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Wellspring New York

Summer Address:

   Paul Smiths, New York, USA
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Off-Season Address:

   Reedley, California, USA
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Wellspring New York is the only weight loss program exclusively for young women. At Wellspring New York, you'll make lifelong friends with young women your own age, at a summer weight loss program that will change your life, on the beautiful and comfortable campus of Paul Smith’s College right on Lower St. Regis Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State (close to Lake Placid).  In 2005, Newsweek named Paul Smith’s one of America’s 25 Hottest Colleges.

Because you'll be losing weight alongside young women just like you, you'll find the environment extremely safe and supportive. The young women of Wellspring New York are divided into the separate programs of Lower Camp (youngest girls, age 11 and above), Middle Camp, and Upper Camp (18 and older).  Unlike any other weight loss program, Wellspring New York is designed so you'll lose weight and have the strategies and skills to keep the weight off for good. Wellspring New York utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy in individual and group sessions to maximize weight loss and long-term behavioral change. The cognitive behavioral therapy continues after camp ends through a three-month after-care weight loss program.

Last summer participants lost an average of 4.25 pounds per week. That’s 17 pounds over 4 weeks and 34 pounds of 8 weeks.  In addition, the average young woman who attends Wellspring New York continues losing more weight at home, after the program is over.

Wellspring New York weight loss camp is located at Paul Smith’s College with state-of-the-art facilities. Pick and choose from activities like personal training, ropes course, water aerobics, canoeing, aerobic kick-boxing, rock climbing, swimming, soccer and yoga and many, many others. We even offer gourmet cooking classes so you learn how to eat right, but also eat well!

Four, six and eight week sessions begin June 21, July 5 and July 19.

 

Camp Type:  Residential
Year Established: 2004
Gender: Girls
Age of Campers: 12 to 24 years old
Cost/Week: $1001.00-$2000.00/wk
Religious Affiliation: None
Camp Owner(s): Wellspring
Camp Director(s): Kimberly Somma
Nearest Large City: Saranac Lake, NY
Off Season Rental: No
Accreditations ?
ACA
Camp Focus:
Special Programs: Weight Loss Camps

Special Accommodations:
Asthma, Diabetic, Weight Loss,
Art Activities:
  •  Acting

Sports Activities:
  •  General Sports
  •  Aerobics
  •  Baseball and Softball
  •  Basketball
  •  Cycling
  •  Field Hockey
  •  Fitness
  •  Football
  •  Gymnastic
  •  Martial Arts
  •  Soccer
  •  Swimming
  •  Tennis
  •  Volleyball
  •  Water Sports
  •  Yoga

Adventure Activities:
  •  Assorted Adventures
  •  Backpacking
  •  Canoeing
  •  Hiking
  •  Mountain Biking
  •  Mountaineering
  •  Orienteering
  •  Rappelling
  •  Rock Climbing
  •  Ropes Course
  •  Survival Skills
  •  Whitewater Rafting
  •  Wilderness

Academic Activities:
  •  General Academics

Miscellaneous Activities:
  •  Talent Show
  •  Team Building
  •  Travel/Trips
  •  Weight/Nutrition

Session 1: June 22 – July 19
Session 2: July 20 – August 16
Full session: June 22 – August 16
Adirondack Expedition: July 20 – August 2