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. 2020 Jul 15;7(3):535–547. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020043

Table 1. Trainings and Content.

Names and Aims of the Training Content Training Methods
I. Training: Am I at the Healthy Weight? Aim of First Training: To teach students the reasons and effects of being overweight and to calculate body mass index - Causes of being overweight
- Factors that affect being overweight
- Effects of being overweight
- Calculation of body mass index and use of BMI chart
- Discussing the causes of being overweight and their effects with students
- Calculating BMI interactively on the training brochure and having children evaluate their own weight
II. Training: 5 Ways of Healthy Life for Children
Aim of Second Training: To select two behaviours to change eating habits to prevent obesity and to set up weekly individual exercise programmes. Supporting increased self-esteem by enabling students to make their own programmes.
- Healthy eating habits to prevent obesity
- Organising daily activities
- Benefits of exercising and its duration
- Effects of sedentary life on health
- At least 2 behavioural determinations in which students are expected to change eating habits for preventing obesity
They must write their goals in the training brochure
- Each student create an individual weekly exercise programme and writes it in the training booklet
III. Training: Effects of Stress on Obesity in Children and Coping with Stress. Aim of Third Training: To teach students how to deal with stress. Also students' self-knowledge will be supported to increase self-esteem. - Stress
- Effects of stress on health
- Reducing emotional eating behaviour
- Healthy coping methods
- Students should identify the causes of stress in themselves and write them in the training booklet
- Discussing coping methods