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Wellspring New York
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Location:
Adirondak Mountains, NY
School Gender: All Girls School Type: Weight Loss Age Of Acceptance: 12-24 Program Length: N/A Tuition: N/A |
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Wellspring New York All-Girl Weight Loss Camp Information:
Over the past 20 years, overweight and obesity among children, adolescents and young adults has skyrocketed from 8% to 33%. This makes overweight and obesity the most serious health issue facing our children. Research from top
universities shows that overweight children are likely to become more and more overweight, and that 90% of overweight teens will become obese adults. In addition, studies are increasingly showing that overweight teens face social and psychological challenges that can have permanent effects. The health risks associated with being overweight are well documented and include cardiovascular, orthopaedic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, hormonal, neurological, and metabolic diseases such as diabetes. In the past, one of the few options for young people were summer fat camps that were not based on principles of long-term weight management.
Wellspring New York weight loss camp is the only weight loss program exclusively for young women. At Wellspring New York, you'll make lifelong friends with young women your own age, at a summer weight loss program that will change your life. Located on the beautiful and inviting lakeside campus of Paul Smith’s College (ranked one of the hottest colleges for resort-style living by Newsweek) in the Adirondack Park of New York State, Wellspring New York is the ideal place to have a transformative summer.
Because you'll be losing weight alongside young women just like you, you'll find the environment extremely safe and supportive. The young women of Wellspring New York are divided into the separate programs of Lower Camp (youngest girls, from age 11), Middle Camp, and Upper Camp (18 and older), providing every participant the opportunity to develop lifelong friendships with young women their age from all over the world who have similar experiences.
Unlike fat camps or traditional weight loss camps, Wellspring New York is designed so you'll lose weight and have the strategies and skills to keep the weight off for good. Wellspring New York provides training on the core self-regulatory skills required for successful long-term weight control, and then utilizes state-of-the-art cognitive behavioral therapy to maximize weight loss, motivation, and long-term behavioral change. The work continues after camp ends through our renowned year-round Continuing Care weight loss program.
Last summer participants lost about 4 pounds per week, 17 lbs in four weeks, and 30 lbs over 8 weeks. Wellspring New York offers the opportunity of a lifetime – rapid weight loss along with the knowledge and tools to succeed in the long-term. The average young woman who attends Wellspring New York continues losing weight upon returning home.
Wellspring New York weight loss camp is located on the picturesque Lower St. Regis Lake at Paul Smith’s College. Utilize state-of-the-art facilities amid the beautiful Adirondack Park’s lakes and mountains. Enjoy activities like Pilates, personal training, ropes course, water aerobics, canoeing, aerobic kick-boxing, rock climbing, swimming, soccer, yoga and many, many others. We even offer gourmet cooking classes so you learn how to eat right, but also eat well!
