Our Lifestyles Our Lives

"The Our Lifestyles, Our Lives family-based weight management intervention consisted of 10 weekly 90-minute group sessions focused on physical activity, nutrition, and behavioral modification. Parents and siblings were encouraged to join the participant in these sessions. Sessions were interactive and included cooking demonstrations, light to moderate intensity physical activity that engaged all family members, and behavioral counseling sessions in both mixed (parent and child) and parent-only format."

In addition to participating in the family-based weight management intervention, participants were given a pedometer (Omron HJ-324U, Omron Healthcare, Lake Forest, IL) and instructions at session 1. Participants were asked to wear the pedometer every day for the entirety of the program and return at session 10.

In addition to participating in the family-based weight management intervention, participants were given a step goal to increase their activity by 500 steps each week (above baseline calculated as average daily steps/day during week 1).