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The Green Microgym is the first renewable–energy-generating gym in the United States. The flooring is cork. The wall art is local. The paper is made of recycled materials. The toilets are low-flow and dual-flush. The equipment is low-energy. But the biggest energy savings come from the gym's two cardio rooms. The grid-tied treadmills, ellipticals, and spin bikes actually generate electricity and pump it back into the gym, a perfect energy complement to the solar paneling on the roof. When you run, so does everything else, from the TV to the music to the lights to the ceiling fans.

Parkrose goes wonderfully overboard with comforts. Every patient gets a soft pillow and blanket, a bottle of spring water, a warm steam towel for your face, a mint-and-chocolate truffle, and a hand dip in warm paraffin wax; best of all, noise-canceling headphones and futuristic personal movie glasses spare you from trying to engage in the art of conversation when your mouth is full of dental hands.

The only way to feel completely justified for eating a fourth round of gravy-infused pumpkin pie is exercising it out through your pores. For $27, today’s Groupon gets you a 30-day membership (normally $55) including enrollment fee (normally $150) at Lloyd Athletic Club. Easier than digesting a Thanksgiving smorgasbord is math. This math boils down to about a dollar a day.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Big chain gyms can often feel like meat markets, especially those gyms that try to sell its fittest members to greedy infomercial producers. Today's Groupon gives casual fitness enthusiasts an alternative with a month-long membership at Giants Gym for $25 (new members only). Giants Gym is also waiving its $99 enrollment fee, making it a $128 value.

If your New Year's resolution is to become an infomercial host, you're going to need pearly pearly whites. Today's Groupon gets you an oral exam, x-rays, and a basic cleaning at Sundberg Center for Dentistry for $49. Prepare your mouth to look beautiful while smiling, toothy frowning, or showing disgust after losing a teetertotter competition.