Best Fat Camp for Illinois Families!

Many Illinois parents discover a great value in sending their teens to Camp Pocono Trails weight loss camp in Pennsylvania. This summer invest in your teen and support them in breaking away from bad technology habits. At Camp Pocono Trails your teen will experience a traditional summer camp with resort-style amenities.

In our fast-paced modern world many teens are hooked on video games, social media, and cell phones. To break free from bad habits sometimes teens need to go somewhere where the environment is completely different. This summer your teen can discover Camp Pocono Trails and find more than 101+ activities to foster an active healthy lifestyle. The wilderness in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania is a great place for your teen to discover a healthy lifestyle.

Fat Camp vs. Weight Loss Camp

A “fat camp” in Illinois describes a summer camp experience for adolescents, teens, and young adults striving to get in shape and lose weight for good. Campers in attendance may be struggling with obesity, body image issues, or self-esteem concerns due to their weight. We chose to use the phrase “weight loss camp” over “fat camp” at Camp Pocono Trails. Calling a child “fat” can be hurtful and make the child rebel against the program. While we do use the term “fat camp” on this page, we are much better described as a weight loss program. Our program strives to be 100% positive in all aspects.

Our fat camp gets a lot of campers from Illinois. So many in fact that we made this page just for you! Illinois families find a home away from home at Camp Pocono Trails. Without a doubt your child will find other campers from Illinois and make fast friends. We accommodate campers from Illinois every year.

Are Fat Camps Evidence-Based?

Fat Camps are weight loss camps specifically designed for the physical and emotional support of adolescents, teens, and young adults. At Camp Pocono Trails we provide a structured environment for kits to have corrective experiences so that they can experience weight loss success. Losing weight is difficult, and we provide the structure needed for proper education, nutrition, fitness, culinary training, and motivation to live at a healthy weight. The long-term results of Camp Pocono Trails are astounding. Our weight loss camp is so effective because we hire the top staff in their respective fields from across the globe. Some campers may struggle with exercising, while others may struggle with eating right or developing the psychological motivation to change. At Camp Pocono Trails we have staff to focus on all of these areas.

Families from Illinois find the best fat camp option at Camp Pocono Trails where we serve 600+ campers per year!

Illinois parents are getting tremendous value by sending their teens to Camp Pocono Trails. Have fun, losing weight, and aiming to achieve the best you can be is what your teen will discover in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania this summer. Camp Pocono Trails is accredited by the American Camp Association. Being ACA accredited is an important distinction that means this camp has exceeded expectations with more than 25 prerequisite health and safety standards.

This is in addition to more than 40 other standards in 10 operational areas that provide safety for campers that join them from Illinois and other parts of the country. With ACA accreditation parents are assured a measurement of standard practice that includes best practices and exceeds the Illinois’s basic licensing requirements. If you are looking to see improvements in your teens overall health, this is the safest place to do it!

What’s the Typical Day at a Fat Camp?

From the moment we wake up, campers are on the move at Camp Pocono Trails. We make activity fun. We realize not everyone is excited to wake up and start the day with physical activity, so we use group support of friends young people make in their cabin to support and encourage each-other to try out everything.

Every day will consist of a combination of low-calorie meals, fun exercise activities and games, and classes designed to help campers learn skills to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle upon returning home. While children may be reluctant to be away from home for multiple weeks, Camp Pocono Trails and our experienced staffers understand how to combat homesickness and keep kids busy.

Campers wake up at 7:45 am and participate in multiple “activity periods” per day. Every camper gets to try most, if not all activities at camp. Some activities are optional like our challenge course or zip lines. Favorite activities often include swimming, wake boarding, tubing, golf and Zumba class.

Activity periods extend through the day. Campers also participate in nutrition and optional self-esteem classes. We do a fun activity in the evening like skits, drama activities, and more. Lights go out from 10 to 10:30 pm depending on the camper’s age.

How Much do I Eat at a Fat Camp?

Most camps give campers three real meals per day. Meals are specially designed by chefs and nutritionists to ensure that a low-calorie diet can still give kids enough healthy energy to stay active during their stay. The combination of healthy meals and heavy exercise ensure a net-negative calorie intake and steady, maintainable weight loss.

Campers at Camp Pocono Trails can eat as much as they like. However, food is cooked properly and main portion sizes are limited to the appropriate amount. But campers can have all the salad they would like.

It is very rare that we ever hear of a camper being hungry at camp. We offer three meals a day along with three snacks. Campers are also required to carry water bottle with them and keep hydrated.

We eat a lot of traditional foods at camp, they are just prepared in a way that is healthier. For example, nothing is fried at camp. Instead we grill, steam, or bake.

We also don’t serve soda at camp. When we do have items like cheese or milk, we use that fat-free alternative. Finally, we teach campers how to prepare their own meals so that they can implement the changes they learn at camp back home.

If your child has any anxieties about food served at fat camp you have assure them that our portions are substantial, our food taste great, and they will learn recipes they will want to show you when they return home. Our culinary component is truly a highlight of camp.