While it takes a strong man to cry, it takes an even stronger man to lift the refrigerator off his foot. Test your own inner and outer strength with today's Groupon: for $10, you get a one-week pass to Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center in Hoffman Estates (a $35 value).

Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center houses a sweat-inducing spread of fitness equipment, ranging from classic cardio machinery to a 40-foot climbing wall, within its airy, modern confines. Traditionalists can commence workouts atop treadmills, bikes, and steppers or hit the two-pool aquatic center for heart-pumping lap work and core-burning belly flops. For runners, joggers, and long-distance pogo stickers, an indoor track affords a scenic footpath, as the distance disk encircles the gym's basketball courts. The four-story climbing wall further facilitates a varied routine, and its faux-geo façade caters to scalers of all skill levels by providing an array of paths to the top.

In the name of cardio camaraderie, Prairie Stone Sports & Wellness Center also hosts group exercise classes like Zumba, which wields body-winding moves to whittle widths. The gym also teaches spin, yoga, and kickboxing courses, and Groupon holders can pay an additional fee to slam spheres across three indoor tennis courts.