Teen Fit Camp
In the summer of 2006 six Australian teenagers were sponsored by Granada Productions to attend Wellspring Adventure Camp California, a therapeutic, adventure-based, weight-loss camp for teens. These six campers would be followed by cameras and microphones from the time they left home until they returned, for a documentary called “Teen Fit Camp.”
Teen Fit Camp tells the story of the six campers’ past, their struggles with weight and their journey as individuals and as a group to change their lives. And change their lives they did, as Teen Fit Camp shows.
Unlike most “reality” type shows, which focus on the drama they are filming, Teen Fit Camp breaks the mold. The documentary does an incredible job of helping all viewers remember, as Homer has said, “the journey is the thing.”
Try to imagine, if you will, six teenagers ranging from 50 to 200 pounds overweight, who have done little to no exercise in a year or more, come from a variety of home environments in Australia, flown half way around the world to spend two months in tents, rock climbing, sea kayaking, hiking, surfing, and biking nearly every day. Take these teens then and imagine them losing 2-14 pounds per week, writing down at least 75% of every calorie and fat gram that enters their bodies, working with therapists about goal setting and developing coping skills for long-term success, and learning to see the world and themselves in a different light. Put all of these things together and you have Teen Fit Camp.
Wellspring Adventure Camp California is the first scientifically-based weight loss program that, in the most literal sense, saves lives. Wellspring is credited for having the highest, long term success rate of any weight loss program in the world. The rate of childhood obesity is constantly on the rise around the globe and Teen Fit Camp strives to bring about awareness of the issue at hand and while presenting one solution.
The journeys documented by Teen Fit Camp illuminate the struggles, changes, battles, and accomplishments of these teens as they learn to control their weight and themselves, and to begin making healthy choices for their futures. Teen Fit Camp airs on Channel 10 in Australia in May of 2007.
