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 today’s Groupon to Tao Fitness, in Santa Fe. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get a one-month standard gym membership (a $45 value).
• For $40, you get a one-month martial-arts membership with unlimited classes (an $85 value).

Tao Fitness refines physiques in a loaded weight and cardio room, while ramping energy and focus in classes such as Brazilian jujitsu, krav maga, and kickboxing. With a one-month standard gym membership, gym-goers sweat and lift their way to the chiseled definition of a buttered ear of corn with unlimited access to cardiovascular equipment, and the weight room. Members can also spend as much time as they like in the Tao Fitness sauna and tanning rooms for a combination of sweat and glow never before attained without a master's degree in airbrushing.

Those who wish to mashup their monthly routine can opt for the martial-arts gym membership, which combines unlimited cardio and weight-room access with unlimited classes. Offering Brazilian jujitsu classes for participants of various skill levels, Tao Fitness and its master instructors ensure practitioners achieve their individual goal, whether it's getting in a workout, prepping for a competition, or breaking through a wall of Cheetos with their bare hands. Kickboxing instruction employs traditional muay thai techniques with live sparring, while cardio kickboxing focuses on cardio and strength-training exercises. See the schedule of classes to pencil in your sweat session.