Center for Obesity Training Bremen-City (ZABS) eV.

The Bremen-City Center for Obesity Training (ZABS) was founded as a non-profit organization in 2012. We have extensive experience in providing outpatient training to obese children, adolescents, and families. Over the years, we have further developed our expertise, which we pass on to the training participants.

We work as a team with diverse yet interconnected areas of expertise in the core areas of obesity education: exercise, nutrition, and psychosocial support. Our work is always conducted on an equal footing with the families. We treat the participants and their families with respect and without judgment, enabling us to offer individualized and comprehensive support.

We are constantly evolving. Our training programs, content, and design are subject to ongoing review with the aim of offering supportive and accompanying training within a secure network for families and participants, free from judgment and pressure to meet expectations.

We operate independently of medical practices, clinics, or other institutions. This brings limitations, but also advantages. We can work autonomously and self-determinedly, but at the same time, we are always dependent on our own resources, which we cannot expand indefinitely without external funding.

Offers

• Our individual and group programs are supported by an interdisciplinary team specializing in nutrition, sports, and psychology. These programs are designed for overweight and obese children, adolescents, and their families.
• As part of our ZABS intensive training program, we offer annual training in two age groups, as well as individual nutritional therapy and aftercare following inpatient rehabilitation.
• In our ZABS annual training program, we offer an outpatient one-year training program for two age groups in childhood and adolescence for obese children and their families.

Aftercare can be accessed following inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation. We are happy to offer appointments for individual nutritional counseling or therapy. The goals of our services include weight maintenance or loss, strengthening self-esteem, encouraging physical activity, improving body awareness, and developing a more active lifestyle. In an initial consultation, we will discuss together which approach is most suitable for you. The costs for our services are generally largely covered by health insurance.