Weight loss camps encourage your son or daughter to get active and increase their understanding of how to manage weight. Camps below offer fitness training and a curriculum focused on understanding nutrition. Find specialized weight loss summer camps and programs for kids directly below. More information for parents can be found further down the page. Read more
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Below, find camps that list some weight loss activities as part of a more varied curriculum.
P.A. Day Academic Enrichment Camp
Feb 13 - Jun 26, 2026
Structured P.A. Day learning with academic focus, small groups, and balanced enrichment in a private school environment. Visit website |
Sports Jam Camp
Mar 16 - Sep 04, 2026
A fun camp where children play different sports & activities & learn to play electric guitar, bass, drums, & keyboards. Visit website |
If your child is overweight, weight loss camps are equipped to deal with this issue proactively and with sensitivity. Many children have benefited from the holistic approach taken to fitness and weight loss, espoused by a summer camp focusing on those exact issues. Engage your child with one of these weight loss summer camps for only one summer, and the benefits may last a lifetime.
A weight loss camp for kids can teach children the essentials of fitness, weight management, and healthy eating habits in an environment that is conducive to learning and will not make them feel judged. In an environment of peers facing similar challenges, your child will feel accepted, open to sharing with others, and encouraged to face challenges from new friends.
You can use our site to find fitness-oriented camps across the country. Click on your city below and find a weight loss camp for kids near you, including weight loss summer camps offered in urban and suburban settings.
After school weight loss classes and programs can give you ongoing support or offer activities that make fitness fun.
Weight loss day camps dominate the listings and city links above.
Overnight weight loss camps offer a weeklong immersion that facilitates deep friendships and creates memories you’ll keep forever.
Out of consideration for some kids' insecurities, there are boys-only summer camps and girls-only summer camps in this category.
Fitness boot camps for kids maximize intensity. It may sound pejorative to some, but there are those in the industry who cheerfully refer to these as fat camps, or what some parents search for as a fat camp for teens. Chelsea Kronegold has “had the privilege of attending as a camper, counselor, and group leader [and says] Yes, you heard me, Fat camp! …. Given that everyone is at camp for the same reason, sharing similar goals and motivations, [this] is a place where we encourage and empower one another to be the best we can be.”
Use our site to find many different summer camps offering a variety of outdoor activities that will get you active and outside. By nature, any summer camp should help your child lose weight, though not all are well-suited for a child with an acute weight problem. Some camps that make casual fitness fun are as follows:
Horseback riding camp is one way to find pleasure out-of-doors and engage in many activities not necessarily fitness-focused.
Kids' golf camp is another low-impact activity that combines fun outdoors with a lot of walking and other incidental exercise.
Baseball camp is another way to engage in less strenuous exercise while staying active.
Kids’ yoga is another ideal way to ease into a more active lifestyle while also mindfully managing your physical activity.
Traditional camps offer a broad slate of activities that show them fun outdoors, and the joy they can gain in working up a sweat through activities as varied as ziplining, swimming, etc.
As an aside, some other low-impact activities that let kids ease into exercise include cycling and dance.
Negative attitudes toward these camps stem largely from attitudes south of the border. A Canadian camp will be run with heightened sensitivity, with a curriculum that's often remarkably intelligent, oriented toward wholeness and wellness.
“What I learned from summers at fat camp.” Chelsea Kronengold. Jan 19, 2016. teenvogue.com.
"Children’s residential weight-loss programs can work." Gately et al. 2005. PubMed.
"Forever-Fit Summer Camp: The Impact of a 6-Week Program." El Mikati et al. 2020. PMC.
"Summer weight-loss camp improves obese children’s health." Saint Louis University 2010. ScienceDaily.
How many Weight loss camps are there?
There are 2 programs offering weight loss program as an activity. Use the filters to narrow by age and program type, then click on matched programs to see daily activities, dates, rates and registration information.
What are the fees to attend Weight loss camps?
Fees for programs offering weight loss program as an activity range from FREE to $525 per program (program types and lengths vary). Use the filters here to narrow programs by age and type.
Where can parents meet with Weight loss camps?
Meet with program directors and staff at the Our Kids Camp & Program Expo. The Expo is held annually in February, and is a fun and informative day for parents, kids, and teens. Find event details and free tickets here.
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