What We Do
Successful weight loss programs for kids, teens and young adults don’t just happen by themselves.







Shane is safe, structured and highly supervised.
Being an overweight child is not fun and parents know that health hazards are related to childhood obesity. So, while we make camp fun – we have an unmatched record of changing kids’ lives! We can do the same for your child.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN – OUR HISTORY SINCE 1968
Summer camp with decades of experience in helping overweight children – It Matters!
Camp Shane, owned by husband and wife team David Ettenberg and Ziporah Janowski, is a “Heritage Camp” that has been in the same family since it began in 1968. You could say it all started with David’s mother.

“My father was starting his own business and money was scarce for things like camp,” says David. “My mother worked as head counselor at summer camps so my siblings and I could attend at reduced cost.”
So when the opportunity arose to purchase a classic Catskills bungalow colony, David’s grandmother— a loving but tough old bird—was invited up from Brooklyn for a look. While she walked the property, looking at the grass, the trees and mountain views, the family stood silently nearby and awaited her thoughts. Finally she nodded and said, “Shayna,” which is Yiddish for beautiful. And so the camp became known as Camp Shane.
THE WEIGHT LOSS TRADITION CONTINUES
The first year there were nearly 20 campers. Today there are six camps across the country—Arizona, California, Connecticut (New York Area), Florida, Texas and Wisconsin —and now hundreds of boys and girls spend anywhere from two to nine weeks every summer at Camp Shane. Shane Diet & Fitness Resorts was created in continuation of the Camp Shane tradition, except for adults.
And Grandma? She spent every summer in her own cabin in the center of the original Camp Shane New York, becoming a grandma to all the campers and embodying the most important aspect of Camp Shane, that being the feeling of family.
But most important of all, the staff and the program provide the education and experience that enable long term change. The guests also bond with one another and provide deep support and lasting friendships. It’s summer camp for adults – but with maid service! Visit shanedietresorts.com
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