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Wellspring Adventure Camps in North Carolina and California are the most effective summer program for weight loss and behavioral change ever developed for children and younger teens. As such, the Adventure Camps were featured on CNN’s Paula Zahn Now program last summer in a five-part series called Four Weeks to Lose. 

Through unprecedented activity levels and an innovative, healthful menu, participants lost an average of nearly 5 pounds each week last summer. In addition, all campers who continued working with us in our after-care program, which is provided upon enrollment in the Adventure Camps, were successful in continuing or sustaining their weight loss after camp.

The Adventure Camps are a once-in-a-lifetime experience for boys and girls 11-16 (North Carolina) and 13-18 (California).  Even campers who are hesitant find themselves fully engaging in and committing to the program before too long. Of course, it's not hard to fall in love with whitewater rafting, which we do about every week or two. Or rock climbing and rappelling.  Or surfing and sea kayaking up the California coast.  But then there's also hiking, camping, mountain biking and other activities that campers will be able to take with them when they return home.  At the Adventure Camps, it's not uncommon for campers to take 30,000 steps (12-15 miles) in a day, and to take each one with a big grin.

Weight comes off rapidly at the Adventure Camp. Mood and self-esteem improve even faster. Campers learn to trust one another and establish strong friendships. Most important, campers experience success and gain the tools they will need to be successful weight controllers for life. The success they achieve while at this weight loss adventure camp provides them with ample motivation for continuing to work hard after returning home.

Wellspring Weight Loss Camps are summer programs operated by Healthy Living Academies. In addition to Wellspring Camps, Healthy Living Academies operates Academy of the Sierras, the first comprehensive solution for teens struggling with their weight — a year-round therapeutic boarding school for permanent weight loss.

We hope to see you at this summer!

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