Lakes Leisure, in association with NZSki and Queenstown health professionals developed the programme for children who needed support to take the first positive steps towards a healthy lifestyle change.
The children, aged from 11 to 15, took part in the 10-week programme which involved meeting once a week for a variety of education and activity sessions, as well as being given plenty of work to do at home.
Alpine Health & Fitness manager said the average amount of weight lost during the programme was 4kg, but the long-term education and outlook of the children was deemed to be the most important outcome.
Parental involvement in the programme was an essential component, to ensure that the children's efforts to turn their lives around were supported on every level.
Participants were given skills to make the right choices for a healthy lifestyle, including portion sizes, food components, labels, cooking, shopping and eating out, as well as being introduced to regular physical activity.
They also learned a range of sports, including futsal, RPM and paddleboarding and had all chosen a sport they aimed to participate in long-term.
Mr Heap said the children would continue to meet their personal trainer Haylee Roberts, to ensure they continued on their path towards a healthy lifestyle.
"It was wonderful to see this programme come together and for it to be such a success," Mr Heap said.
"It's been something that we've wanted to do for quite some time.
"To be able to help with the kids' health education at this early stage is going to make a significant difference to both them and their familys' lives in the future."
