Now that Black Dog Gelato, MBurger, and Pork Shoppe have moved in, it’s like freshman fifteen take two. Combat the effects with ass-kicking cardio, tush-toning tango, and justifiable juices.

After a Dailey Method class (which focuses on teeny tiny muscle movements using light weights and a bar), you’re going to be so sore you won’t be able to walk (to the fridge) for days; Rowfit Chicago, a new indoor rowing studio, gets your flab into high gear with strenuous, sweaty boot camps.

For a chiller form of exercise, try Yogaview Divison’s donation-based sessions. The studio is our favorite, and the instructors can’t be beat. When it’s too tough to get your butt to the gym, have Escape 2 Fitness come to you. Sure, the trainers make you want to cry — but at least you’re in the comfort of your own home. Spice up your workout routine with a weekly tango throwdown at The Lab, the West Loop’s new 5,000-square-foot tango and yoga emporium. The milongas take place on Saturdays and are BYOB (be healthy! bring your own Brita).

After all that hard work, you need to replenish. Because juice bars are hard to come by in this town, we suck down potassium-rich coconut water (straight from the fruit — not the cardboard box) from Karyn’s Raw like it’s our job. Order a Peaceful Warrior (carrot, kale, cucumber, spinach, and celery) to go.

At veggie haven Mana Food Bar, splurge all you like on red quinoa with tangerine dressing, seaweed salad, and avocado smoothies. Get your sweet fix at 2-month-old Cloud 9, a Taiwanese shaved-ice spot that serves up ribbons of silky, milky goodness.

That way, a spontaneous ice cream splurge is really a treat.

Photos: Thinkstock; Nanda* / Flickr; Wild Tofu / Flickr

For more painless health tips, check out our gallery of twelve ways to get a beach body without breaking a sweat.

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