When you▓re a teen that▓s overweight, it can be incredible tough.═ More often than not teens get teased terribly in school, and that can lead a lot of different results; either getting angry and hating themselves, or getting sad and withdrawing, or turning into a class clown, or turning to something else to forget about the teasing.   Read More →

If you▓re a parent to an overweight teen, you▓re probably concerned about their health and emotional health, and are trying to figure out ways to help.═ It▓s great to get them exercising, and if you can monitor what they eat, even better.═ But sometimes it just doesn▓t seem like enough.   Read More →

⌠Fat camp■ is an unnecessarily unkind way to refer to something that can really help a lot of people out.═ If the name didn▓t sound so off-putting, it might be easier for teens to get more excited about it.═ ⌠Fat camps■ for teens can be a great way to learn lots of valuable information about how to live a healthy lifestyle, as well as help them get fit.═ And camp can be exciting and a lot of fun, too, if... 

It▓s hard for a busy teen to have a lot of extra time in their schedules.═ Teens have a busy school day, then go home to a few hours of homework.═ Most teens have at least one kind of extracurricular activity, which means one or two afternoons a week are taken up, if not every day after school!═ Some kids have part-time jobs, while some kids have family obligations that take up time as well.   Read More →

When you▓re a teen that▓s overweight, it can be incredible tough.═ More often than not teens get teased terribly in school, and that can lead a lot of different results; either getting angry and hating themselves, or getting sad and withdrawing, or turning into a class clown, or turning to something else to forget about the teasing.   Read More →

If you▓re a parent to an overweight teen, you▓re probably concerned about their health and emotional health, and are trying to figure out ways to help.═ It▓s great to get them exercising, and if you can monitor what they eat, even better.═ But sometimes it just doesn▓t seem like enough.   Read More →

⌠Fat camp■ is an unnecessarily unkind way to refer to something that can really help a lot of people out.═ If the name didn▓t sound so off-putting, it might be easier for teens to get more excited about it.═ ⌠Fat camps■ for teens can be a great way to learn lots of valuable information about how to live a healthy lifestyle, as well as help them get fit.═ And camp can be exciting and a lot of fun, too, if... 

It▓s hard for a busy teen to have a lot of extra time in their schedules.═ Teens have a busy school day, then go home to a few hours of homework.═ Most teens have at least one kind of extracurricular activity, which means one or two afternoons a week are taken up, if not every day after school!═ Some kids have part-time jobs, while some kids have family obligations that take up time as well.   Read More →