Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

If you're the type who likes group fitness classes for the social scene (and cute clothes), we have some advice for you: Sit this one out. Peter Pan's – yes, the legendary local surfer – cardio kickboxing classes have a reputation for beating unwitting participants to a pulp. Prepare to get worked. Hard. Pan says (rather proudly) that it's not uncommon for a few to drop during the hour-long workouts. If you can withstand the pain (repeatedly), you'll definitely see gain in the form of a tighter tush and Michelle Obama-worthy arms.