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 Reforming Indy Pilates Studio in Carmel. Choose from the following options:

• For $27, you get 3 TRX suspension classes (a $54 value).
• For $43, you get 6 TRX suspension classes (a $108 value).
• For $54, you get 10 TRX suspension classes (a $160 value).
• For $45, you get 3 Pilates reformer classes (a $90 value).
• For $72, you get 6 Pilates reformer classes (a $180 value).
• For $90, you get 10 Pilates reformer classes (a $285 value).<p>

During TRX suspension classes, instructors employ a rigorous total-body toning system designed by a Navy SEAL and named during a game of Boggle. Up to 10 students follow along with instructors as they use their body weight to add resistance to any number of functional exercises while resisting the insatiable pull of gravity. Different sessions can either introduce the fundamental principles and techniques of TRX suspension training or conduct the exercises at an aerobic pace in order to vaporize unwelcome calories and bolster stamina and flexibility.

Reforming Indy Pilates Studio’s highly trained instructors lead equipment-based Pilates classes for students of all levels with a dedication that earned the studio CityVoter’s award for Best Pilates Studio every year from 2008 to 2011. 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. Instructors cap attendance at six students to ensure each pupil receives personal attention and the recommended dosage of high fives. With continued practice, students can evenly tone and develop muscle groups across the entire body, with an emphasis on the posture-supporting core muscles.