Best Fat Camp for Minnesota Families!

Many Minnesota 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.

Our campers learn how to take responsibility and manage their own health and well-being. An exciting process we see at camp is when a camper learns a new recipe or discovers a new physical activity and then express that they can’t wait to go home and share this with their family.

What sets Camp Pocono Trails apart from the other health camps for kids is that we focus on the transition home from the very beginning. We hear from camper’s years later that this experience made a significant positive change in their life. In fact, many of our campers come back to work as counselors so they can share this significant change with others.

Fat Camp Defined

A “fat camp” is a place where young Minnesota people go to have fun, make new friends, and learn about health and fitness while losing weight. Many young people up through young adults may benefit from a weight loss camp. These camps work through a dedicated program of diet, exercise, and education. At Camp Pocono Trails we call our program a “weight loss camp” as opposed to a “fat camp.” This is because we believe framing the issue with positivity is more helpful than using a negative term like “fat camp.” While we do use the term on this page, we would never call a camper “fat” at our program. We even employ qualified therapists to work on self-esteem and positive body image at camp.

We love campers from Minnesota at our fat camp. We are truly a fat camp for Minnesota teens, adolescents, and young adults. We can help Minnesota campers figure out transportation to our camp and ensure you feel right at home at Camp Pocono Trails!

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.

Distractions from cell phones and technology devices pull our teens away from special moments that foster family bonds. Help your teen discover how important it is to slow down and spend undivided time building friendships that are face-to-face. Surround your teen with laughter and smiles in the supportive environment at Camp Pocono Trails where every Friday night they will be invited to join their new friends and celebrate the triumphs they made in establishing healthy habits. If your teen is more connected to their devices than to real, meaningful relationships, consider how Camp Pocono Trails can bring out the best in your teen. Invest in your teen this summer and help them discover the adventures awaiting them at Camp Pocono Trails.

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

Fun Extra Trips for Teen Fat Camp Participants

We have so many fun and exciting activities for adolescents and teens at Camp Pocono Trails! Special Events at Camp Pocono Trails include: Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza and Show, Camp Dances, Color War!, Talent Shows, Carnival Day, Game Shows, Camp Drama Production, Bunk Skits, MTV Night, Camp Olympics

Out-of-Camp-Trips include: Broadway Shows, Camel Beach Water Park, White Water Rafting, Paintball, End of Summer Mall Shopping Trip.

Our mission at Camp Pocono Trails is to create fun and memorable trips the campers will look back fondly of. We strive to create a positive environment conducive to long-term change. Buy-in is extremely important for us. We’ve found that campers are more willing to participate when they are having fun and creating positive memories.

You can sign your camper up for one or more out-of-camp trips, but please give us a call first to ensure the trip is planned for the time span in which your child is in attendance. You can reach us at 1-800-365-0556 or complete a contact form.

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.

With over 350-acres of private mountain wilderness there is no end to the fun your teen will experience in Pennsylvania this summer. Everything from zip-lining to a climbing wall, boating to fishing, yoga to aerobics, golf to tennis, cooking classes to nutritional instruction, all of this and so much more is available at Camp Pocono Trails. Since 1992 Tony and Dale Sparber have dedicated their lives to making Camp Pocono Trails the best camp experience for their campers. Every year they reinvest in improving and increasing their amenities.

Campers will sleep in comfort in spacious cabins that are located near the camp’s private lake. Inside the cabins all campers get their own bed. There are no bunk beds!! They will also have a soft, comfortable mattress inside a cabin that limits it size to 6-8 campers. Your teen will experience the deepest sleep and most relaxing experience they ever had. After a fun-filled day of physical activities and good food there is no better place than relaxing in your cabin with the new friends you make here.