THE EARLY RISERS' CAMP
1. Boot Camp Spain, Malaga
'Our constant companions were two bone-fide Army Physical Training Instructors with big muscles, beautiful manners and bad jokes.' Read full review.
THE PICTURESQUE CAMP
2. FIT Luxury Bootcamp, Tuscany
'The location was a challenge in itself: a wine lover trying to lose weight, clear the head and get fit... in the middle of a Tuscan vineyard.' Read full review.
THE MOTIVATIONAL CAMP
3. Fit Camp Week at Champneys, Tring
'Ordinarily I love a power walk, but coming as it did after a 7am wake-up workout, followed by circuit training, followed by spinning, followed by yoga, followed
by aqua fit, I was so bone tired I felt like a toddler on the brink of a huge tantrum.' Read full review.
THE WEEKEND CAMP
4. Natural Perspectives at Natural Retreats, Yorkshire
'We'd just warmed up in a beautiful meadow and the scenery took my mind off the fact that the longest jog I've managed in the past five years was a 12-minute lap of my local park.' Read full review.
THE LUXURY CAMP
5. Fitscape, Provence
'It's a clever idea. You eat exceptionally well (albeit healthily) and then work it off with a manageable regime of hiking, circuit training, yoga, martial arts, running and cycling.' Read full review.
THE HARDCORE CAMP
6. Prestige Boot Camp, Cotswolds
'The rules were strict — all contraband food was confiscated and we were to stand to atten-shun for the start of every session — and non-compliance resulted in penalties.' Read full review.
Reviewed by Bryony Coleman, Kate Chambers, Sara Lawrence, Jane Dunford and Caroline Egan.
