Weight Loss for Young Adults

Weight loss for young adults should be approached differently than weight loss for adolescents or teenagers. At Camp Pocono Trails, young adults ages 18 through 25 are grouped together so that they can form a strong social support system when they return home.

Our weight loss program for young adults is created in a way to foster social support and destigmatize the weight loss process.

Research and Young Adult Weight Loss

Research shows the importance of social support for young adult weight loss. In the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, a 2016 study looked at the role of social support for young adults. Interestingly, while those who received the most social support regained their weight after a year, those that lost weight and kept it off received the most “active participant” support.

In other words, social support alone it’s not necessarily correlated with long-term weight loss. However, social support from others trying to keep their weight off is positively correlated with long-term weight loss.

Camp Pocono Trails: Providing the Right Kind of Social Support for Young Adults

A unique program offering at Camp Pocono Trails gives your young adult the social support they will need to become successful not only in the weight loss process but in the long-term maintenance routine needed for a lifetime of overall health and fitness.

Young adults that come to Camp Pocono Trails and complete the young adult track will leave with a social support system that they can rely on for years to come. Research demonstrates how social support from others trying to lose and maintain their weight loss is highly correlated with long-term success.

Support for Weight Loss for Young Adults

Support can be emotional, meaning having a shoulder to cry on when you are discouraged. It can be practical, meaning having someone to exercise with you. Or it can be inspiring, meaning having someone to encourage you to get out and move on days where you don’t feel like moving.

Thankfully, today this can be done remotely even if your best friend from camp lives in a different time zone. With modern devices like an Apple Watch, Fitbit or Garmin activity tracking device, young adults can leave Camp Pocono Trails and continue to encourage each other by creating fitness groups that shoot for a certain amount of steps each day.

If a group member falls off or stops using their device, other group members can step in and call the former camper to see what is going on and if they can offer any social support.

Weight Loss for Young Adults: Staying in Touch

Staying in touch is critical for young adults on their weight loss journey. It is easy to feel ashamed and isolate yourself if weight is an issue. The social bonds formed at camp can be critical in getting young adults back on track. Something as simple as a text message of encouragement when a group member falls out of touch can mean the difference between a small lapse versus a full-blown relapse.

If you would like to talk about our weight loss for young adults program, please give us a call today at 1-800-365-0556.