Like a tree house, a gym never lets non-members inside and always deflects frogs fired from the neighborhood bully’s slingshot. Hurry up the rope ladder with today's Groupon: for $59, you get a 30-day membership and two personal-training sessions (a $258 value) at The Belmont Athletic Club in Long Beach.

Named the Best Gym/Athletic Club in 2010 by Beachcomber, the Belmont forms fitter figures and promotes healthier living with a full range of Paramount weights and exercise machines, as well as more than 90 weekly classes such as yoga, Pilates, and TRX suspension training (spinning, Pilates Reformer, and Gravity classes cost extra). Members can reap bodily benefits by racking up racquetball wins, heading to the weight rooms, or teleporting to the second-floor Cardio Theater, which features aerobic equipment and eight HDTVs that broadcast nothing but non-rhyming jody calls. For more personalized shape-sculpting and goal-defining, customers can take advantage of two personal-training sessions with the club’s certified trainers.

Reviews

CitySpur named Belmont Athletic Club among the top 10 Best Gyms and Health Clubs in Long Beach. Yelpers give them an average of four stars. Four Citysearchers give them a perfect five stars.

• Everyone has been super nice and very helpful. It's really clean and not too crowded. – Tiffany G., Yelp
• This club has a warm community feel to it, along with excellent customer service. The relaxed atmosphere mixed with friendly members made me feel right at home. – cornelious, Citysearch