I'm not really a bootcamp sort of girl - all that barking of orders doesn't sound like much of a holiday to me. But a 'luxury' camp in the south of France serving gourmet food? Now that's more my kind of thing. The only question is - how

-belief and the satisfaction of overcoming a huge challenge that it gives you is priceless, too. But do it again? No way!Top boot-camp survival tips1 Don't book a boot camp just before your wedding or a beach holiday. Leave a gap of at least two weeks for the bruises

of Dumfries, Scotland, I'm expecting this to be a tough week. And so are the other bootcampers, if the anxious glances are anything to go by, as we're weighed in and measured on arrival.The Camp team are all very friendly and approachable

place at this fabulous celebrity bikini bootcamp, simply email webeditor@zest.co.uk (subject line SOLERO) with your name, address and phone number, by 4pm on Tuesday May 17. Make sure you're available for the camp on May 19th, and we'll get back to you

Richard Scarlett Personal Training is aiming to make shape-ups affordable to everyone, with his new Weight Loss Bootcamps across South West London.His outdoor sessions run on Clapham Common, Tooting Common, Streatham Common and Brockwell Park with a

One-day wonderAll Day Boot Camp with the Military Fitness Group, North Yorkshire (www.militaryfitnessgroup.com); from £99 per person. Firefighter Matt Stirland and a group of ex-armed forces trainers will get you toned in eight hours, or at least give you a stern kick in the r...

Get a tan while you train under the expert tuition of Olympic athlete Daley Thompson and former Gladiator Kate Staples, at LeSport resort in St Lucia.The BodyHoliday Well Fit retreat is a seven-day health and fitness programme that blends cardio and strength training, core streng...

If you don't fancy an extreme bootcamp, but want to shape up with a few extras, the new Imboki fitness retreat could be just what you need.Fitness experts Justin Lord and Dave Morgan, along with Image Director Lesley Wilks, aim to help reshape those

-caffeine rule on my Purescapes active holiday, with subtle, but firm encouragement from course leader Reza, and I'm not sure which is more shocked, my body or mind.I've always wanted to go on a 'bootcamp', but not to 'get bikini buff', or change my life

Last week, we offered you the chance to join a celebrity Solero bikini bootcamp run by trainer to the stars Mark Anthony. It was so popular, Solero actually increased the number of places available to Zesties from 12 to 20.Thanks to all of you who