Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Strategies

When it comes to encouraging youth to adopt healthy lifestyles, it’s important for health coaches and fitness professionals to have a solid understanding of their unique physical and psychosocial needs. Designed specifically for allied health professionals, this course explores the variables that increase a child’s risk for obesity and health risks associated with childhood obesity. You’ll also learn prevention and treatment strategies that incorporate current recommendations for physical activity among youth.

You will learn:

• To explain the importance of developing fundamental movement skills (FMS) and participating in regular physical activity early in life

• How to develop a plan of action for young clients diagnosed with exercise deficit disorder (EDD) using current youth fitness guidelines

• Methods to discuss health consequences of physical inactivity and childhood obesity with young clients