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Real Weight Loss Results

For the past four summers, Wellspring camps have produced results that are groundbreaking in the history of weight loss research. Not only have Wellspring campers achieved unprecedented weight loss at camp, they have continued to lose weight once they returned home.

Wellspring Camps are the only scientifically based summer programs for fitness and weight loss. As shown, campers who enroll in Wellspring have typically gained a medically considerable amount of weight in the year prior to camp. The conclusion of follow-up studies, conducted 6-9 months after camp ended in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 was that Wellspring campers continued to lose weight, an average of 5-8 lbs. once they returned home. A staggering 70% maintained the significant weight loss achieved at camp or continued losing weight at home.  As you may know from repeated attempts at weight loss in the past, these results are extraordinary for a weight loss program.

Wellspring campers lost an average of 4.0 lbs. per week at camp making the four-week average weight loss 17 lbs. and the eight-week average weight loss of more than 30 lbs.
If you are contemplating whether a four, six, or eight-week session is best for your child, consider the following graph:

Eight-week session campers inevitably lose more weight while at Wellspring. Additionally, our studies show that eight-week session campers also lose more weight after returning home. The follow up study for 2005 campers showed that four-week session campers had maintained an average weight loss of just over 20 lbs. while eight-week session campers had maintained an average weight loss of just less than 35 lbs.

Conclusion

Wellspring has demonstrated virtually unparalleled short-term and longer-term results in weight loss for children, teens and young adults. As the foremost treatment option for overweight young people, Wellspring Camps are among the most effective programs available.