The Best Bikini Boot Camps Near You
Courtesy of Dirk Lambrecht/Blaublut-edition.com
A cross-country guide to the top classes and retreats to whip you into shape for bathing-suit season.
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Lacey Stone Booty Camp - Los Angeles
Also in New York. Super-positive firecracker Stone is poised to become the next Jillian Michaels. Her tough early-morning outdoor boot(y) camps in L.A. and New York City magically make sprints, push-ups and squats super-fun. $300 to $350 for eight weeks of classes, laceystonefitness.com
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Barry's Bootcamp - Los Angeles
Also in Nashville and New York. Do 15 minutes of treadmill sprints, hop off and do a bundle of weights, squats and push-ups—then repeat. That’s the fun and fast-acting recipe of this dress-size-dropping workout done in a glam studio discoed out with red lights and pumping music. $24 to $32, barrysbootcamp.com
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Crossfit - Nationwide
Available in dozens of cities, this strength and conditioning program has some very butch credentials: It’s used to train police and military special-ops units—so there! Expect feats-of-strength challenges and endurance intervals, like 30 jump- ups on a 20-inch box, 50 push-ups and 30 reps of hurling a 14- pound ball. $10 to $20, crossfit.com
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Escape to Shape Retreats
Various locations A mere 11 guests at a time experience these intensely fitness-focused retreats featuring daily four-hour hikes followed by spin and yoga classes. You’ll eat raw food for two days, then organic calorie-controlled cuisine. $4,500 to $6,000 per week, escapetoshape.com
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The Ranch at Live Oak
Malibu, CA Daily 10-mile hikes and four hours of fitness classes: These are the non-negotiable terms at this five-star boot camp, where you’ll receive tiny yet beautifully presented meals totaling 1,500 calories a day. (Typical mid-hike snack? Four almonds, two cashews.) Making up for the challenges are swish guest rooms, daily massages and a smaller dress size upon departure. $5,600 per week, theranchmalibu.com
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The Ashram
Calabasas, CA You’ll hike a lot, you’ll do a ton of yoga, you’ll get an incredible massage every day, and you won’t eat much (the food is spartan and vegetarian). But you will definitely emerge slimmer, fitter and utterly detoxed. $4,500 per week, theashram.com
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Blue Pearl Laguna
Laguna Beach, CA A yogi and former model run Blue Pearl, which is equal parts power yoga, meditation and hiking boot camp. The organic light meals are delicious (when they’re not veggie broth). Everyone gets five massages during the week. $3,950 per week, bluepearllaguna.com
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Premier Fitness Camp
San Diego and Park City, UT There’s a Biggest Loser–ranch vibe at this weight-loss-and-workout camp located within a spa resort. A physician-supervised staff of personal trainers, nutritionists and behavioral therapists work with you to create a program, but circuit training, cardio, kettlebell classes and nutrition lectures are de rigueur. $3,800 and up per week, premierfitnesscamp.com
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Cal-a-Vie
Vista, CA Celebs and CEOs favor this posh fitness spa where the chef keeps you to your calorie count and the fitness staff works you hard. Expect a rigorous hike at dawn, classes like kickboxing and cardio-sculpt until noon and restorative spa services until dinner. $8,000 per week, cal-a-vie.com
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