Fitness Camps Fail Because No Psychotherapy is Utilized

Some new research to come out of the efforts of scientists suggest that fitness camps do not offer their participants lasting weight loss and that although some patients may lose weight while at the camps most will not only regain the weight after leaving but will do so quickly and in a very unhealthy manner. The research suggests that a full 95% of dieters gain all of the weight back within three years. There are several hundred fitness camps in operation in the United States and they enjoy a healthy reputation for offering participants various types of workouts. While some camps are run like a military boot camp and may be very harsh on attendees other camps offer a more laid back approach that’s combined with other life skills that might help an overweight person remain healthy after leaving the camp.

Those in the health and fitness world who believe that fitness camps usually miss the mark as far as dieting success is concerned say that the camps often focus too much on simply losing the weight and fail to determine what underlying reasons might exist for a person’s weight gain. Very few camps provide the sort of therapeutic support that someone might receive while attending regular sessions with a Douglaston NY therapist and as a result it’s hard for people to keep the weight off when they’re unsure as to the reason they behave and eat as they do. Fitness camps also tend to neglect needed follow-up sessions with visitors as once a person’s time is done at a fitness camp they usually leave without any significant conversations with the camp runners.