Ride to Life: A no-nonsense program for breaking your family's cycle of obesity and diabetes for a healthier, happier thriving life

by Dr Gary Leong

Overview

Dr Gary Leong is a paediatric endocrinologist who specialises in treatment of children suffering with obesity and diabetes and its complications. A humane and very real person - not just a medical doctor and PhD - Gary loves working with kids and their families to help them work towards and enjoy healthier, happier lives.

This book outlines a potentially life-changing program that Dr Gary Leong has developed called the Ride to Life Program. It encourages you to courageously and honestly confront the underlying reasons for the obesity a­ffecting your child. But it is also about parents and children taking appropriate levels of personal responsibility and then taking action to make sustainable, manageable change for a better, healthier, active and more purposeful life. This book attempts to solve the problem about what you can do as a parent when you think you have run out of options for a child su­ffering from obesity. 

Join the Ride to Life Program now and learn to Play, Exercise and Eat more together as a family.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780648671268
Publisher:	Gary Martin Leong
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	165
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Dr Gary Leong is a paediatric endocrinologist who specialises in the treatment of children suffering from obesity and diabetes and its complications. A humane and very real person - not just a medical doctor and PhD - Gary loves working with kids and their families to help them work towards and enjoy healthier, happier lives.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

A story to inspire your family

Background on obesity 

Tackling the issue

How to read this book and work through the program

PARTIE 1 - GET ON YOUR BIKE!

Taking responsibility for where you are now

Stage 1 - Get honest: understanding where you are and why

Stage 2 - Decision time: committing to a healthier life

Stage 3 - Getting ready for change: preparing for the ride to a connected life

PARTIE 2 - IN TRAINING

What it takes to break the obesity cycle for your family

Stage 4 - Go within: why reclaiming life starts with mindfulness

Stage 5 - You are what you eat: nutrition for making the change for good

Stage 6 - Get moving! Learning to love exercise and move your body consciously! 

Stage 7 - Sleep, Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and its effects on cognitive function and mental and physical health

PARTIE 3 - ON THE ROAD

In training and doing the hard yards 

Stage 8 - Connection, self-care and support

Stage 9 - The power of 'no': why you need it and how to use it.

Stage 10 - Body image, self-esteem and communication 

Stage 11 - Setbacks and relapses: why they happen and how to get back on the bike 

PARTIE 4 - MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN

Staying on the bike even after the main event

Stage 12 - The future's bright: dreaming big and creating a new reality 

Stage 13 - Connect and care: why community helps and how it pays to be part of one

Stage 14 - The final stage on your Champs-Élysées!

Acknowledgements 

About Dr Gary Leong

Speaking opportunities

Endnotes