East Lake-Orient Park, FL Indoor Activities
Indoor Activity Deals
Skydive Orlanpa
- Plant City
Attached to an instructor, guests make a safe tandem leap from 11,000 feet and take in panoramic scenery during a thrilling free fall
CrossFit Body-Mechanic
Exceed your own heaviest lifts and fastest speeds in a self-competing fitness program that changes daily
American Victory Ship Mariners Memorial Museum
- Channel District
Shipboard museum showcases historic artifacts on a 455 ft. cargo vessel that survived WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
Urban Kai
- South Tampa
Paddleboards take participants out onto Hillsborough River, where they can explore the waterfront or take part in fitness classes
Recommended Indoor Activities by Groupon Customers
Since their near-simultaneous invention in the 1930s, yoga and Pilates have been locked in the smiling ferocity of mortal frenemy combat, each vying for wellness superiority. Today’s Groupon lets you choose sides: for $25, you get two yoga or Pilates classes (or one of each, normally $20 a piece) along with an eyebrow shaping at Palm Wellness Center (normally $15), a combined $55 value. Receive a full bushel of physical uplift with toning exercises and slick facial aesthetics that scream 2010.
For nearly 50 years, the Improv chain has incubated standup talent—notable alumni such as Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, and Robin Williams all conquered their stage fright there before their big breaks. The Tampa location carries on the Improv’s tradition of catching rising stars before they turn into supernovas spewing dangerous molten punch lines with a calendar of up-and-comers and nationally touring talent.
Chicago's only official studio for Fletcher Pilates, Helios Center for Movement sculpts students of all ages and skill levels with muscle-challenging Pilates sessions that earned it the Chicago Reader's award for Best Pilates Studio in 2010 and 2011. The Fletcher Pilates schedule of classes includes Pilates mat sessions that engage limbs and cores with a posture-firming regimen that utilizes towel work alongside floor exercises, boosting lung capacity to wind-tunnel levels with the style's signature percussive-breathing techniques. Promoting a balance from crown to anklet, On the Ball sessions challenge minds and bodies by forcing students to file their tax returns while stretching and flexing atop a stability ball, and Pilates Sculpt incorporates small weights into a series of barre and spinal exercises in order to strengthen muscles. The studio's impassioned instructors cap class attendance at 10 students to ensure that each pupil receives personalized attention and a unique nickname.
With the 2011 season looming large, FC Tampa Bay will attempt to pass, tackle, and score its way to NASL glory at the club's new home at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg. Currently headed up by English coach and retired professional footballer Ricky Hill, the FC Tampa Bay team are chest-trapping, banana-kicking, and head-butting their way back into the world of black-and-white-spotted balls. Watch them take on the Puerto Rico Islanders, who are hungry to work their way up the 2011 standings, or root on the roster as the team guns for the fleet-footed Atlanta Silverbacks, slippery Carolina Railhawks, or northerly FC Edmonton. General-admission seats allow frenetic fans to observe the fantastic flairs of NASL soccer savants as they attempt to sneak the European pigskin between an opponent’s legs and through the goal zone. The $20 gift voucher can be put toward merchandise such as a jersey, a scarf, or an oversized foam yellow card.
Tampa's Cinco de Mayo Fiesta is a cultural cornucopia celebrating the Mexican holiday with music, dancing, food, activities, children's attractions, and a car and motorcycle show. Follow the incipient online schedule—or flip through the Facebook page—for the still-developing calendar, which includes events such as salsa-dancing lessons, a tongue-tickling chili contest, and the glamorous Miss Tampa Latina pageant. During the daily happy hour 3 p.m.–6 p.m., thirsty guests can enjoy one free beer. Take in a salsa lesson, then meander over to the other salsa camp, where recently steadied shoulders will be tested against fiery tortilla-toppers at the salsa tasting station. While proud car owners buff their road babies for Friday's car and motorcycle show, their flesh-based brood can clamber (supervised) through the children's area and carnival rides.
The Murder Mystery Company's talented troupe of improv actors performs live-action murder mysteries at public and private events to sharpen guests' latent detective skills. Throughout the play, the cast drops hints and misdirects blame, inviting audience members to get involved in a web of intrigue and hilarity. Besides public dinner parties, murder mysteries can unfold during corporate events, team-building exercises, and birthday parties for aging Sherlock Holmes impersonators.
