Pritikin

Family Program
Pritikin has proven hugely successful for children via the Pritikin Family Programs, one- and two-week summer programs in which the entire family learns and enjoys making healthy lifestyle changes. Because of its immense popularity, Pritikin now also creates customized programs for families year round.

Call: 800.327.4914 or 305.935.7131
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Request a Brochure

Some kids come to lose weight. Others have no weight issues. All enjoy a fun camplike atmosphere. And all are at Pritikin because their parents know that healthy habits learned early in life means there's a very good chance their children will enjoy healthy habits throughout life.

Total Immersion In Healthy Living… And A Lot Of Fun

To curb childhood obesity, the entire family needs to be involved, insists every major pediatric health organization. Family immersion in healthy living, taught by nationally renowned physicians, dietitians, and exercise physiologists, is what the Pritikin Family Program is all about.

More important (as far as the kids are concerned) is that the program’s just a whole lot of fun. Each day, the children whoop and holler their way through tennis, "Funky Salsa Hop" dance classes, strength training called "Pump 'Em Up," drum-thumping "Cardiac Rap" aerobic workouts, and afternoons horsing around at the Blue Lagoon recreation area, which features a 125-foot waterslide, waterfalls, and games like volleyball, soccer, basketball, and poolside bingo.

The cooking classes get high marks, too. The kids make – and get a big kick out of sampling – tasty snacks, soups, sorbets, pastas, crepes, cookies, and Mexican beans and tortillas.

In kid-friendly nutrition classes taught by Pritikin's dietitians, the children are exposed to some real eye-openers, like the number of teaspoons of sugar (more than 10!) in a can of Coke, and how smooth-skinned arteries can turn "gnarly with cholesterol boils" after years of eating the wrong foods.

Meanwhile, parents receive the full benefit of the traditional, for-adults Pritikin Health, Weight-Loss, and Spa Program. They can also attend workshops to learn strategies for motivating their kids to make healthy choices, such as how to plan menus with your kids, how to handle picky eaters and junk food lovers, and how to fit fitness fun into everyday family life.

The Epidemic - Childhood Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease

Never before was it so vital that we improve the diet and exercise habits of our children. We don’t have a few overweight kids in America. We have a national health crisis.

Among U.S. teens, obesity-related type 2 diabetes has increased 800% during the past decade. And nearly 70% of teens in America show the initial stages of fatty streaks, or early heart disease, in their arteries -- not only overweight adolescents but thin ones as well. This is the first generation in history, scientists predict, in which parents may outlive their children.

The Solution – Pritikin Delivers Results!

A powerful solution, UCLA researchers have documented,* is the Pritikin Family Program. In a study on overweight kids ages 8 to 17 attending the program, the scientists found that in just two weeks, the children:

• Lowered total cholesterol on average 23%.
• Decreased LDL bad cholesterol 25%.
• Shed 9 pounds.
• Lowered triglyceride fats 39%.
• Reduced key markers of inflammation, including C-reactive protein and oxidative stress, by 41% and 81%, respectively.
• Increased the body’s production of nitric oxide, a very beneficial chemical that expands blood vessels, increases blood flow, and squelches plaque growth and blood clotting.

* Atherosclerosis, 2007; 191: 98