Summer camps are a great way to make new friends, learn new things and have a great time. Summer weight loss camps are no different. Sometimes, weight loss summer camps are referred to as fat camps, but they are not at all the same thing. The term "fat camps" typically mean a camp that exclusively focuses on losing fat. However, the term "weight-loss camps" work with the camper to teach a long-term positive and healthy lifestyle change. Florida offers several outstanding summer camps and retreats for weight loss.
St. Petersburg
The Wellspring Academy in St. Petersburg offers dormitories, semi-private baths, exciting activities, tasty food, and a specially designed scientific program that has been developed over decades, producing dramatic weight loss and long-term weight control results. Wellspring programs are designed to be both comprehensive and intensive. Each day, campers are put through a program that includes diet management, activity management, nutrition and culinary education, training on core self-regulatory behaviors required for successful long-term weight control, and most importantly, cognitive behavioral therapy to help change the way campers think about their diet and activity choices to provide long-term weight loss.
Miami
The Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa has a wonderful spa retreat feel to it. It incorporates education classes, exercise, weight-loss counseling and physician care into a relaxing and life-transforming experience. With a proven 35-year track record, it is the longest-running, most successful program in Florida that reverses many of today's societal health concerns, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
With luxurious resort lodgings, gourmet meals and snacks, a top-notch staff of physicians, nurses and counselors, a vast array of spa services that are offered as well as exhilarating daily activities, Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa sounds truly amazing no matter what your age.
Haines City
Camp Vanguard, exclusively for kids ages 7 to 19, provides a true summer camp experience. Since Camp Vanguard is located on the shores of beautiful Lake Pierce, it boasts of a broad array of athletic and cultural facilities that keep campers active and happy all day while helping them to lose weight and live a healthier life. Its superb staff of doctors, nurses and support personnel are handpicked to provide a safe and nurturing environment that promises to help your teen develop a positive self-image, lose weight, gain confidence, learn new activities, make smart eating decisions, make lifelong friendships and have the time of her life.
Delray Beach
Delray Beach hosts one of the more physically challenging weight loss camps in the world. The Vita Vie Retreat has luxurious accommodations, interesting classes, fantastic food and wonderful spa treatments that incorporate the healing of the sea and the sea air to aid in the optimal function of your body. Its boot camp retreat is described as having an invigorating and structured fitness regimen that provides superb classes like healthy eating and wellness, sports conditioning, yoga, cardio kickboxing, spinning and zumba. The overall philosophy is that its campers experience a new way of life for better health, by building a better, stronger body and experiencing a better overall state of mind. With several programs offered, you can get in shape, relax and learn a new lifestyle no matter what your fitness level may be.
Gainesville
The Ayurveda Health Retreat located in Gainesville offers a spa weight loss experience. This quaint health retreat comprises of a small boutique spa with several guest rooms and a yoga studio. Specializing in traditional Ayurvedic Pancha Karma treatments, this one-of-a-kind health retreat helps campers experience better health and prolonged weight loss. Its Jump-start Program clears the mind, detoxifies the body and allows the camper to focus, without distraction, on health and fitness. During the health and weight loss section of the retreat, you can expect to lose serious weight, gain energy and stamina, better mobility and deeper appreciation for your body, as well as teach you the confidence needed to continue on with this lifestyle change when you go home. The camp makes weight loss an enjoyable process, while helping you get back in harmony with your healthy, happy, centered spirit at the center of your being.
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