"A Weight Loss Camp For Kids"
The permanent home of Camp Jump Start is an American Camp Association accredited camp with modern air-conditioned dorm/cabins with indoor plumbing. It is part of the Living Well Village located in Imperial, Missouri. This property provides endless possibilities for recreational fun.
Let our experienced professional staff guide your camper to success with fitness activities, behavior modification, and nutritional education along with well-balanced, portion-controlled meals.
Camp Jump Start is a traditional co-ed summer camp for ages 10-17 years old. We provide a safe environment along with quality programming to develop the campers’ knowledge and abilities in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. We promote self-discipline and foster a positive self-image in aiding the camper in his or her development as a healthy, responsible and caring person. We strive to recognize and address the individual needs of each of our campers and guide each to reach their FULL potential.
**The Living Well Foundation and Camp Jump Start are proud to present the first ever Race to Your Health! 5k run/walk. The mail-in registration form can be found here. The race will be held on Saturday, October 4th, 2008 during reunion weekend. Course map can also be found here.
A 5K training program can be found here.
Recepient of the prestigious Safety 1st designation from Markel Insurance Company. Camp Jump Start was selected based on our proven safety record, which according to Markel demonstrates our superior commitment to safety.
Our founder, owner and director, Jean Huelsing RN, BSN, MEd is the pioneer to the oldest and most esteemed health camp for kids. Camp Jump Start is not a fat camp. Significant weight loss occurs, but it is the self-esteem and self-confidence that is key for long term success. Camp Jump Start is a healing place for campers and staff alike. Campers are taught personal responsibility in the care of their beings. They take control and choose how they will carry themselves throughout their life.
Jean is dedicated to teaching kids. She was a lead facilitator at the St. Louis RAMS NFL Teen Summit. She is the St. Louis Regional American Heart Association media spokesperson for the "Go Healthy Challenge" part of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Jean is a leader in the grassroots effort to improve the health of children.
Jean is a key player in the St. Louis Regional Youth Health and Wellness Initiative along with the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicagoland Children (CLOCC). Jean is the pioneer to the NEW weight loss camps and is entrenched in the fight against disease related complications due to childhood obesity.
Other camps starting up have come to Jean for guidance. Camp Jump Start is the FIRST health professional owned and operated camp in the nation. And Jean is considered "the expert by the experts". Jean was a guest speaker at the American Camp Association National Convention in 2006.
Camp Jump Start data was presented at a national congress in Washington DC and to the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicagoland Children. This is the FIRST weight loss camp to make public their evidence-based outcomes to support the claim of success. Anyone can say they are successful, but Camp Jump Start has proven it to the experts.
Camp Jump Start has shared their information to assist in the creation of the Living Well Village---a non-profit organization devoted to health and wellness camps.
People are beginning to realize that being overweight is not just about looks, but it is about physical, emotional and mental health. It is expected that our society will see the complications of type II diabetics in young adulthood (20-30 year olds)---the blindness, the kidney failure needing dialysis, the amputations...this is not the life any of us want for our children!
Camp Jump Start can change the unhealthy path of your family. This does not have to happen to those you love!
Shouldn't you come to a camp that works with kids year round? The Jump Zone allows Camp Jump Start campers to keep on track and in touch after camp with the actual registered dietician that taught them--it allows us a place outside of general view to continue the success. After all, once a member of the CJS family...you will always be welcomed back!
Find out how other camp owners/directors spend their off-season before you sign up. Leadership flows from the top down. Experts may be mentioned on a website, but do they really show up and work with you or your child? And how many campers are they responsible for educating? Do they really know what goes on at camp? At Camp Jump Start they do!!!!!!!!
Camp Jump Start values educated customers. If we are a good match for what you are trying to accomplish---we ask for you to join us this summer!
We ask for your registration TODAY!
Why would you choose another camp when you can have the experts working directly with you and/or your child in a family atmosphere? Camp Jump Start strives to remain the least expensive for the most value, so why not spend your money wisely?
Camps that want repeat customers are not as dedicated to success of the child. Camp Jump Start does not need to fill a large number of beds like other camps, so we do not need repeat customers. We remain small so everyone gets individaul attention. This is important for long-term success.
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