A Typical Day at Wellspring Florida
Days at Wellspring Florida are filled with sunshine, time with new friends, and lots of fun activity. Here’s a snapshot of two typical days at Wellspring Florida:
Typical Day #1
- Morning Walk: On your way to your daily goal of 10,000 steps with a morning walk through the Botanical Gardens.
- Breakfast. French toast with syrup and turkey sausage, fresh fruit and yogurt, followed by self-monitoring.
- Soccer: Head down to the field for a game of soccer with your friends.
- Personal Training: Today you’re learning the proper way to use free weights for strength and weight loss.
- Lunch: Bison burgers, pasta salad, vegetable soup, and fresh fruit, followed by self-monitoring.
- Group Session with Behavioral Coach: You’re working on ideas for improving frustration tolerance at school.
- Snack: Fat-free chips or chocolate pudding. Yum!
- Pool Time: Swimming relays and water aerobics class in one of WFL’s two outdoor pools.
- Shower/Bunk Time: Meet up with your friends in the lounge for a quick board game before dinner.
- Dinner: Pita pizzas and steamed veggies, salad bar, fresh fruit, and frozen yogurt for dessert, followed by self-monitoring.
- Dance Party: A night of fun times with new friends.
- Snack of air-popped popcorn, then back to your private room for a great night’s sleep.
"I was extremely happy and surprised at how much weight I lost. I love this experience and the staff and I would love to return to this camp."
-Alexandria M., Nassau, Bahamas, Wellspring Florida Camper
Typical Day #2:
- Morning Activity: Choose between morning yoga or walk/jog.
- Breakfast: Egg Beaters with salsa and turkey bacon, or cereal and milk, fresh fruit and yogurt, followed by self-monitoring.
- Off to the Beach: A morning of sand volleyball and snorkeling.
- Culinary Class: Today you’re learning to make delicious oatmeal cookie bars.
- Lunch: Chicken fajita wraps with rice and veggies, fresh fruit, followed by self-monitoring.
- Aerobic Kickboxing Class: Work up a sweat as you punch, kick and laugh with your friends.
- Snack: Brownies or popsicles.
- Kayaking: Learning to paddle in the beautiful Florida sunshine.
- Shower/Bunk Time: Just enough time to write home to tell your family about everything you’ve done this week.
- Dinner: Pork Tenderloin, corn, and baked potato with Jello for dessert, followed by self-monitoring.
- Evening Outing: Mini-Golf Tournament
- Snack of pretzels or caramel rice cakes, then time to relax with suite-mates before you head to your room for lights out.
