FitFarms stands alone in the residential weight loss boot camp market by doing the opposite of the celebrity-backed military boot camp and carefully working with people to achieve sustainable weight loss and personal health goals.

Dee Kelly from Cornwall who went through the fitness and weight loss camp week long programme in November 2008 said ‘FitFarms has made me look at my health in a different, healthier way. As a teenager, I suffered from Bulimia so I have always had a bad attitude to food, whether for comfort or celebration, food was always my partner in life. Through sensitive support from FitFarms on nutrition, exercise and behaviour change I have now re-evaluated my relationship with food and my body. I now know that the way to sustainable weight loss and good health is about a new way of life - exercise and the 80/20 rule is the way forward.

FitFarms, based on Exmoor and in the Peak District started up in March 2006. We have had over 2,000 women experiencing our residential programme, to date. The week long residential fitness and weight loss camp is headed by Julie Brealy. Julie does not believe in the military boot camp approach but peronal trainers, exercise specialist and nutritionist. The programme is suitable for all ages, sizes and fitness levels. The day starts at 6.00am and usually finishes at 9.00pm. Typically, this includes continual exercise, for example, circuit training, yoga, cycling, kettlebells, hikes on the moors, abdominal exercises, salsa dancing and Tai Chi. Even the workshops are carried out on gym balls.

The exercise is balanced with professionally prepared and nutritionally sound meals that will help women to lose weight and encourage them to start cooking and creating food that will keep them healthy and happy.

‘Women come to us because they don’t want to be bullied, or pampered or made to feel that they have to live up to some celebrity ideal of body and image. We help them to assess what they want to achieve and how best to do it through varied exercise and proven nutrition’ says Julie Brealy to the BBC.

FitFarms is making a difference because it gets away from the military boot camp style which may only be a short term fix and the clients are given positive motivation and guidance to achieve long term health goals and sustainable weight loss.

We look forward to helping you reach your short and long term goals.

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