Summer Fitness Camps for Kids

Several summer camps around the country focus on the general health and fitness of children. These camps encourage children to become physically active. Children who participate in these camps have the opportunities to learn the basics of nutrition and exercise while losing weight and becoming healthier.

Krinsky Fitness Camp

• Julian Krinsky offers kids between the ages of 13 and 17 three two-week fitness camp sessions throughout the months of June and July. Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, hosts the camp each year. Food and exercise specialists instruct the campers to help them become healthier. Campers take courses in nutrition and cooking while participating in fitness activities such as yoga, tai chi, kickboxing and Zumba. Campers can also receive one-on-one instruction in some fitness subjects such as exercise physiology, yoga and sports psychology. In 2010, the cost to attend one session was $3,525 for a residential camper and $1,250 for a day-camper.

  Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs

  610 S. Henderson Rd.

  King of Prussia, PA 19406

  610-265-9401

  jkcp.com

Wellspring Camps

• Wellspring Camps offer summer fitness camps. They pride themselves on not being a "fat-camp." Rather than focusing on temporary weight loss, these camps aim to teach children to be healthy for life with diet and fitness plans. Wellspring offers camps to children between the ages of 5 to 18 in states such as New York, North Carolina, California and Hawaii. Each camp location targets specific age and gender groups. During the sessions, which last from one to ten weeks, a personal coach assists each camper in accomplishing fitness goals. The cost to attend the camps varies depending on the length and location of the camp.

  Wellspring Camps

  42675 Road 44

  Reedley, CA 93654

  866-364-0808

  wellspringcamps.com

New Image Camp

• New Image Camp is a summer fitness camp accredited by the American Camping Association (ACA) for kids between the ages of 8 and 18. Camp Pocono Trails in Pennsylvania hosts the camp each summer for sessions lasting from six days to six weeks. With a camper-to-counselor ratio of 4-to-1, campers participate in individual and team sports and exercise activities such as tennis, basketball, soccer, aerobics and yoga. Outside of fitness activities, children participate in music, crafts and social activities. In 2010, the camp sessions cost between $2,200 and $8,590.

  New Image Camps

  P.O. Box 417

  Norwood, NJ 07648

  800-365-0556

  newimagecamp.com