Camp Kingsmont Amherst, Mass

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Camp Kingsmont is all about developing self confidence. We find that over the summer self confidence grows dramatically as weight begins to drop off and campers accomplish things they never thought possible. Self confidence at Camp Kingsmont flourishes in our campers not only as the result of weight loss but also from the development of sports skills, the enhancement of self image and self expression, from the many new friends and from participation in our leadership activities.

Our Goal & Our Focus Our goal is to provide the tools kids and teens, ages 9 to 18, need to make fundamental changes in the way they live their lives – a change that will last for the rest of their lives. The tools we provide are a first class staff, superior accommodations and well developed programs aimed at shedding the excess pounds and keeping them off. We help make the changes necessary for long term weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. Our programs are built around proper nutrition and nutrition education, an introduction to a wide variety of physical activities, non-competitive team sports and age appropriate group discussions about emotional issues facing today’s youth. Not only will each camper make great friends during the summer, but they will develop personal respect and gain self confidence. The friends made during the summer can provide needed support when they return to home and school. This new found confidence can provide the springboard for participation in extracurricular sports and activities.

We do not preach, lecture or nag. Everyone has heard it all before. Our focus is to provide solid useful information in a non-threatening environment that will allow each camper to experience real, positive changes. Every camper will lose weight and will learn how to continue to lose more weight and keep the weight off. We are not a ‘fat’ camp that starves off pounds running campers ragged and feeding them gruel. Fat camps are just a temporary fix. While diets may work in the short run, long term weight management demands a level of knowledge and commitment that campers will gain at Camp Kingsmont.

Activities, Sports, & TrainingOur campers enjoy creative and fun filled activities. Instruction for all skill levels is provided in a wide variety of sports including street hockey, rugby, football, baseball, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, mountain biking and water polo just to name a few. Interested campers receive instruction in weight and strength training. Personal trainers are readily available to customize workout regimes for individual campers.

Meals & SnacksOur campers enjoy three meals every day - plus two snacks. These meals are designed by our nutritionists and served by the dining hall staff at Hampshire College. Lunch and dinner include many favorite foods such as pizza and hamburgers as well as an unlimited salad bar. Vegetarian options are provided at every meal. In the event one of the three lunch entrees provided is not appealing that day, there is a sandwich bar. Proper nutrition is supplemented with weekly nutrition classes and practical hands-on cooking classes to develop a base line of skills in the kitchen.

All-Camp Trips & Optional TripsIn addition to action packed days, we have numerous all-camp and optional trips and after-dinner activities every evening. Our evening activities include weekly ‘themed’ dances in the Red Barn, open air dances, camp fires, scavenger hunts, movies, skits and games. In 2009 we are pleased to introduce the ‘Main Event’ to be featured each Friday evening. At least once a week we have rec/pool night to take advantage of the Hampshire College pool and other indoor recreational facilities. Dodge ball, basketball, ping pong, billiards and other indoor activities are available.

Our all-camp trips include fireworks the evening of July 4, an afternoon bowling, skating and at the movies, a full day at Six Flags New England and lake swimming at Chicopee State Park. Optional trips include white water rafting at the Zoar Gap, an overnight tour of Newport, RI, trips to the mall for new clothes to fit slimmed down bodies, horse back riding lessons at Muddy Brook Farm and ‘tournament’ paintball.

A Supportive EnvironmentAt Camp Kingsmont every camper will experience how to live a healthy life in a supportive and fun filled environment. They will be exposed to proper nutrition, nutrition education, cooking classes, a wide variety of physical activities, non-competitive team sports and our Expressions and Connections programs aimed at building self esteem.

They will return home with a baseline of how to live to a far more active and healthy life. Our after care program offers weekly on-line nutrition support, menu options and personal trainer advice. Weight management requires a lifelong commitment to a healthier lifestyle – a lifestyle that needs to be supported at home.