The Best Bikini Boot Camps Near You

Slim and Strong:

Ariane Hundt, founder of Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp, leads this results-oriented month-long indoor program that combines a fat-burning workout (with weights, squats and cardio) and food advice (in addition to being a trainer, she’s also a nutritionist). You’ll track your success with before-and-after measurements and photos. $350 per month, brooklynbridgebootcamp.com

As One:

The well-credentialed mega-athlete founders here really know their stuff, including the fact that carrying sandbags, lugging ropes, running stairs and doing a trillion squat-thrusts turns the average woman into a super-svelte athlete. $560 for 16 classes, as1effect.com

Flywheel and Flybarre (Also In Miami):

For a seriously slimming self-guided program, pair the popular spin and barre classes. The ideal weekly blend: three Flywheel indoor cycling classes (a 45-minute session torches 500-plus calories) for cardio and two 60-minute FlyBarre classes to tone and elongate muscles. $25, flywheelsports.com

Bassett's Boot Camp at Pure Yoga:

Yoga’s first drill sergeant is Loren Bassett, who leads intense yoga/cross-training classes where vinyasa sequences segue into burpees, mountain climbers with gliders and high-intensity cardio with strength training—all in a 105-degree room. No child’s pose here. 
$35, Pureyoga.com

Tabata at Equinox:

Julie Valenti packs the house for her high-intensity class at Equinox Lincoln Park for a reason: Three classes a week will transform you. Expect squat thrusts, planks and little downtime. 
$149 to $183 for a 
monthly membership, Equinox.com

Sergeant's Room:

“Be All You Used to Be” is the slogan at this no-frills, no-nonsense workout where the trainers (many of them vets) expect you to sign on for five classes’ worth of tough love per week: four dedicated to strength training, 
core work and flexibility, and one that’s pure cardio. $199 for three months, Sargecorp.com

Metcon3 at Equinox:

Expect muscle fatigue and all-out breathlessness during this demanding class featuring three 10-minute rounds of “real life” exercises incorporating cardio bursts and eight-pound weights. The good news? You only need to do it twice a week. $130 to $240 per month, Equinox.com

SWL Booty Camp:

The Boom-Boom-Pow is just one of the intense moves 
at this playful, noncompetitive, women-only workout that melts muffin tops and firms backsides—without adding bulk. 
The crack-of-dawn four-week outdoor series includes four 
workouts a week. 
$199, seattleweightloss
bootcamp.com

Start Fitness: San Francisco

Ken Weichert isn’t playing: This master fitness trainer for the Army National Guard has spent the past 15 years whipping Pacific Heights women into shape with his five-day-a-week program. Classes mix intense military calisthenics with killer kickboxing drills and cadence calls. $140 for 10 classes or $135 to $290 per month, Startfitness.com

Lacey Stone Booty Camp: Los Angeles (Also in NY)

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

Barry's Bootcamp: Los Angeles (Also in Nashville and NY)

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

The Ranch at Live Oak: Malibu

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

The Ashram: Calabasas

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

Blue Pearl: Laguna Beach

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

Cal-A-Vie:Vista

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

Premier Fitness Camp:

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

Lithe Method:

This incredibly popular studio is responsible for 
99 percent of the high butts and flat abs in Philly. The fat-burning classes use resistance bands that dangle from the ceiling, and the tough, toning barre classes have names like “Skinny Jeans.” Go for three classes per week. 
$20, Lithemethod.com

Exhale Six-Week Core Evolution

At Battery Wharf and Exhale locations nationwide. The combination of weekly one-on-one nutrition consults and unlimited Core Fusion classes (centered around barre work and free weights) should majorly help you along the way to a dancer body. Aim for four classes a week, including more cardio-centered variations like Core Fusion Sport. $925, Exhalespa.com

Crossfit

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

Escape to Shape Retreats

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