Deals in Meadville

Snap Fitness's around-the-clock gyms enable members to work on their physical well-being with a cornucopia of fitness equipment. With 24-hour access, members don't have to let The Man tell them when to help themselves to Snap's strength and cardio equipment, which features built-in TVs and other media diversions. For those who exercise during conventional hours, Snap's friendly, unintimidating atmosphere welcomes patrons of all ability levels, unlike schoolyard dodge-ball squads. Members also enjoy nationwide access to all Snap Fitness locations, ideal for working out while traveling. For a dose of custom advice, patrons can seek out a personal-training session with a certified coach, who helps them assess and address their fitness goals. Clients reap the benefit of individual attention as a personal trainer helps them tackle weight loss, prepare for an arm-wrestling competition, or unveil the mysteries of arcane cable-weight machines.

Mount Pleasant of Edinboro offers 10 challenging trails for skiers of all levels. Beginners can start by steadying their shaky knees and flailing poles during a group lesson with one of the resort's seasoned pros or hitching a ride on the beginner lift. A variety of trails of varying difficulty await, like the gently sloping 300-foot Meadow trail and the 700-foot Revere Ride, named in honor of Paul Revere's winter vacation activity of choice. Afterward, skiiers can refuel with hot cocoa and other belly fillers in the toasty lodge.

For more than 50 years, Van Tuil Photo and Imaging has specialized in protecting, beautifying, and restoring its customers' sentimental items. Photo experts enlarge prints and digital images to new, high-resolution sizes, and restore aged photos and video to like-new condition. The shop's framers fit pictures of all shapes and sizes in custom frames and a range of colorful mats, completing most jobs in under a week. Van Tuil also specializes in preservation framing for items ranging from photos to vintage sports memorabilia.

Helmed by certified massage therapist Barb King, Pure Therapy ends stress's stranglehold on muscles and minds by promoting physical health and psychological well-being. King tailors her massages to each client, kneading away chronic aches and targeting painful problem areas. The Swedish massage uses light or medium pressure to loosen knots and alleviate anxiety. Fluid strokes extract tension and stress, whisking the spirit to an isle of tranquility, where the sun always shines and the alarm clock never recites bawdy limericks. An effective way to ease headaches, back pain, and arthritis, a Swedish massage offers a chance at blissful relief. Meanwhile, warm yellow lamps, calming green walls, and a cozy fireplace distract guests with aesthetic comfort as the therapist evicts pesky charley horses and surly tendon jockeys.

The menu at Julian's Bar and Grill showcases American classic cuisine artfully reinvented with gourmet twists. Enlighten taste buds to the possibilities of a savory steak-sandwich incarnation comprised of thinly sliced steak sautéed in mushrooms, onions, and roasted red peppers, then smothered in provolone on a baguette ($8.99). Alternately, show doubting companions the path to contentment lying in the country barbecue chicken, where baked ham piles high upon a chicken breast and swiss cheese, all drizzled with barbecue ($10.99). Dates can converse over a glass of wine in Julian's quiet dining area, while closeted philatelists can watch the latest televised-stamp-collecting action with a craft beer in the sports bar.

Feel free to line cabinets alphabetically with bottles of vitamins A, C, D, and E, as well as the full spread of B vitamins. Meanwhile, health prospectors can dig for minerals such as calcium, essential for strong teeth and bones; chromium, which aids the metabolism; and iron, which turns users into Iron Man. Or further well-being by furnishing green thumbs with herbs such as garlic, saw palmetto, cranberry, and echinacea.