In the Victorian era, people made their cores look tight by wearing corsets, which doubled as bulletproof vests during pistol duels. Strengthen your core until it's naturally impervious to bullets with today's Groupon: for $40, you get one private session, one group Pilates equipment class, and one group Pilates mat class at Puh-la-teez Pilates Studio (up to an $80 value).

At Puh-la-teez, certified instructor Bridget Kolshak helps students fortify their cores with an arrangement of specialized Pilates equipment. Begin the pursuit of fitness with a one-hour private Reformer, Tower, or Mat session (up to a $50 value), then move on to group classes for additional power-ups and the chance to stare down fellow exercisers. Physique sculptors can carve themselves a sexier shell and solidify gooey cores with the purposeful movements of a Pilates Mat class, a 55-minute fusion of mat exercises and modern Pilates props (a $10 value). Finish off the body-trimming adventure with a 55-minute Pilates equipment class (a $20 value)—the Reformer class refines balance, core strength, and flexibility on the Stott Pilates Reformer, and the Tower class relies on the Balanced Body Pilates Springboard to challenge muscle groups with resistance training.

Reviews

Eight Google Mappers and seven SuperPagers give Puh-la-teez Pilates Studio a perfect five-star average:

• Puh-la-teez offered me my first taste of this challenging method of exercise, and I could not have picked a better studio! As with anything new, I was a little apprehensive at first to try Pilates, but as soon as I arrived at the studio, my fears melted away. The atmosphere is very relaxing with music playing softly in the background, soft colors on the walls and a nice scent in the air. – Windeliz, Google Maps
• These classes are aweson [sic]. The instuctor [sic] is very informative and pushes you. I see results =) – Guest21188, SuperPages