Welcome to Mackie Shilstone's Body Plan for Kids

The Mackie Shilstone Body Plan For Kids site was created to assist families in identifying and addressing the growing problem of childhood obesity. If not corrected, the growing problem of childhood obesity in the United States will imperil our society through unnecessary disease and shortened lifespans, and will rob us of our future leaders: our children.

Body Plan For Kids will facilitate positive change by allowing families to first determine if their child is overweight and whether adult family members might be a contributing factor to the problem.

Mackie Shilstone's Body Plan for Kids: on sale nationally May 9, 2009!

Mackie Shilstone is famous for helping world-class athletes achieve the body, drive, stamina, and performance they need to win. Now, with four decades of health-and-fitness expertise, he focuses on providing solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. Today, 25 million children (that's 1 in 3) are overweight. If no intervention is made, 80 percent of them will stay overweight as adults, which can put them at risk for medical problems (for example, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and asthma) and make them more susceptible to low self-esteem and depression.

Mackie Shilstone's Body Plan for Kids is a comprehensive guide for parents to gain control of their child's weight. It is the first book of its kind to offer specific strategies for eating healthily, getting fit, and increasing self-esteem targeted at eight- to twelve-year-olds. The plan shows parents how to:

• Take height and weight measurements and determine body-fat percentage;
• Work with their child's doctor to determine an ideal target weight;
• Involve kids in making better food choices
• Increase daily physical activity with more than two dozen games and activities;
• Track eating, exercise, and weight loss electronically.

Complete with age-specific advice from a pediatrician, nutritionist, clinical psychologist, and other specialists, as well as recipes and more than 100 online and print resources, Mackie Shilstone's Body Plan for Kids gives parents the solutions and tools to bring about effective weight loss in their children (and themselves).

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Getting Started ...

  Step 1) Get accurate height and weight measurements

The first step to determining your childs overweight status is to get accurate measurements of his or her height and weight. If you do this at home, here's how. 

  Step 2) Determine your child's Body Mass Index

The next step is determining your child's Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is used to identify possible weight problems for children. You'll need the height and weight measurements from step one.

  Step 3) Visit your health care practitioner

You've measured your weighed your child, done the assessment. Verdict: your child may be overweight. Now what? This next step is critical: CONFIRM THIS WITH YOUR DOCTOR or other qualified heath care professional, so they can recommend a course of action. 

  Step 4) Start using the Body Plan web site for resources, motiviation and tracking

Once you've visited your health care provider to get started on the right plan for yourself and your child, we can help you by providing the resources to start solving the problem. Welcome to Body Plan for Kids.