Getting in shape, much like speed-reading Russian literature, requires concentration and the strength to forge ahead through painful, protracted inner monologues. Forge ahead toward fitness with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options

• $39 for 5 TRX Suspension classes (a $90 value)
• $54 for 10 TRX Suspension classes (a $160 value)
• $60 for 5 Pilates Reformer classes (a $150 value)
• $90 for 10 Pilates Reformer classes (a $285 value)<p>

Instructors help students sculpt their bodies in TRX Suspension classes, which challenge them with their own body weight as resistance. The exercises move at an aerobic pace to vaporize unwelcome calories and bolster stamina and flexibility. During Reformer classes, students learn to perform a sequence of smoothly controlled exercises while using the apparatus’s pulleys and springs to generate muscle-building resistance akin to a ceiling-mounted trampoline’s. See the full schedule here.<p>

Reforming Indy

Kristen Abbott and her troupe of passionate instructors motivate guests through TRX Suspension classes—a rigorous total-body toning system designed by a Navy SEAL—and equipment-based Pilates classes. Upon entering the studio, guests step onto bamboo flooring, which stretches out beneath airy vaulted ceilings, all painted with extra-buff versions of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling. The studio—which earned the CityVoter award for Best Pilates Studio from 2008 to 2011—hosts small group classes, leading students through moves that challenge them to use their body weight as resistance in functional exercises. With continued practice, students can evenly tone and develop muscle groups across the entire body, with an emphasis on the posture-supporting core muscles.