Things to Do in Midvale

After ascending towering kitchen countertops, bunk beds, and dangerous shoelace-engulfing escalators, the next logical conquest for serious climbers is a rock wall. Rockreation Sport Climbing Center offers 7,500 square feet of sculpted climbing terrain that firms forearms and strengthens finger holsters into walnut-crushing wall motors. During a one-month membership (a $58 value, with an included $39 enrollment fee), climbers will have unlimited access to 45-foot-high walls, bouldering areas, and top rope challenges while improving fitness and shedding gravity’s shackles. Weight machines and cardiovascular equipment are available to help nurture the core strength of a free-climbing gecko, while included climbing equipment outfits members with fashionable gear envied by fashion-forward mountain goats. Before you hit the rocks, Rockreation's experienced instructors will provide helpful climbing tips during one introductory Fight Gravity class (level 1, 2, or 3, depending on experience), included in your new membership. As an added bonus, if you decide to continue your membership beyond your first month, your $39 enrollment fee will be permanently waived.

Kula's many classes are organized by intensity and tempo level (up-, mixed-, and low-tempo classes are available), and the down-to-earth crew of instructors teaches courses in the Hatha, Anusara, and Vinyasa styles, to name a few. Start your day with an a.m. Start-UP class, simple movements guaranteed to gently pull you out of a state of grogginess or a dream about a hovercraft quest to harvest butterscotch from the Yangtze River basin. Or drop into a fitness-oriented up-tempo class, which packs simple yoga moves into a heart-pumping cardio workout. The unlimited monthly membership allows you to mix and match at Kula's yoga buffet and find the class that suits your needs (check the schedule for class times).