What do I need to do to help overweight children/families???- I am a Registered Nurse

by Laurie
(Louisiana)

I am a Registered Nurse for 18 1/2 years. I am 39 years old. I have a Bachelor Of Science in Nursing. I am a Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Inpatient OB Nurse, ACLS certified, NALS certified, PALS certified, have CPR/AED preparation, & have also worked the ER, Med/Surg, & Nursery besides Labor & Delivery over the years. I am interested in working with overweight children &/or their families in the near future. The schools don't do enough & the children/families have major issues with nutrition- obviously. I was overweight as a child & my daughter became obese as a child. We are both in excellent shape now & both lost our weight with a lot of work, determination, & healthier nutrition habits around the 8th grade. I attempted teaching my own child all the right ways of nutrition/activity, but I met a lot of roadblocks with other people in my child's life (school, grandparents, stepparents, etc.). I am so proud of my daughter's transformation & happy/healthful outlook on life after she made the conscious effort to put all the building blocks I taught her into motion. It was soooo uplifting to see the transformation, happiness, & goals met in my child's life. After going through all of this myself and seeing the difference lifestyle changes make, I want to help other children/families/schools/gyms. It would be nice to work part-time as a nurse and part-time with the health industry. I am a morning person & also understand the need for after school/after work programs. I would like to work in conjunction with a gym & schools. I truely believe that I have a passion for this. I know how bad the peer pressure is & the risk for eating disorders. I want to help this obviously growing problem. It seems the community will need someone like me to help this epidemic for a long time.

What niche of personal training should I consider going in to?

by Matt Davis
(Indianapolis, IN)

Hi my name is matthew and I am a 17 year old high school junior. I am an athlete and I love exercising and keeping myself in shape! I'm a swimmer and play soccer, and am finally coming out of my shell to become a quite social person.

I have wanted to become a personal trainer for some time now, but I don't know where to turn to. I would like to find a personal trainer who I could ask for information when I have questions! That would be really helpful!

On to my question, when I was in eighth grade, I was able to help my obese friend in the same grade lose a total of 50 pounds. To this day, he still thanks me, and I feel so, so good to have known I made a difference in someone's life! I would love to do this for a living! Which niche is likely to be popular around 5-9 years from now?

Please I would so very much like to have advice on this!

Program Design for Kids

by Christopher
(Puerto Rico)

Hi. I am from Puerto Rico and I just got certified through ACTION Certification. I applied for a job at a rehab center for young kids ranging from 13-17 years old. I got the news today that I had been selected to be the trainer.

I really need help designing programs for these kids. These kids have self esteem issues, anger issues and suffer from depression and other illnesses. Since I don't have any type of group training experience nor special population like this one I really need some help. Maybe some tips, type of exercises I can make them do, etc...

I really want them to feel accomplished. To like what they do and have fun doing it. Make them work together and also feel empowered.

Thanks!