Scotts Valley, CA Health and Fitness

Today’s Groupon replaces your normal hands and feet with highly skilled climber appendages. For $35, you get five day-passes to Pacific Edge Climbing Gym, including climbing equipment rental and use of the facility's fitness equipment and sauna (a $93 value), plus a two-hour beginner or technique climbing class (a $31.50 value) and one yoga class (a $12 value), a $136.50 total value. Pacific Edge is co-owned and run by a staff of instructors with years of climbing and yoga experience, and was the Best Outdoor Sports School winner in 2009.2000 Feet: The nagging feeling that you’ve left your oven on is misguided. You haven’t. 5000 Feet: Breathing becomes labored; earthly memories fade. 10,000 Feet: Why does it smell like Christmas? 20,000 Feet: Weight of the treasured Elf Stones lifted only by inspiring visions of the Gates of Shamagor. 30,000 Feet: Break for lunch.

After undergoing a serious bike accident, Jaimi Ellison became overwhelmed by the rehabilitation process. Constantly traveling to different appointments at different clinics with different therapists, she wished her needs could be met at one location. Fortunately, Ellison recovered, and drew on her personal experiences to open Santa Cruz Core Fitness + Rehab. Today, this hub for holistic wellness caters to clients with services ranging from personal training to chiropractic care to therapeutic massage. A dedicated team of personal trainers, chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, and nutritionists provide an integrative approach to wellness and spread the positivity by giving back to the community.

Emory-trained dentist Dr. David J. Montgomery keeps chompers in smiling shape with nearly 30 years of dental experience. He stays up to date with the latest in pain-free dental practices through continual training, with the hope of fostering enjoyable visits for patients of all ages. The former president of the Monterey Bay Dental Society also keeps convenient early morning hours, allowing patients to keep smiles healthy without having to miss work, Price Is Right reruns, or valuable time with their families. Eclectic music and a bright, open interior greet visitors at his modern office, manned by a team of friendly, experienced hygienists and assistants.

Along with shock-absorbent mats, cold steel, and astroturf, the trainers at CrossFit West built their gym on intensity and community. Passionate and certified trainers encourage students to take on more reps and heavier weights with each workout. Classes make use of the facility’s 19 weightlifting platforms, as well as suspended gymnast rings, rowing machines, and climbing ropes. Instructors can scale the workout's load and intensity to meet the needs of the student and use the same core routines for elderly students and active blue oxen. CrossFit West also offers specialized classes in weightlifting, advanced flexibility techniques, and competitive CrossFit team classes. The expansive facility also boasts an onsite massage therapist as well as children's play area equipped with toys, a television, and a DVD player.

The accommodating staff at Bike Dojo, a cycling gym founded by Rob Mylls, keeps the community active with two-wheeled activities ranging from indoor spin classes and kid-based ride programs. Schwinn indoor recreational bikes perch inside the studio space, beckoning exercisers of all levels to pedal their way through energetic classes that boost cardiovascular health and finally put Tour de France commemorative bike shorts to use. Locally attuned guides lead groups on outdoor rides that snake through mountain roads and local trails, and Bike Dojo memberships grant perks such as full access to the facility and discounts on bike parking throughout the city, eliminating the need to dress up your 10-speed as a lamppost's seeing-eye dog. Every new member joining Bike Dojo contributes to a child in the community through Dojo's program, Project B.I.K.E., which donates a bike to a child for every new membership.