For the Health & Fitness Professional…
Overview
Since 1988 THINK LIGHT! has been chosen by over 5,000 health & fitness program directors looking for a sensible, credible and affordable weight management program. Created by a team of health professionals – registered dietitians, behavioral specialists and exercise physiologists – THINK LIGHT! promotes a realistic, lifestyle approach to eating, exercise and behavior change with an eating plan that emphasizes “slow-carbs” rather than simple carbs. No gimmicks, no fads and no on-again, off-again diet.
Programming Options
As a health and fitness professional you can offer the THINK LIGHT! program in your facility either as a self-directed program or “packaged” together with your own support service (e.g. group meetings, one-on-one appointments, personal training sessions, health club memberships, telephone appointments, etc.)The THINK LIGHT! Facilitator Manual is a downloadable pdf that includes all the tools needed to set up an in-house program.
- 8 fully scripted lesson plans and reproducible handouts
- new client orientation guidelines,
- and a variety of useful resources and suggestions aimed at weight management facilitators
Participant Materials
Participants in your THINK LIGHT! program each receive the THINK LIGHT! Program eBook (retail price: $14.95/volume discounts available) featuring an 8-week “flexible” eating plan with daily menu ideas, recipes and weekly grocery lists all printable either by day or by week. The eating plan offers a frequent, small meal pattern with 3 calorie levels to choose from: 1500, 1800 or 2,200 calories/day. All 3 levels feature a diet with healthy fats (~30% total calories) and and low-glycemic (“slow”) carbohydrate (~50%). The eating plan also provides moderate levels of protein (22%) and is high in fiber (>25 grams).
Volume discounts on all THINK LIGHT! participant materials are available to organizations interested in offering THINK LIGHT! to their members, patients or employees. Contact us for pricing information.
THINK LIGHT Facilitator Manual
The THINK LIGHT! Facilitator Manual is a downloadable pdf that includes
• 8 fully scripted lesson plans and reproducible handouts
• new client orientation guidelines,
• and a variety of useful resources and suggestions aimed at weight management facilitators.
• Sample lesson plan
• Sample handout