Budget bootcamp offer reduced rates pre-Christmas

Got some annual leave to use up before the end of the year? Mixed residential seven-day bootcamps are now available from £300pp for a shared room at a variety of locations with BootCamp Training Live, including all meals, accommodation and training.

Run by ex-soldiers, activities include early morning circuits, boxing, army-style training, running, martial arts and strength work. Women-only camps are also available.

Various dates are available at Weymouth Bay Holiday Park. A swimming pool, sauna and spa is nearby for post-training relaxation. A nutrition talk also takes place during the week.

If you would prefer something more luxurious, bootcamps are also available at the plush cottages at Frog Hall in Dorchester. Prices start at £350pp to share a four-person room.

Training takes place on the beach and trails around the Dorset coast and the adjoining Portland area.

“There is so much more to the experience of Bootcamp than just weight loss,” said camp owner Billy Smart.

“We will educate you about training, nutrition, body fat and much more to educate you to live a fitter life.”

Dorset bootcamp offers hard training with home comforts

Residential bootcamps can often demand four-figure fees but a New Forest firm has come up with a solution. Forest Fit Club offers a five-day body blitz break without accommodation. Campers can head home after training or find B&B accommodation.

Only men allowed at new FitFarms bootcamp

The fitness holiday craze has spread to the male of the species, as bootcamp specialists FitFarms launch men-only residential breaks. The non-military weight loss and health holidays are now available to book from March 2011.

Bootcamp break in Ibiza

Now that party season is almost over, resorts in Ibiza are turning their thoughts to wellness. A number of fitness and detox breaks are available at the M Wellness health club and spa in Santa Eulalia, perfect to kickstart a weight loss regime.

Five-star bootcamp opens in Wales

Lose weight and tone up in luxury surroundings, with a new five-day fitness holiday on Wales' beautiful Gower coast. Refocus Fitness offers fitness holidays that differ from army style camps - no dormitory accommodation or communal bathrooms.

Bootcamp break on the South coast

A new residential bootcamp has opened on the South coast and is now taking bookings for September. Forest Fit Club operates out of the New Forest and Sandbanks, taking in the beautiful surroundings of Dorset and catering for all abilities.