Adults have different emotional drivers than children.
deal with changing old behavioral patterns and replacing them with new ones. The same can be said for the fat camps for kids. However, the motivational techniques used for adults may differ because adults have different emotional drivers than children. In general, teaching kids new habits is a much faster process than for adults. After all, adults have had more time to develop bad habits and have them firmly established. The key is finding the right motivational driver or emotional hot button that a person is geared to strive toward. Let’s start by defining the differences in a key factor known to motivate both kids and adults-peer approval.
Crash dieting is not a solution to weight loss.
While people of all ages are hard-wired to seek peer approval, kids are even more susceptible to peer pressure. During the “identity years”, kids are unsure of themselves so that getting approval from other peers means personal validation. Immature individuals are prone to making poor decisions or taking unsafe risks in order to find peer favor. An example of an unwise, immature choice would be to go on a crash diet. Crash dieting is not a solution to weight loss. Although a person’s scale weight can drop dramatically, this does not mean that it can be maintained. What’s worse is that it skews the metabolism making it even harder to lose weight again.
Debra Stefan is the founder and director of “Live-In-Fitness” residential services in the greater Las Vegas area of Henderson, Nevada for weight-loss guests offering weekend fitness getaways to 30-90 day programs enabling behavioral change for a fit lifestyle. She is the first to offer a residential weight loss boot camp Biggest Loser retreat program outside of the institutional format.
Expertise includes certifications in Personal Fitness Training, Group Exercise, Youth Fitness, Senior Fitness, Golf Fitness, Jumprope Coach, and Master Yoga Instructor. She served 2 years as a full-time resident instructor for the Integral Yoga Institute of Los Angeles.
A classically trained dancer, Debra performed in the Tropicana Hotel’s “Folies Bergere” and MGM Hotel production, “Hallelujah Hollywood” in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a top finalist in the Ms. National Fitness premiere competitions 1985–1986, special guest performer in 1987 and NPC National Physique Committee expert judge.
Debra made headlines and became a local fitness icon when she broke the 1981 Guinness Book of World Records with 10 hour Jumprope marathon as a public fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy. Additional jump rope achievements are as follows:
Accredited Jumprope instructor-UNLV’s Athletic Department & School of P.E.
Nevada State Board of Education Accredited Jumprope Instructor for P.E. Teachers
U.S.A. Jumprope Federation -Coach/Tournament Director
AAU- Amateur Athletic Union- Coach/Tournament Director
Developed “Henderson Star Skippers” AAU Jr. Olympic competition/show team
1981 Guinness Book of World Records- broke record with 10 hour Jumprope marathon
Today she has 37 years of professional involvement in the fitness industry and continues education to stay current with the ever-evolving industry. She is a true veteran fitness professional.
