0:00:02 > 0:00:04This programme contains some strong language
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- Us Brits are amongst the fattest in the world.- Run for the Nando!
0:00:07 > 0:00:10It's a national crisis and for some it's a matter of life or death.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14There is no hope. There is no hope for him.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17If she carries on, she will die young.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Welcome to a super-sized summer camp
0:00:19 > 0:00:24that claims to have the answers to tackling the obesity epidemic.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Diets and boot camps don't work, because they're forcing something
0:00:27 > 0:00:29on somebody that they may not be ready for.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31But its methods are controversial.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- Nice big, healthy lunch.- Oh, yeah.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37The kids dine out on fast food.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- You know that's being greedy, Jordan.- How am I being greedy?
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Two litres of milk? Would you drink that a day?
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Chips and pizza are on the menu.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50My first impressions of the food - I would like more. Obviously.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51It's why I'm here.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And the staff are barely older than the campers themselves.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Did anyone play with their Barbies when they were little?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59They're ridiculous. They don't have a clue.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Telling you, don't have a clue.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05For some campers, it'll be the longest five weeks of their lives.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06So hard!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But for others, it's life-changing.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Does this radical approach work?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And is this really the answer to teenage obesity?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18What a waste of effort and time.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Our camp gets results.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I'm going to go with the chips and burger.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Get that belly movement up and down.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle!
0:01:33 > 0:01:38It's week one at Europe's only residential weight loss camp
0:01:38 > 0:01:40for young people.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44The 86 campers should all be in exercise sessions.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46You've got to start making attempts on the ball.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51But 13-year-old Stephen is refusing to take part.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I'm missing home and I just wanted to...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56just wanted to pack my bags and go home.
0:02:34 > 0:02:42INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Right, give us two minutes. Sit down there. Let's go and have a chat.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51It can be difficult for these kids.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Some of them have never been away from home,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56never been from their parents
0:02:56 > 0:02:59and then, they're doing things that they've never done as well,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01so it's all very intimidating.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It's a new environment, which is intimidating alone.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It just takes a bit of time.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Stephen lives with his mum and dad in Scarborough and weighs nearly 14st.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32I normally spend my money on loads of food, like burgers, chips.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It makes me feel quite sad when I'm at school,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38when they're calling me stuff.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40But I just have to put up with it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45All of Stephen's family are trying to help him lose weight,
0:03:45 > 0:03:46including his nan.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- What are you having, Steve? You've cut down, haven't you?- Yeah, two.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- Two? I thought you only had one now. - Oh, one and a half, I think.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I think one will be enough.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00We tried with him, you know,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04to cut him down and that, but he'll still sneak and get something.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Stephen is a key member of his local cadets.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09His ambition is to join the army.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14The army, I think, is teaching him respect and discipline
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and I want to keep him on the straight and narrow.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I want him to go down paths that are going to open doors for him.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23That's it. Beautiful. Come on, arms up.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25That is one of my motivations.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Yeah, you've got to be quite fit to get in the army,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33to like run around in the battlefield and that.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35But what I need to do mostly
0:04:35 > 0:04:39is just stop eating all like fatty foods and start eating healthy.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- Stephen? You like pork, don't you?- Yes, please.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Once he's got that weight off him and he's got more
0:04:48 > 0:04:50confidence in himself,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I think that'll, you know, be the making of him.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00The staff have persuaded Stephen to stay.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01But a few days later,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05and he's still struggling to cope with the structure and rules.
0:05:05 > 0:05:12Leave my shirt alone! Leave my shirt alone! Why? Don't touch me, bitch!
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Don't touch me, bitch!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I've only got a red one. I've only got that one.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I hate snitches.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47That's one thing I do fucking hate. Snitches.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51The thing I've been doing is just... I... Flicking their ears.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56I love winding people up. It's funny as!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Stephen, will you come and sit on these red chairs, for a sec?
0:05:59 > 0:06:00I just need a little chat, buddy.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Stephen has been summoned to see camp leader Tay.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I've heard that a staff member has asked you to go to
0:06:06 > 0:06:10isolation on the table. You downright refused.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13And I just want you to know that that kind of stuff doesn't fly.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16You listen to every member of staff, I don't care who it is.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18We're all trying to help. We're not trying to single you out.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20We're not trying to get you in trouble,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22cos we want what's best for you.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26We want you to develop from here in every way possible, OK?
0:06:26 > 0:06:27So what we're going to do is
0:06:27 > 0:06:30you're going to go into isolation, all right?
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- Right.- Is that all right? - That's fine.- OK.- Yeah.- All right.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Good man. Let's not let it happen again, right?- All right.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Cheers, buddy.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Hopefully he took it on board and listened and we'll go from there.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Hopefully, this is the end of it.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Stephen will have to stay in isolation until staff
0:06:47 > 0:06:50decide that he has learnt his lesson.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53My behaviour has been a little bit...
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I have been a little bit silly throughout the days.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59But it's mostly just like I'm missing home
0:06:59 > 0:07:01and I just want to go home.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07The camp was founded 16 years ago by leading childhood obesity
0:07:07 > 0:07:12expert Professor Paul Gately, to help kids like Stephen.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It's not a boot camp. We don't force anyone to do anything.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17But we do work with them and encourage them and support them,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20because one in three children have a weight-related problem
0:07:20 > 0:07:21that will both shorten their life
0:07:21 > 0:07:23and reduce the quality of their life.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Over five weeks, the campers are put through an intensive
0:07:27 > 0:07:30course of workshops and exercise sessions
0:07:30 > 0:07:34led by a staff of volunteers with a background in sports science,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38nutrition and education.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41We've found as we've worked through different staff mixes that,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44actually, a younger workforce relates much better to the
0:07:44 > 0:07:46young people on camp.
0:07:48 > 0:07:5214-year-old Sebastian is already standing out
0:07:52 > 0:07:54because of his positive attitude.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I'd describe Sebastian as very polite. He is hard-working.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02He does everything he's told, um, very organised.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Likes to keep his room clean.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10The campers are responsible for cleaning their own dorms.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I've cleaned the dorms in the last two and a half weeks
0:08:18 > 0:08:21for like seven times, I think?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I'm very hygiene-conscious. Everything normally has to be clean.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26That was on the desk!
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I actually really enjoy cleaning.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31I can't understand how people live in dirt,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35so even the smallest things really, really annoy me.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I enjoy it, in a way - it's something that relaxes me,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41so it's just fun in my eyes.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44This has been bothering me for ages.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01Switch off the lights. You are absolutely kidding me, right?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05That's been bothering me for the whole time I was in this room!
0:09:07 > 0:09:13Sebastian is over six foot tall and weighs 19st.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16When I look at myself, I normally degrade myself,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19because I'm definitely overweight.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21I wouldn't be surprised if I was classed as obese.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I'm never sure what people think of me,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27because people judge you on how you look before they even know you
0:09:27 > 0:09:30and I've had that very, very often.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Sebastian was born in the UK, but moved to Switzerland
0:09:33 > 0:09:36with his family when he was just four years old.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39His size has always been a problem and, in the past,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41led to bullying at school.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Children started commenting and making fun of my weight
0:09:45 > 0:09:52and then, I became incredibly unhappy, incredibly scared.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55They would call him nasty names and they would say that he's fat
0:09:55 > 0:10:00and he's not somebody that can stand up for himself in that very moment.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04He would quite often cry in front of those children, which then, sort of,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07triggered their will to carry on with the bullying.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11As a result of the bullying,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Sebastian finds it hard to make friends with boys his own age
0:10:14 > 0:10:17and spends most of his time with his sister.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19We eat together, we laugh together,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22we wake up and go to school every morning.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Although the problems at school were dealt with,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Sebastian still finds it hard to eat in front of people.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32There are days where I'd hardly eat anything at school,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35so when I get home, I just raid the fridge.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39As soon as he sets foot into the house, he's in his element.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42He's got control over the fridge and the cupboard.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46But he never tends to a carrot, it's always the crisps that he goes for.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I'm hungry, I don't know what I fancy,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52so I'll eat everything that I can get my hands on.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I sit in front of the TV and I just eat.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Now his parents have paid for him to go to camp,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03hoping he can deal with some of his issues and perhaps find new friends.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08So today, we're going to be talking about self-identity
0:11:08 > 0:11:10and think good, feel good. Is it just Josh...?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12This morning, Sebastian is in a workshop
0:11:12 > 0:11:14which focuses on building confidence.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Self-esteem is how happy we are on the inside, who we are as a person,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and body confidence is how we feel about ourselves on the outside,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23the way that we look physically.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Particularly today, we will be talking about some things
0:11:26 > 0:11:27that are quite personal.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30In all the conversations I've had with kids that are overweight
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and obese, many of them talk in a way that it's almost like daily
0:11:33 > 0:11:36torture is what they go through. People are picking on them,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38people are judging them,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41people are calling them names and it just isn't a nice place to be
0:11:41 > 0:11:44and it certainly isn't a nice place to be for a teenager.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Has anyone here ever been bullied for anything?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Quite a few people putting their hands up now.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52So a lot of these things that we find with bullies,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56a lot of the time, bullies will pick on you just because they want to
0:11:56 > 0:11:59pick on you, with something they can see from a distance.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02They won't bother to come to you, take the time to get to know you.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's, a lot of the time, visual things.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Sebastian and the group have been asked to write a list of what
0:12:07 > 0:12:10they think is good and bad about themselves.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Jot down how you would like people to describe you, or how you
0:12:15 > 0:12:18feel people would describe you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Say, I'm a boy, I'm good at maths...
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Writing the bad things down, it wasn't really easy.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27It was hard because, again,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29it brought back all the memories
0:12:29 > 0:12:32and it just really made me sad.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35(Yeah, yeah, of course you can.)
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I just got a bit emotional and I went outside because I was
0:12:38 > 0:12:42scared that if I would cry in front of the other boys, they would laugh.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I'm always scared that that list is going to be in the back of my head.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Names that I've been called.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54One can't stop thinking about them sometimes and
0:12:54 > 0:12:57when everyone wants to do something,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00one thinks about that list and
0:13:00 > 0:13:04it kind of...degrades you in a way.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09What got you upset? Was it just thinking about these things or...?
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- The past.- The past. What sort of things?- Bullying.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Main thing.- Yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Although other people may think of these as a negative thing,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22are they always?
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Sometimes they might be personal opinions.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Also, things like being controlling, is that a bad thing?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I know that sometimes people might say to you, "Oh, my God,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36"you might be controlling," and you'd be like, "Oh, God, I am."
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Like we said with that video, when someone says, "Like a girl,"
0:13:39 > 0:13:41should it be an insult?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44It shouldn't be, so lots of things like that.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47What about these ones? These are all really good things about you
0:13:47 > 0:13:51and there's some of these on here that I've not really seen before.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Hygienic, that's a really good one.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It's a really good thing to have in your life.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Do you want to rip it up?- Throw it! - Yes!
0:14:03 > 0:14:06You can throw it over there, if you want, rip it up.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Get rid of it!
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Whoo!- Yeah!
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Sebastian might have thrown away his worries, but he's too neat
0:14:17 > 0:14:18and tidy to drop litter.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- It's lunchtime. - Can I get sweet-and-sour chicken?
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Children who grow up obese are likely to die ten years younger than
0:14:34 > 0:14:38kids who are a healthy weight.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42But mealtimes on camp offer some surprising options.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46There's not bad foods, there's only bad diets, so, therefore,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49it's about helping them understand,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I can have chips and I can have a pizza,
0:14:51 > 0:14:56but I need to mix that with pasta dishes and salad dishes.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58It's about trying to get it right 80% of the time
0:14:58 > 0:15:00and the weight will take care of itself.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03If they're sticking to the sort of principles and the rules that
0:15:03 > 0:15:05we've given them, it's much easier
0:15:05 > 0:15:07to manage their weight for the future.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Just that, thank you.
0:15:09 > 0:15:1415-year-old twins Amy and Beth are finding it hard to settle in.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Roughly half of the campers are paid for privately.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26The others, like Amy and Beth,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30are sent by the NHS or their local authority.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I got referred by my doctor because I've got hypertension,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35that's high blood pressure.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38It could like resort into strokes and heart attacks.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Twin sister Beth is at risk of developing the same conditions.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45We're the same size, we're going through the same things.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49If it doesn't, like, stop, I'd probably get it as well.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Obesity is recognised as the modern-day plague.
0:15:52 > 0:15:5585% of kids who are overweight and obese during childhood will be
0:15:55 > 0:15:59overweight and obese adults, so it will cost our society
0:15:59 > 0:16:03lots of money, but the impact on those lives will be significant.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07So, therefore, addressing it early is absolutely a must.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10The girls each way 16st.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I don't think we really have a relationship with food, do we?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17I think it's just an excuse. We just use it as comfort, like,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21when we've not got anything else to do, bored, upset.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I choose the wrong types of foods. So, like I say, if I went out
0:16:24 > 0:16:27with friends, I'd rather go get a McDonald's than like a salad.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34It's not only the twins who have a dangerous relationship with food.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Their mum Louise has battled with various eating disorders for decades.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44I started off with bulimia, which is eating and vomiting.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49And, unfortunately, I've turned the other way now where I just eat very,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51very little...
0:16:51 > 0:16:56and my weight's dropped and I'd rather starve than be sick,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and that's not a message I want to give to the children.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I think it's really strange living with a parent who
0:17:03 > 0:17:06is on the opposite spectrum of an eating disorder.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It's a bit strange having a parent who is undereating
0:17:08 > 0:17:11as we're overeating.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The girls have been sent to camp by their doctor to try
0:17:14 > 0:17:16and address their own food issues.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21But a few days in and Beth is finding it hard to cope being
0:17:21 > 0:17:23away from her mum.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Beth's not really happy with staying here at the camp.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30So, we're having to make a decision whether to, like, go back or stay.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Amy calls their mum to discuss the situation.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39She's just not interested in like...
0:17:39 > 0:17:41She's not getting involved with anyone else.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44She's got her whole mind set on coming home.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- 'Are you being mean to her or something?'- No.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50She's got one person she's talking to
0:17:50 > 0:17:52and she's not interested in anyone else.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55She won't get involved properly in, like, activities and stuff,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57so what does she expect?
0:17:57 > 0:17:58If you all have a think...
0:17:58 > 0:18:00I think this just isn't really for Beth
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and I think she's quite uncomfortable here.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05She just wants to be with family and friends.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12It's the next day and Beth has decided she wants to go home.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I think they'll kind of miss each other,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19but then, I think it's a good chance for them
0:18:19 > 0:18:22each to have individual time, you know,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24where people get that this is just Amy
0:18:24 > 0:18:26and Beth gets a bit of time at home with me
0:18:26 > 0:18:28and her friends, and it's just Beth.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35I think they'll do all right without each other, though. Fingers crossed.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39For the first time in their lives, twins Beth and Amy will be apart.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Do you think you're going to miss Beth?- I know...
0:18:46 > 0:18:48It's not like she's going somewhere random.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51It's just that she's going home, so that's fine.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53So I don't think I'll miss her as much.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I think it's going to be more, like, weird.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59It's just going to be like generally weird not having Beth being there.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00No, it'll be fine.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Beth left me a letter and it says, "Amy, I wish I could stay
0:19:12 > 0:19:16"longer with you, but I'm so proud and I know you will do amazing.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18"Remember I love you infinite amounts.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21"I am and I will be thinking of you every minute.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23"Love you lots, Betty."
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Bit awkward.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I don't like being my own in a room, it's, like, really boring.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31And, like, it's really uncomfortable in the night,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34but I'm all right, it's all right.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I'm so depressing. How depressing am I?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39People are going to start crying.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Phone calls home are restricted to three times a week
0:19:47 > 0:19:51and all mobile devices are taken off the kids in the hope
0:19:51 > 0:19:55they will focus on the camp and socialise with one another.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59But being away from family and friends can be very difficult.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04If I can deal with my homesickness the way that
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I want to deal with my weight
0:20:06 > 0:20:10and that's... I want to deal with my weight very extremely,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- then, that would be just better for all of us.- I would say
0:20:12 > 0:20:15it's getting to me a bit, yeah, missing everyone at home,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19my friends. Like, missing parties and stuff.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22It's getting to me.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I'm missing a couple of things while I'm at camp,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29like my mum, my dad, my dog...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31and my PlayStation.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Ten days into the course and Stephen has made a decision.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Still missing home and unable to cope with life at camp,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43he's packed his bags and wants to leave.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47You've got a decision to make. You've got a really good opportunity
0:20:47 > 0:20:49here to set a really good example,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53to show all your friends at home, show all your family,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58like, potentially show the world how good you can be.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Stephen was very much one thing or the other, it seemed.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04There was a lot of times he might be crying that he wants to stay,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09or crying that he wants to leave and it must be a difficult...
0:21:09 > 0:21:11He's at a difficult age, the kind of early adolescence,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13where he's not sure...
0:21:13 > 0:21:17not sure what he wants to be, not sure what he wants to do.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Hiya.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Stephen's been allowed to phone his parents.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Can you come pick me up, please? No, I've packed my bags and everything.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27I want to leave.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30No, but I want to come home cos I don't like it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I've packed my bags and everything.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Mm.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41What?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44All right.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Yeah.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53HE SOBS
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I'm not used to hearing them words off my dad.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03They make me a little bit emotional.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Stephen's grandad died four years ago.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09My grandad meant a lot to me.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I always used to spend the days with him.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15And he just really meant a lot to me.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20He loved his grandad.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24He was just a nice bloke. He was just a down-to-earth bloke.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27He told you black was black and white was white.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Yeah, he was a nice guy, was my dad.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Once I heard my grandad's name mentioned I was like,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38"I've got to carry on." I don't want to make him upset or...
0:22:38 > 0:22:41unproud of me.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Stephen decides to give the camp one more go.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Every day, the campers are required to complete at least three hours
0:23:02 > 0:23:05of physical exercise.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I guess it's hard. Like, some things like swimming and stuff that I like
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and there's other things, like, running and stuff
0:23:12 > 0:23:15they make you do that I don't really like.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I really don't like football and stuff, really I hate this
0:23:18 > 0:23:21and I can be just a goalkeeper
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and I'm still just standing and don't do nothing.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25I really hate it so much.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31This morning, the girls are in the gym playing dodge ball.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Got you, Chloe. Chloe!
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Don't you dare pretend that I didn't get your head.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41But without her twin sister,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Amy is struggling to find her place in the group.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Fat bitch coming through.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52I hate dodge ball, it's so bad and I can't play dodge ball.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53So I thought, there's no point.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56No-one goes by the rules either.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59You get hit by the ball and they pretend that they haven't,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02even though about half the people there have seen them.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04What the heck, are you joking?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07"I didn't get hit by the ball, I'm still in." No, you're not.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11If they're not going to play by the rules, I'm not.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13What the hell?!
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- Amy, you're out.- Get away. I'm not out! I am not out.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20She caught it, you're out.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Please. You're out.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23You ginger bitch.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Amy is one of the heaviest girls at camp
0:24:27 > 0:24:32and seems to have lost her motivation.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Ow! Ow! What are you doing?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35You got in my way, sorry.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38The staff are worried about her attitude
0:24:38 > 0:24:42and its potential impact on her progress.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Amy's quite difficult in changing her mind,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48so if she's set on not doing something, she won't do it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52I think Amy does need to focus a bit more, to kind of engage a bit more.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Obviously, the more she's engaging and focusing,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56the more she's going to learn.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59So we can kind of help her think about the long-term plan.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Every week, campers take part in a two-mile challenge
0:25:14 > 0:25:18running a cross-country route around the campus.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Three, two, one, go, go!
0:25:24 > 0:25:28The challenge is not about the time it takes to complete the course,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32but the attitude the campers show towards it.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34A two-mile challenge on camp is a really useful
0:25:34 > 0:25:37indication of both the camper's fitness
0:25:37 > 0:25:39and also their motivation to lose weight.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40It's really good to see
0:25:40 > 0:25:43which of our campus are really going to push themselves
0:25:43 > 0:25:46and which ones we might need to push to turn around.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49SHE PANTS
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Amy doesn't seem keen.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54I'm walking it, not running it.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's been raining really badly all day
0:25:56 > 0:25:58but it's actually getting better now.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02But it's really slippery, so I'm not falling over.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Going to walk it.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Amy's attitude seems to be rubbing off on others.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Her new friend,
0:26:14 > 0:26:1814-year-old Rinat from Israel, is also refusing to run.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I hate the two-mile challenge so much.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- I think it's all right, but this weather's just catastrophic.- Yes.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28It's really nasty that they're making us walk in this weather.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Let's go, let's go! Come on, come on!- Leave me.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- "Come on, come on." - Can you leave us be?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37While the rest of the campers push on through the rain,
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Amy and Rinat have found a short cut.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Bye, guys.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46THEY GIGGLE
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I can say this is the funnest thing ever.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But their rebellion doesn't last long.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We got disqualified for cheating!
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Disqualified!
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Amy is still a long way from succeeding at camp.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11They have crushed my dreams(!)
0:27:13 > 0:27:16SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
0:27:23 > 0:27:27It's halfway through the course and Amy has been told to pack
0:27:27 > 0:27:31an overnight bag for this week's off-site excursion.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Today, everyone's going camping.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I don't think this is worth going camping at all.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I'd rather sleep here.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44I think I might start crying in a minute, literally.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It's horrendous.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49I'm off, I'm not going.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I'll have to go and tell Lee I'm not going. I'm staying here.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Excuse me, I'm not going camping. - Why?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55- Why?- I'm not going, I'm not going.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03The staff wouldn't take no for an answer.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Everyone, including Amy, is on board.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Whilst teaching their physical-activity skills are important,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17it's also really important that they're having fun.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20If you see them enjoying it, that's maybe making a positive
0:28:20 > 0:28:22association with the healthy lifestyle.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Summer holidays are supposed to be like, oh, going on holiday,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34sunbathing, having ice cream,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39not sleeping in a cold tent with bugs and rain.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44How long are we walking for? I swear to God...
0:28:44 > 0:28:48We wanted to have a treat and this Wednesday, we went to camp.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49I hated it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54As part of the fun,
0:28:54 > 0:28:58the camp leaders also want the campers to build their own tents.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Go on, then, guys. What have we got? There we go.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03We need a bit of team work.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07People putting some more effort in, do you know what I mean?
0:29:09 > 0:29:14I'm not very good in woodlands. Too many trees for me.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Oh, this is disgusting, there is a bird poop.- Urgh!
0:29:18 > 0:29:23It's not what 14-year-old Rinat is used to.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I thought it was going to be like really something
0:29:25 > 0:29:27that's, like, a vacation from the camp.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29This is awful.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30It was like a punishment.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37At home in Israel, Rinat usually gets her own way.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41I'm like, I think, the manager of this house.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44I say something, people do it.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49She's funny, she's loud,
0:29:49 > 0:29:51she is self-minded.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54That is Rinat.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Rinat has taken over every available wardrobe in the house.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I'm the only one in my family that have three closets.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06I have here a lot of my shoes and my bags.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09I have, like, it's opening and I have,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12like, some weeks, I'm going, like, every day for shopping
0:30:12 > 0:30:14and I buy every day five things, six things.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Rinat's parents employ a full-time housekeeper.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22My maid, I ask her something, she will make me.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26It's like, I ask her to make me cakes for school, or to make me
0:30:26 > 0:30:29anything, she just do it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33She lives with her mum, dad and younger brother.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37But when it comes to her weight, she takes after her father.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41My mum is skinny and my brother is skinny, like my mum,
0:30:41 > 0:30:46and my father is fat and I am like...round!
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Despite weighing over 12st,
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Rinat just can't motivate herself to lose any weight.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58I really hate exercise. It's, like, so hard.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00You can't really like it because it's hard.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02You must to make your body move
0:31:02 > 0:31:04and, like, be tired and working hard.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08So, no, it's absolutely disgusting, I think.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13So this summer, Rinat was sent to camp by her parents,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16who decided not to tell her exactly what she was in for.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21I thought this was a sports camp. That's what my dad told me.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Like, I didn't think it was like a...
0:31:23 > 0:31:27overweight camp, like fat camp.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28Her dad, bless her,
0:31:28 > 0:31:33convinced her she was going to an English camp, which she's gone to
0:31:33 > 0:31:37before, where they learn English and get to go shopping in Oxford Street.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41She rocks up to Bradford with her £10 budget a week.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42SHE LAUGHS
0:31:42 > 0:31:47No, this is...this is awful! Where I supposed to sleep?!
0:31:47 > 0:31:49CHILDREN: Outside!
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- Kicking you out!- No! See, look, there is, like, this place, OK?
0:31:53 > 0:31:57We noticed in the first few weeks particularly, with Rinat,
0:31:57 > 0:31:58that she likes to get her own way.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02And when she doesn't get her own way, she will let the staff know about it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I can't hold it, because then my hands will be dirty.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10We come for vacation, we don't come to work. We pay on this place!
0:32:10 > 0:32:13No vacation on this camp, my love! No, no, no.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16This is a summer vacation and we pay much money.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18So, please, tell them to do it.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Does it do it like... Sorry, honey!
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Come on! What is wrong with this thing?!
0:32:27 > 0:32:29I give up.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Rinat is not the only one dreading a night under canvas.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I'm not interested in building a tent or even being here.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Like, seriously, it's disgusting.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44I can't sleep outside. I feel like a homeless person!
0:32:44 > 0:32:49It's really bad. I didn't know it would be this bad.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Literally, I'm not liking it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54The floor is rock hard!
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- I'd prefer to sleep in a toilet. - LAUGHTER
0:32:59 > 0:33:01This is our tent. The floor is so dirty.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Everything is, like, disgusting.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07I don't know how we're supposed to sleep here.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Everybody has to sleep with bugs and everything.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10This is not possible!
0:33:10 > 0:33:14I mean, we're all, like, having a bad time, but I think Rinat,
0:33:14 > 0:33:16she was just like, "Oh, no, it's such a punishment.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18"I don't want to be here."
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- There is no place for us! We have, like...- You'll have to budge up.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- No, but why? Are we sardines? I don't understand!- Yeah!
0:33:25 > 0:33:26I look like a sardine?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I'm not feeling like a sardine, so we can't be sardines, OK?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Now we're going to sleep next to all the stinky, like... No way!
0:33:33 > 0:33:37OK, how about these guys move a little bit more down?
0:33:37 > 0:33:41This is horrible.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Rinat really wasn't impressed by the sleeping arrangements.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46She didn't want to stay in a tent.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50But I was encouraging her to stay outside, get involved with all the
0:33:50 > 0:33:53other girls, because none of them really wanted to stay in the tent.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- Come on, let's find you a room. - Oh, my God, you give me a room?!
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Yes, you have a room, Rinat! Come on!- Yes!- Let's go!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Yes!
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Get in there.- Thank you, Leah, you're the best.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- You're my favourite staff, right?- I know it!
0:34:06 > 0:34:09If you want something, do everything you can to get it,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11because then you get it and that's all.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14You don't need to just say, "Fine, I will sleep in the tent."
0:34:14 > 0:34:17No, you need to fight what you want and then you will get it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Oh, my God, it's going to be, like, the best night. Party!
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I was thinking party.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Rinat could definitely have stayed outside, but sometimes...
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Yeah, just to keep the peace, it is just easier to let her go inside.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38The camp staff have planned an usual evening of entertainment.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Kicking off with a raw onion-eating competition.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43KIDS SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Trial Night for me is a bit like our version of I'm A Celebrity.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50CHEERING
0:34:50 > 0:34:53We know that those things are what draw stronger
0:34:53 > 0:34:56relationships between our staff and our children.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02I thought that the staff trials were hilarious.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07I don't really know why they do staff trials and stuff like that.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
0:35:09 > 0:35:11I just sat, I watched. I didn't get involved.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13I didn't want to get involved.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16The entertainment culminates
0:35:16 > 0:35:19in a challenge to drink four litres of milk.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23I can see how people might look at elements of the staff trial night
0:35:23 > 0:35:24and say, "That's not appropriate."
0:35:24 > 0:35:28But they're not looking at the whole context of camp
0:35:28 > 0:35:32and we've been doing this for 20-odd years with very successful results.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34KIDS YELL IN DISGUST
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Having spent most of the summer together,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50the kids are forming strong friendships.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5714-year-old Sebastian has always found it hard to make friends
0:35:57 > 0:35:59with boys his age.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03But here, surrounded by boys who have also struggled with their weight,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05he's finding it easier.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- I do miss sweets. It's weird. - What about chocolate?
0:36:09 > 0:36:14- What chocolate could you eat right now?- Er...any chocolate.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I can, literally, eat any chocolate.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20I've got on, actually, with a lot of boys. More than I expected.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I don't really have anybody who I don't like.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I get along with everybody, so at the moment, everything is good
0:36:25 > 0:36:27and I hope it stays like that.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Sebastian has become good friends with 17-year-old Jordan.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37Sebastian is really nice. He's, like, from Sweden. Is it...
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- Is it Sweden? - WOMAN:- I think he's from Switzerland.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42HE LAUGHS
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- Oh, my God! OK.- Don't worry, you're not the first...- Switzerland.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- Switzerland, that's it.- Switzerland.
0:36:53 > 0:36:59Essex boy Jordan weighs 18st and is the youngest of four brothers.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02My mum and dad are quite large, quite stocky, quite big.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05And my brothers are quite skinny. All skinny.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08All our three brothers are all into football.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11So always out on a Sunday, Saturday. Jordan is always at home.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14So I think food was his comfort.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Jordan knows he shouldn't weigh so much.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I think people judge me, like, "That fat boy over there,"
0:37:19 > 0:37:22or something like that.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24But he just can't help himself.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Can I get an ice cream, please?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28I've tried to encourage him to lose weight.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- That's 1.60, please.- Thank you. - Thank you. Wait for your change.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- MUM:- Every night I come home and cook a nice meal for all the boys.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39But when he goes out,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43takeaways and spur of the moment takeaways and stuff.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Jordan's weight problems began when he turned 13
0:37:46 > 0:37:48and was able to go out on his own.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52I started putting on weight, buying junk food,
0:37:52 > 0:37:56like, takeaways from a Chinese shop or Indian shop.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Me telling Jordan to stop eating that
0:37:58 > 0:38:01because it's not good for him, it's like he doesn't want to listen.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Jordan knows he needs to learn the self discipline
0:38:05 > 0:38:06to help him lose weight.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Today, it's parents day -
0:38:18 > 0:38:22the first time that the campers will have seen their mums and dads
0:38:22 > 0:38:24since the start of the course.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30It's important to talk about what they've learnt, what those
0:38:30 > 0:38:33experiences have been, to go away as a family and try
0:38:33 > 0:38:35and put some of those things into practice.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38And I say try, because it is always work in progress.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Oh, I've missed you!
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Jordan's mum and brother have travelled 200 miles from Essex
0:38:46 > 0:38:48to surprise him.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- MUM:- I can't wait to see Jordan.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- I'm really excited. Come on, Zak!- Yes!
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Yeah.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yeah. You all right?
0:39:08 > 0:39:09LAUGHTER
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Hello!
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- Are you happy?- I am!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22'I felt very emotional when I saw my mum.'
0:39:22 > 0:39:26I was, like...very emotional. But I didn't want to show it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I'm over the moon that they've actually travelled four hours
0:39:32 > 0:39:33just to come and see me.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36I'm really, like, shocked and I'm just, like, just so happy!
0:39:36 > 0:39:38They said you're not coming!
0:39:38 > 0:39:40It's not just the chance to see his family.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Are you taking me out anywhere? - Maybe.- Please take me! Please!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Just take me out! - LAUGHTER
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- I want to get out of here!- Where do you want to go?- Anywhere.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Just anywhere.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- We'll take you for something to eat.- Where are we going?- Dunno.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- Surprise?- Take me now. Take me right now.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00And Jordan hasn't forgotten his new mate Sebastian.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I said to my mum that Sebastian's parents ain't going to come,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05because they live abroad, and I said to my mum,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07"Let's take Sebastian with us to the restaurant."
0:40:07 > 0:40:11This is the first meal since the boys arrived at camp
0:40:11 > 0:40:13where they can eat what they want.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15It's absolutely delicious.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16I'm so happy.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20I'm happy about eating this food.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23It's also a chance to reflect on what they've learnt.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27So, the day you leave here, what will you gain, going home?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- What would you take home with you? - Weight. Weight.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33No, what, like skills or experience would you take home with you
0:40:33 > 0:40:35and tell your family?
0:40:35 > 0:40:39I would just know how to, at least, cook healthier things.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Your diet?- Yeah.- And portion size, as well - portion sizes.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45That's the main thing you're coming for, ain't it? You didn't
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- just come here just to lose weight, or...- Well, yes, actually.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I have zero confidence. That's the problem.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Like, in school, I can't eat in front of people.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I'm just scared that everyone's looking.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01I used to think like that as well. Exactly like that.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03And, basically, on school days, like,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06I either have to find a place where
0:41:06 > 0:41:08nobody's standing or sitting to eat...
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- OK.- ..or I don't eat anything during the day.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14If I feel like someone's looking at me,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I go onto my phone to, kind of, isolate myself.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Situation sort of thing?- Yeah.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21I'm just always scared that they're laughing.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Like, I can't walk through school by myself,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26and every morning, I feel so uncomfortable
0:41:26 > 0:41:28and so insecure, and...
0:41:28 > 0:41:29and until I'm, kind of,
0:41:29 > 0:41:31reached the classroom where my friends are sitting.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35I just think that it's slowly kicking in that...
0:41:35 > 0:41:37that... How insecure I am.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48It's three weeks into the course,
0:41:48 > 0:41:53but 13-year-old Stephen is still not settled,
0:41:53 > 0:41:57and Stephen's dad has been asked to come to the camp.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00The reason we've had to put a camper contract together
0:42:00 > 0:42:02is because Stephen's been wandering around,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04like, out of sessions, quite a bit.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06There's been a few, sort of, slightly violent outbursts.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Would you say? That is... And that sort of behaviour is absolutely,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- as you can imagine, unacceptable. - Not tolerated.- Yeah.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14It's getting to a stage that,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16if he's going to break this contract,
0:42:16 > 0:42:18he will lose the privilege of being at this programme.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20If you lose this privilege,
0:42:20 > 0:42:22you're going to lose a lot more than this, mate,
0:42:22 > 0:42:24cos if you can't hack this, you're not going to hack the army,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27and soon as you come home, your uniform's gone,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30I'll take you straight out of cadets, yeah?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33And you will be grounded for the rest of the summer holidays.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36It's not going to happen, mate. Don't start getting upset.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42When my dad said, he said about getting me to quit cadets,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44I was like... I was starting to get upset,
0:42:44 > 0:42:50because I really wanted to stay in cadets, to get into the real army.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53You will not get away with behaviour like this if you join the army.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55You'd be out, mate.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Trust me. I've been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01You need to stop your stupid, childish behaviour,
0:43:01 > 0:43:05and it needs to stop now. Yeah?
0:43:05 > 0:43:10This opportunity, yeah, is the chance of a lifetime. Don't blow it.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12You're going to do this, you're going to complete it
0:43:12 > 0:43:14and you're going to come out a changed person.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- All right.- Yeah? So, it stops today, mate.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- Yeah?- Yeah.- Right.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Let's have a look at this, then, yeah? So...
0:43:23 > 0:43:28The staff want Stephen to sign a behaviour contract.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31If he breaks it, he will be asked to leave.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34"Do not attempt to harm any member of staff or other campers.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36"Do not swear at any time."
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- OK, so do you understand all those? - Yeah.
0:43:39 > 0:43:40- Yeah?- yeah.
0:43:40 > 0:43:45Right, so if you could put your name there, please?
0:43:45 > 0:43:48WOMAN: Thank you very much.
0:43:48 > 0:43:49Good lad.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51'I think if Stephen improves his behaviour,
0:43:51 > 0:43:54'I think he'll be more embraced by the group
0:43:54 > 0:43:56'and he'll be more embraced by staff, as well.'
0:43:56 > 0:43:58We always try and help him,
0:43:58 > 0:44:01but, you know, it is difficult at times.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Erm, but if he was to go with this,
0:44:03 > 0:44:05and to improve his behaviour,
0:44:05 > 0:44:07he will - he'll reap the benefits of that,
0:44:07 > 0:44:11and he'll get the most out of this process, but also, he'll take
0:44:11 > 0:44:14the things that he's learnt into his day-to-day life when he goes home.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23THEY SHOUT
0:44:23 > 0:44:27WHISTLE BLOWS
0:44:27 > 0:44:31Young people are supposed to do 60 minutes of exercise every day,
0:44:31 > 0:44:36but, nowadays, only a quarter of kids actually manage this.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40Our attitude to physical activity, sport or exercise is,
0:44:40 > 0:44:43doing something you enjoy, doing it with your friends,
0:44:43 > 0:44:45and doing it in a way that makes you happy
0:44:45 > 0:44:46and feel confident about yourself.
0:44:46 > 0:44:47Right, guys!
0:44:47 > 0:44:51In the UK, one in three kids are classified as obese.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54At camp, the idea is that being surrounded by others with
0:44:54 > 0:44:58similar weight issues means that fear and embarrassment won't stop them
0:44:58 > 0:45:01taking part in sport and exercise.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05The good thing is, one doesn't feel scared,
0:45:05 > 0:45:09because everybody around you came here for the same reason.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11It's to change your life and,
0:45:11 > 0:45:15if one does not feel nervous that somebody could be making fun of you,
0:45:15 > 0:45:18then, it's a pleasant environment to be in.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21People here are, like, the same size or a bit bigger.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24'They're like... I feel, like, a bit more comfortable with them.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26'It's like we're all here for a reason,'
0:45:26 > 0:45:28and we just need to, like, get it done.
0:45:30 > 0:45:35The boys are taking part in a swimming lesson.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37When I go swimming here, I'll be more confident because
0:45:37 > 0:45:41other people are, like, the same size as me.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45But less than 24 hours after signing his behaviour contract...
0:45:45 > 0:45:47WHISTLE BLOWS
0:45:47 > 0:45:49..Stephen's back in trouble.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Stephen's had a couple of issues, this morning. In the pool,
0:45:55 > 0:45:58he got into a bit of a scuffle with one of the other lads.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01I asked him to get out. He then swore at me.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03BLEEP! BLEEP!
0:46:03 > 0:46:06That's not my decision, whether he will be leaving camp.
0:46:06 > 0:46:07I'll speak to management,
0:46:07 > 0:46:10but for now, he is on camp and we'll go from there.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Following an emergency staff meeting,
0:46:13 > 0:46:17camp leaders Tay and Josh seek out Stephen.
0:46:17 > 0:46:18Making a blockade?
0:46:18 > 0:46:21- What? Playing a game. - STEPHEN LAUGHS
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Stephen, just sit down here, please, mate.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28NOKIA RINGTONE PLAYS
0:46:28 > 0:46:30All right, so, remember yesterday,
0:46:30 > 0:46:32when we filled this out and signed this up?
0:46:32 > 0:46:34- Yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38We went through it and you signed it, OK?
0:46:38 > 0:46:39This morning, at swimming,
0:46:39 > 0:46:43you've broke no less than four of the conditions on here.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47You have now made a decision to break this contract.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51Your dad is going to be coming to pick you up later today.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53- Do you understand? - STEPHEN SOBS
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Can you just give me one more chance, please?
0:46:56 > 0:47:00- And this time I won't mess it up. - HE SNIFFS
0:47:00 > 0:47:03I'm sorry, but it's... The decision's been made.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07But I want to stay here, though!
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Stephen did get really upset and, in my opinion, it was genuine,
0:47:10 > 0:47:15but we need all of the kids to get on board with the programme
0:47:15 > 0:47:16and our ethos as quickly as possible,
0:47:16 > 0:47:19just without having to enforce it on them.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22I want to stay at this camp until my days are up.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24- HE SOBS - I just want one more chance, please.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26You've had your final chance.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29You've had numerous chances and we've been explaining to you,
0:47:29 > 0:47:31over and over again, how important it is,
0:47:31 > 0:47:34and this is, I'm afraid, it's the only way this is going to sink in.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36All right?
0:47:40 > 0:47:42HE SNIFFS
0:47:42 > 0:47:44I didn't think they'd follow through and kick me out,
0:47:44 > 0:47:45but obviously they did.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48The thing I thought was, "Oh, no, I've messed it up."
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Stephen's time at camp is over.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Stephen definitely showed positive signs.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02The fact that he wanted to join the army
0:48:02 > 0:48:06was a great incentive for him to keep...
0:48:06 > 0:48:09keep going with this and we were trying to build on that.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12It's just a shame that it was cut so short.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15'It's just, this minute, it clicked.'
0:48:15 > 0:48:17I do need to learn the lesson
0:48:17 > 0:48:19instead of messing around all my life.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21'Just behaving, but it's actually too late now.'
0:48:26 > 0:48:29HE SOBS
0:48:31 > 0:48:32'I was very disappointed in him,
0:48:32 > 0:48:34'and he knew I was disappointed in him.'
0:48:34 > 0:48:38I would... I would've liked him to complete what he'd set out to do.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43'The hardest part is some of the kids
0:48:43 > 0:48:45'that we couldn't get through to.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47'I always get disappointed with it, but at the same time,
0:48:47 > 0:48:52'I always know it's coming. You cannot save all of them.'
0:48:52 > 0:48:54You just try your best. That's all you can do.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01I'll say this about every child that comes here -
0:49:01 > 0:49:05they will benefit, in some way, shape or form.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07ENGINE PURRS
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Two, one, off you go!
0:49:18 > 0:49:19Good.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27When she arrived, 14-year-old Rinat hated the camp,
0:49:27 > 0:49:31especially all the compulsory exercise,
0:49:31 > 0:49:36but as the weeks have passed, she's finally started to engage.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38'My attitudes to food has changed,'
0:49:38 > 0:49:42and, like, I see that I'm always wanting to go to the gym,
0:49:42 > 0:49:43or always asking to go to the gym.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46I'm like, "What's wrong with me? Why am I wanting to go to the gym?"
0:49:46 > 0:49:49And, it's like, I'm really happy that it's happened,
0:49:49 > 0:49:51because, like, it's so good to go the gym,
0:49:51 > 0:49:54and it's so good not to think about food like I was thinking about food,
0:49:54 > 0:49:58so I'm really happy this change happened.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00Go! Off you go!
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Today, it's the last two-mile challenge.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Previously, Rinat refused to run the course
0:50:06 > 0:50:10and was disqualified for taking a short-cut.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Now she's determined to complete the challenge.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17So, I will try. Maybe I'll just walk, but I just want to finish it.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20I will try to run, but I will do the best I can.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23I really hope I can, because I'm really, really bad at running,
0:50:23 > 0:50:25so I will just try to do my best.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27But what the two-mile challenge does is,
0:50:27 > 0:50:29cos it's up to them to challenge themselves,
0:50:29 > 0:50:31they can't win or they can't lose.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33All they can do is better their result,
0:50:33 > 0:50:36and every week that they see progress,
0:50:36 > 0:50:40they then take ownership of that - a challenge, in itself -
0:50:40 > 0:50:44and push themselves harder and harder and harder.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47That is demonstrating success, not failure.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51Can you move your legs a little bit quicker? Like this.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53Oh, my God, my legs are burning.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Rinat pushes herself harder than she has ever done before.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00You can do it. You can do it. What are we going to do? Yes.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13- Come on!- Come on!
0:51:13 > 0:51:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:51:23 > 0:51:26SHE PANTS
0:51:32 > 0:51:34- SHE PANTS - I can't breathe.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38Kat, you know how much time I did?
0:51:38 > 0:51:4029.47.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44- 29? I did less than 30. - SHE BREATHES HEAVILY
0:51:44 > 0:51:47It's a personal best for Rinat.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49I'm happy because I ran.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52I don't really care about the time, I'm just happy I ran.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54I'm really proud of myself.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03The five-week course is coming to an end,
0:52:03 > 0:52:05and today it's the final weigh-in.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11That's 2.4kg, which is really good.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Well done.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16When her twin sister left two weeks into the course,
0:52:16 > 0:52:2115-year-old Amy struggled, but stuck with it.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24She arrived weighing 16st
0:52:24 > 0:52:28and was at serious risk of a heart attack or stroke.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31MACHINE BEEPS
0:52:32 > 0:52:36- So, you've lost 2.5kg, which is... - Well done.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Amy has lost more weight than any other girl on camp -
0:52:38 > 0:52:41over 1st in total.
0:52:41 > 0:52:435.85 lbs. Well done.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46- Well done, you.- I wasn't expecting anywhere near that.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49I do think my biggest achievement is the weight I've lost,
0:52:49 > 0:52:50cos I never thought I could.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53Like, I came here expecting to lose about, like, 2kg,
0:52:53 > 0:52:55something like that,
0:52:55 > 0:52:57so, yeah, I think I've really, like, pushed myself
0:52:57 > 0:53:00and done better than I thought I could.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Despite her new-found love of exercise,
0:53:02 > 0:53:05for Rinat, her results are surprising.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- You've not put weight on. - Yes, I could.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13No, last week, you weighed 70.9 and now it's 70.7.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15- It's just...- No?
0:53:15 > 0:53:17- Yeah, but it fluctuates every day. - That's normal.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Yeah, like, every day, you weigh a different weight.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21What did I lose, 200g?
0:53:23 > 0:53:25For Professor Paul Gately,
0:53:25 > 0:53:27it's not the amount of weight that's lost,
0:53:27 > 0:53:31but the change in the campers' attitude that's most important.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35'It's not that they learn how many calories are in an apple,'
0:53:35 > 0:53:36'it's actually that they learn'
0:53:36 > 0:53:41how to overcome the many barriers and challenges that they face.
0:53:41 > 0:53:46This could be the first step towards a healthy future for Rinat.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50'I want to lose, like, 20-25kg altogether,'
0:53:50 > 0:53:54and I really hope I can do it at home, with the help of everyone,
0:53:54 > 0:53:56and I did already, here, a little bit,
0:53:56 > 0:54:00but I hope I can continue the change at home,
0:54:00 > 0:54:03and I hope I really can do it, because if I can do it,
0:54:03 > 0:54:06that will be, like... I will be, like, so happy...
0:54:06 > 0:54:08It will be, like, the best thing in my life, I think,
0:54:08 > 0:54:10if I really can do it.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18It's the last night at camp, and staff have organised
0:54:18 > 0:54:22a graduation ceremony to celebrate the campers' achievements.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Welcome, everyone, to graduation!
0:54:25 > 0:54:28CHEERING
0:54:28 > 0:54:31Most inspirational, without a doubt,
0:54:31 > 0:54:33- it's Sebastian. - CHEERING
0:54:33 > 0:54:37When I get home, I just need to make sure that no-one pushes me -
0:54:37 > 0:54:38that I push myself.
0:54:38 > 0:54:42That I'm the person who shows the will to progress,
0:54:42 > 0:54:46and to lose weight, to live healthier.
0:54:46 > 0:54:47For best singer,
0:54:47 > 0:54:50- does anyone know who this is? - CHEERING
0:54:50 > 0:54:51Jordan!
0:54:51 > 0:54:53Yes, Jordan, up you come, lad.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55CHEERING
0:54:55 > 0:54:56I've lost over a stone at camp
0:54:56 > 0:54:59and I'm very, very happy with myself.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02I'm very confident. I feel much better in myself
0:55:02 > 0:55:06and I feel like I can achieve much more, like, in the future.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10It's been a pleasure watching you grow over the last five weeks -
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Little Miss Caring, Amy.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15CHEERING
0:55:15 > 0:55:17I really don't want to go home. Like, I'm going to miss it so much,
0:55:17 > 0:55:19and it's been, like, the biggest, like,
0:55:19 > 0:55:22opportunity I've had in, like, so far,
0:55:22 > 0:55:23and it's just been so good.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26- I've really enjoyed it. - THEY SOB
0:55:26 > 0:55:30Between them, the campers have lost over 50st.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33'My attitude has changed, to food and to sports.'
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Now I just want to do, like, sports as much as I can,
0:55:37 > 0:55:39and I just, like, I just...
0:55:39 > 0:55:43I just ask to wake up at 6.30am in the morning to go to the gym.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47It's like, my attitude has, like, seriously changed.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53Since camp, Rinat goes to the gym three times a week after school
0:55:53 > 0:55:58and has cut down on both sweets and portion sizes.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02Stephen has lost a further 2st and is still a keen cadet.
0:56:02 > 0:56:06He has also started anger management classes at school.
0:56:06 > 0:56:10Sebastian has maintained the weight he lost and taken up hiking.
0:56:10 > 0:56:15He has overcome his fear of eating in public and is making new friends.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19Jordan has lost another 2st and every day after college,
0:56:19 > 0:56:21he does a two-mile run.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25Amy and Beth have lost a total of 73lb.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Amy's been discharged from hospital
0:56:27 > 0:56:30and is no longer at risk from high blood pressure.