NOT Fat Camp or Weight Loss Camp

Simple, scientific, and sustainable weight loss

Wellspring Academies are fitness and weight loss boarding schools based on decades of scientific research.  Wellspring Academies’ approach to fitness and weight loss is similar to our renowned summer fitness and weight loss camps, Wellspring Camps; however, our Academies are year-round and include an academic track

While our program is simple and sustainable, Wellspring is very different from a fat camp, diet camp or weight loss boot camp.

Wellspring is renowned for equipping students with the skills they need to make healthy choices for the rest of their lives. Unlike fat camps which restrict food, or weight loss boot camps that demand unrealistic activity, or diet camps which simply put campers on a diet, Wellspring exposes students to a range of exciting activities and provides students with a safe environment in which to learn to regulate their food intake and activity levels.

Fat camps and boot camps force campers to lose weight, without regard to what will happen once participants return home. In fact, most of these camps want campers to return again and again, signaling that they’re not focused on long-term success.

Wellspring’s focus is not on how much weight students lose (although they do lose a lot – in fact we have the highest success rates for any non-surgical intervention), but rather on the behaviors that lead to long-term weight control.

And of course, Wellspring Academies have a major focus on academics, personal and emotional growth, and helping students find success in all areas of their lives.