OUR STORY

Founded by Eric Viskovicz, Live-in Fitness Enterprise, Inc. (L.I.F.E.) began in 1997 as Camp Technique – a boot camp that focused on the exercise component of weight loss and fitness. Soon after its conception, it developed into a live-in fitness retreat (L.I.F.E.) once Eric realized that his clients needed to be removed from their toxic environments to make the lifestyle changes necessary to take the weight off and keep it off. To become the best boot camp available, L.I.F.E. needed to be a comprehensive program that included every aspect of weight management and fitness, from exercise and nutrition to the mental and emotional issues related to food. In short, it needed to evolve from a Los Angeles boot camp only to a lifestyle-change program.

Eric’s vision for L.I.F.E. to transcend traditional “fat farms” and become a learning environment in which clients could receive help making the changes needed to have long-term results is now an amazing reality. Since Camp Technique became L.I.F.E., a complete lifestyle change program, our clients’ success has skyrocketed. Government and media have also been quick to recognize that L.I.F.E. goes above and beyond the average weight loss summer camp. Eric and his company have received numerous commendations from government officials, and he has enjoyed international press coverage as well as appearances on TV shows such as Dr. Phil, America’s Next Top Model, and Fox Sports West. His high-profile clients have included professional athletes and performers such as Bette Midler and Chris Daughtry.

Eric continually looks for ways to enrich the programs. He bases his decisions on his motto: “We need to help each individual who walks through our door!”  From this passion stems a program that works for everyone.

Eric grew up in an environment that encouraged physical activity and balanced nutrition, so it was natural for him to choose a career (or did the career choose him) involved with fitness. In his mid-twenties, he struggled with being 50 lbs. overweight and having an eating disorder – his personal experiences further fueled his passion for helping others with weight and fitness issues.

From its beginnings as a day program, his boot camp developed into a live-in fitness retreat after Eric realized that in order for his clients to have long-term success, they needed to immerse themselves in an environment that would support the lifestyle changes that they needed to make. By providing a positive, supportive environment, along with the necessary tools for weight management, his clients could have extraordinary success.From his personal experiences, he also learned that the mental aspect of weight loss and lifelong fitness is the most important piece. In his program he teaches clients how to manage themselves in a whole new way. He covers topics such as internal dialogue and self-motivation – his wish is that you leave the program fully adopting these practices.

The L.I.F.E. formula for success: Positive environment + education + great staff + state-of-the-art equipment = SUCCESS!