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 instead with today's Groupon to Renaissance Pilates in Hoboken. Choose between the following options:

• For $84, you get one month of unlimited mat Pilates and Xtend Barre classes (a $169 value).
• For $99, you get a four-week beginner mat workshop (a $220 value).

Renaissance Pilates helps bodies become as flexible as a reed in the wind and builds cores as solid as decades-old Cadbury crème eggs. With a schedule of Pilates and Xtend Barre classes taught every day by a talented team of instructors, fitness fanatics can shape up with mat work by making use of small props such as the toning ball and flex band, or get fit with body-sculpting Barre classes. To burn calories while having fun, twinkle-toed customers can also take advantage of the DanzEnergy classes, which combine various styles of dance, cardio, and team cheers to tone bodies. The specially crafted beginners' workshop introduces Pilates neophytes to the fundamentals of mat movements, with attentive instructors guiding proper form and alignment to help students get results. The classes last one hour and 15 minutes, and take place twice a week for a four-week duration.

Reviews

Seven kannekt reviewers recommend Renaissance Pilates, saying:

• My body has become so much stronger and more toned, and the results were vivible [sic] so fast, it keeps me going. – kannekt reviewer on 2007-03-17
• So many reason [sic] to love it: (1) the space is immaculate and very pretty/airy; (2) the trainers are exceptionally knowledgeable; (3) the class sizes are great-small and intimate – Melissa L.