Unlike academic classes, fitness classes never assign term papers or demand punitive pushups when you use the word “juxtaposition” incorrectly. Become a scholar of strength with today’s Groupon to Urban Athlete. Choose from the following options:

• For $19, you get 5 drop-in fitness classes (a $100 value).
• For $29, you get 10 drop-in fitness classes (a $180 value).
• For $49, you get two months of unlimited fitness classes (a $334 value).<p>

At Urban Athlete, a schedule of rigorous classes fuses old-school training standbys with modern strength-building principles while fostering camaraderie between participants. In the 45-minute Urban Athletics class, instructors coach participants step-by-step through a high-intensity cocktail of dumbbell training, bodyweight exercises, and protein-eating races. Alternatively, gym bunnies hone lifting techniques and inflate muscles during barbell sessions or balance asymmetrical energy during yoga workshops rooted in the Vinyasa style, which links breath to movement with a fluid series of poses. Before inaugurating their class passes, deal-holders partake in specialty orientations to explore the gym’s full set of facilities, acquaint themselves with the equipment, and meet each member of the cheer squad that will follow them around during workouts.