If your teen is carrying more pounds than she would like, weight loss camp may prove an effective means of shedding them. With the number of obese teens and children constantly on the increase, numerous camps have popped up across the country, offering programs aimed at helping teens get healthy. Enrolling your teen in one of these focus-on-fitness camps may provide her with the weight-loss assistance she needs and allow her reduce her weight to a healthy range.
Wellspring Camp
The Wellspring family of camps purports to move away from the food deprivation practices of traditional “fat camps” and focus instead on teaching campers the science behind achieving and maintaining an ideal weight. This camp is based in California, but it has branches that venture into many other states, including Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida. Many of the Wellspring camps run year-round, allowing your teen to take advantage of the programs whenever it fits into his busy schedule. Several Wellspring camps even offer entire-family camping packages, allowing you and your spouse to join your teen should you have some weight of your own you would like to lose.
Wellspring Camps
42675 Road 44
Reedley, CA 93654
866-364-0808
Camp Shane
At New York State’s Camp Shane, campers not only learn the basics of healthy eating, but they also join together to explore the issues that have gotten them to their current weight. This camp prides itself on dealing not only with the physical, but also the emotional, aspects of being an overweight teen. Camp Shane rests up against the Catskill Mountains, offering the perfect setting for outdoor physical activity, and has been in existence since 1968. The camp offers programs throughout the summer months, making it a great summer vacation choice.
Camp Shane
302 Harris Road
Ferndale, NY 12734
845-292-4644
