A special summer camp aimed to help people lose weight has drawn many students' attention recently in Shanghai. Although it will cost participants 8,000 yuan a month, flocks of students have come to consult the sponsor or register in the activity.
Statistics show that obese children have increased at an accelerated rate of 12% to 15% during the past five years, especially in Shanghai and Beijing. Under this circumstance, "losing weight camps" have undoubtedly become hot in these cities.
According to an organizer of this activity, all the participants are youngsters at the age of 10 to 18, most being adolescent students at 14 or 15. They have just finished junior high school, and before the start of senior high school, they would like to rebuild their body shape and keep fit. "We would be much busier in senior high school than before, so there will be no time to lose weight, and it looks rather ugly to be fat as the new semester begins," said a participant with 90 kg in weight.
As for the high expenses involved, the organizer said that it is worthy as they would promote weight lose in a comprehensive healthy way with instructions from coaches, experts, and professors.