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Please Note: Due to medical licensing and copyright restrictions and liability risk, we are unable to provide individual answers to questions concerning our professional materials. Most of your questions will be answered once you read the content of the books, manuals and view the videos. Also, our fifteen years of clinical experience and scientific expertise has been recently condensed in the book Trim Kids (www.trimkids.com). This book will provide answers to most of your specific questions about how to prevent and treat childhood overweight problems in your clients, patients or students. We will only respond to emails concerning the status of orders for professional materials.

The following materials have been developed over a fifteen-year period as part of a comprehensive pediatric weight management program designed for children 6 to 18 years of age. Our materials are now available as an introductory tool for home use if a Committed To Kids clinic is not available in your area. Your physician, registered dietitian, exercise physiologist and counselor are also good resources to maximize the results. Remember to always check with your physician before starting any exercise or nutrition program.

Committed To Kids Handbook

A 200-page pocket-sized handbook containing basic information and practical background knowledge relating to nutrition, behavior and exercise. An ideal reference guide, which includes everything you will needed to plan meals, shop, plan activities and reinforce healthy behaviors. Some of topics included in the handbook are:

Nutrition Topics

Food groups and portion sizes to help get you started	Healthy food preparation and recipes
Smart choices at the grocery store	Label reading information
Restaurant survival and dining out guidelines

Behavior Topics

Eating rules and behaviors	Coping with food inside and outside of the home
How to choose alternatives, limit setting and social triggers	Relapse prevention

Exercise Topics

Health benefits of exercise	Metabolism boosters
Fitness facts and exercise myths	Safe and effective exercise techniques
Calorie-burning tips

Committed To Kids WORKBOOKS

The Committed To Kids Workbooks contain a series of ten activity and monitoring lessons. Specific exercise and behavioral information is provided through fun and motivating educational activities. Also included are user-friendly food record checklists, weight records and goal and accomplishment monitors. The series includes a set of four workbooks: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert. Participants "graduate" after the completion of each workbook, which provides short-term accomplishment goals. Some of the topics included are:

Diet and exercise charts and worksheets

Warming-up and cooling down techniques

A list of appropriate exercise activities with caloric costs

Illustrations of the strength and flexibility exercises

Goal-setting forms and how to calculate projected weight loss

Weekly weight record and accomplishment records

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EXERCISE/MOTIVATIONAL VIDEOS FOR OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN

Moderate-intensity, Progressive Exercise Program (MPEP)*

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Dr. Sothern talks about the MPEP during an exercise clip.

Years of medical research using state-of-the-art techniques went into the production of these safe and effective exercise routines. Melinda S. Sothern, PhD, Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Committed To Kids Program Director, along with real-life members of the Committed To Kids Weight Management Clinic motivate and encourage children to perform aerobic, strength and flexibility exercises to music. Videos include:

Moderate, low-impact aerobic movements

Balanced work-out for all parts of the body

Flexibility exercise to balance physique and improve posture

Motivational calorie-burning tips and fitness facts

A set of four videos, tailored to meet the specific needs of each weight range have been developed:

PHASE 1 VIDEO - Red exercise video for severely overweight children*

This fun and versatile routine contains exercises which utilize primarily arm movements, thus relieving stress on the knees and ankles. Severely overweight children can easily perform the exercises initially in a chair, eventually working up to a standing position.

PHASE 2 VIDEO - Yellow exercise video for moderately overweight children*

This video contains an entertaining low-impact routine with basic movements which moderately overweight children can easily learn and master. Strength and flexibility exercises were created specifically for overweight children.

PHASE 3 VIDEO - Green exercise video for mildly overweight children*

This video contains fun and challenging aerobic-dancing moves and additional, more advanced strength exercises. Children who are mildly overweight can master the routine after performing the video just a few times.

PHASE 4 VIDEO - Blue exercise video for healthy, normal weight children

This video features a combination of high and low impact aerobic dance moves along with strength and flexibility exercises. It is the perfect way to prevent obesity in younger children or normal-weight condition.

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Video clip from the Phase IV Exercise Video.

*Refer to the MPEP Overweight Phase Chart to determine the appropriate exercise level.

EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION CARD BOOKLETS

Moderate-intensity, Progressive Exercise Program (MPEP)

These are fun and easy-to-fill-out cards for each phase of the exercise program: severe*, moderate*, mild* and maintenance/normal weight. Specific recommendations for exercise are given each week including suggested frequency and number of minutes to exercise at each session and correspond to the prescribed exercise video. The colorful, user-friendly exercise cards additionally contain illustrations of the strength and flexibility exercise and areas to record the week’s activities. These exercise cards are a must for tracking your child’s fitness progress in the Committed To Kids weight management program!

EXERCISE AWARD CERTIFICATE

The Exercise Award Certificate is a colorful hand-out which acknowledges the completion of an exercise phase. Certificates are given when the participant are ready to "graduate" to the next phase.

THE STORY OF CHUB BEE

The Story of Chub Bee is a children’s booklet about an overweight bee "chub bee", who experiences the common difficulties of an overweight child. This booklet provides helpful hints to parents and children on how to handle and respond to the day-to-day difficulties of being "chub bee".

THE Committed To Kids BACK PACK

The Committed To Kids Back Pack is a durable, child-friendly back pack with the Committed To Kids logo and colors. It is a convenient carrying case for weekly clinic materials and exercise attire.

INDIVIDUAL START-UP KIT

This kit contains everything your child needs to begin eating healthier, getting in shape and developing healthier lifestyle habits. The start-up kit will enable your child to complete the first 10 sessions of the program and consists of:

1 (parent) Handbook

1 Beginner Workbook

1 Fast Food Guide

1 Exercise Video*

1 Exercise Prescription Booklet*

*See the MPEP phase chart to determine your child’s overweight condition and exercise phase: severe (Red-Phase 1), moderate (Yellow-Phase 2), Mild (Green-Phase 3), or normal/maintenance (Blue-Phase 4).

Thank you for reviewing the Committed To Kids Catalog! Please access the materials order form, available at this web site, if you would like to place an order.

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