My name is Debra Stefan and I run the most realistic obesity camp among weight loss camps

Weight Loss Camps, Las Vegas Live-in Fitness

in the world.

What makes it different from the other weight loss camps is that  you live in my house with me and you live the way I live.

Our goals are similar to other weight loss camps, we just go about it like you would when you are in your own home.

As a result, you lose weight and learn how to maintain your ideal health and fitness once you return home.  

Many people have asked how long I have been in the fitness business. The truth is that I have been in this industry long before it was considered a viable industry.  You could say that I have evolved with fitness during the evolution into the business world.

When I began my yoga practice at a youthful age in 1968 in southern California with Madeline she promoted my abilities, enabling me to gain assistant-teaching experience during my formative teen years. This was a major part of my evolving self-identity and  I served For two years as a full-time teaching resident at the Intergral Yoga Institute Los Angeles ashram. 

Directly from the ashram life of the Integral Yoga Institute of Los Angeles, I arrived in Las Vegas, September 1973 establishing yoga classes at YMCA, Caesar’s Palace Health Spa, and with private clients.

In 1974, I began performing in Las Vegas production shows as a Folies Bergere showgirl and ultimately became one of the prestigious “Les Bluebelle Dancers”. My clientele of yoga participants expanded from backstage classes for performers to course offerings at UNLV, and programs throughout the Las Vegas valley.

During the mid 70s, I discovered Dr. Kenneth Cooper’s aerobic point system and made a lifetime commitment to my aerobic activity of choice-jump rope. In 1981 I broke the World Guinness record by jumping rope 10 hours continuously as a public fundraising event for Muscular Dystrophy. Since then, I have developed both freestyle and conditioning progressions which I passed on through my specialized college and professionally accredited courses for athletes and physical educators. View Vegasfitness1 YouTube channel to see both a 2-year-old and an 86-year-old jumping rope for the first time with me.

My teaching history spans over 40 years due to an early beginning in yoga evolving with the fitness industry since the inception of aerobic group exercise. From youths and professional athletes, celebrities, seniors and everyone in between, I have trained, coached, and learned from them all.

Inspired by the Biggest Loser Weight Loss Camps on NBC, in 2008 I took my fitness career to the next level by opening my door to Live-In Fitness Residential Weight Loss clients. Since then clients have come from faraway places such as Cairo, Egypt, Calcutta, India, Calgary, Canada, and Bermuda to live as my houseguest, lose weight and get in shape.

My teaching methods have evolved with the fitness industry and I continue my education through national conferences, and certification workshops.  I have been certified in Personal Fitness Training, Youth Fitness, Senior Fitness, and Golf Fitness.

Thanks for your interest in my offerings. Feel free to browse this site for more of my personal history and don’t hesitate to drop me an email!

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