Things to Do in Oxon Hill

Open year round, Capital Clubhouse is an all-ages, 90,000-square-foot facility wholly dedicated to sports and recreation. The multisport arena can easily transform into a soccer, volleyball, dodge-ball, or inline-hockey court, allowing it to host all manner of team-based events from intramural games to kids' parties. Dasher boards that spent their youth exchanging quick embraces with Washington Capitals players at the former US Airways Arena now comfortably surround Capital Clubhouse's NHL-sized ice arena, which is kept cold year round thanks to 11 miles of underground cooling pipe and a steady diet of popsicles. When not supervising skaters from the comfort of the heated balcony, guests can race lithe mountain goats to the top of the center's 30-foot rock-climbing wall, where five different routes offer challenges for wall walkers of all ages and experience levels.

With today's Groupon, $50 gets you a choice of three Pilates instruction packages at Mind-BodyFitness. Choose among 10 mat classes, two private sessions, or six group reformer classes. This isn't your typical introductory class discount—it's a complete instructional package designed to show you real results. At just $5 per mat class, $8.33 per reformer class, or $25 per private session, this deal is a no-brainer.

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