Has the rising mercury thrown a spanner in your works as far as your fitness regimen is concerned? This summer, rather than procrastinating on fighting a lone battle to increase your fitness levels, how about working out in a group in the open air? This season, fitness clubs across the city have been organising outdoor boot camp training sessions, which follows this same philosophy. What is it that appeals people, of varied age groups, about these boot camps. This is what experts have to say:

Outdoor boot camp training sessions include sit ups (above), stretching exercises (below) and squats (bottom) and are always done in groups to foster team spirit