make some changes in their eating habits in order to achieve improved health. These changes can be small and still have a lasting effect, such as switching from regular sodas to water, or swearing off French fries for a baked potato with fat free sour cream and butter substitute.
The National Academy of Sciences recommends the following calorie categories: 2,200 calories – Children and teenage girls currently at a healthy weight.
2,800 calories - Teenage boys at a current healthy weight.
Older children and teen girls should have at least 3 servings of fruit and 4 servings of vegetables each day.
Teen boys should have at least 4 servings of fruit and 5 servings of vegetables each day.
A WellBalance Camp session can help improve your child’s interest in healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, and other low calorie dishes. Our culinary classes will show your child how to cook new foods in a healthy way. We will show your child that they can still enjoy pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, lasagna, and even certain kinds of deserts if prepared in with low calorie ingredients and certain substitutions are made. The cooking and food education portion of camp is often the most enjoyable part of the lifestyle change experience, and your child will return home with skills in low calorie cooking!
Unhealthy
Your child has unhealthy eating habits. It is recommended that your child change their eating habits in order to achieve improved health. Proper nutrition plays major role in weight control as well as with keeping most diseases and illnesses at bay.
The National Academy of Sciences recommends the following calorie categories: 2,200 calories – Children and teenage girls currently at a healthy weight.
2,800 calories - Teenage boys at a current healthy weight.
Older children and teen girls should have at least 3 servings of fruit and 4 servings of vegetables each day.
Teen boys should have at least 4 servings of fruit and 5 servings of vegetables each day.
A WellBalance Camp session can help introduce your child to healthy foods they like. Our culinary classes will show your child how to cook foods in a healthy way. We will show your child that they can still enjoy pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, lasagna, and even certain kinds of deserts if prepared in with low calorie ingredients and certain substitutions are made. The cooking and food education portion of camp is often the most enjoyable part of the lifestyle change experience, and your child will return home with skills in low calorie cooking!
