The sun is shining and summer is at its peak. It’s time to soak up as much of it as possible before the season ends. If you’re looking for ways to stay active and don’t want to be cooped up inside all day when the sun’s out, or just appreciate some variety in your workouts, check out one of these unique outdoor workout classes downtown. Get your sweat on outdoors while you still can and work on your tan while you’re at it.
Here are unique outdoor workout classes to check out downtown.
NULOVE yoga at Trillium Park
Join the crowd these free yoga classes bring out at Ontario Place every weekend and find out why NULOVE yoga has such a devoted following. You might just end up adding it to your weekly routine. Classes are Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m., until the end of September. All levels are welcome. DM @NULOVE on Instagram for the registration link.
Sunset Beach Yoga
What’s better than outdoor yoga? Sunset yoga on the beach. Join a weeknight yoga class on Wednesday or Friday evening at 7:45 p.m. at Toronto’s Kew Balmy Beach and finish your day with a breezy savasana. Join for a drop-in class hosted by DIZONfit owner/yoga teacher Christina Dizon, or get a season membership and make it a habit.
Outdoor Zumba in High Park
If you’re in the mood to get those hips moving with a mashup of cardio and dance, try some outdoor Zumba. Fitness instructor Popi brings a group out every weekend, Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m., just behind Swansea Public School at 207 Windermere Ave. Sign up to Popi’s email list for updates on classes.
Common Ground 416 Outdoor Pop-Up Workouts
Boutique fitness studio Common Ground 416 offers outdoor pop-up HIIT classes every Monday evening at 6 p.m. and Wednesday morning at 7 a.m., rain or shine. Get in a dynamic full-body workout as the sun rises or sets, outside their studio at Queens Quay and Spadina. All fitness levels are welcome.
CrossFit Greektown
CrossFit Greektown’s mobile gym houses all the equipment needed to offer the complete CrossFit experience, outside. Outdoor classes are held at various locations throughout the week, but all locations are a short bike ride or walk from the studio at Pape and Danforth. Class info can be found on their online schedule.
Body Buster Outdoor Bootcamp
If you’re craving a challenge, check out one of the outdoor boot camp programs offered by Body Buster Bootcamp in the High Park area. Classes are an hour-long each, held 2 to 5 days per week. Membership options are available from 4 weeks to 12 months, depending on your goals. Locations and class times can be found here.
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Lululemon athletica inc. has some major news! It has announced that MIRROR, its popular nearly invisible interactive home gym, will now be offered in nearly 40 lululemon stores across Canada.
If you’re interested in this awesome exercise tool, you can purchase it in-store and online on November 22.
Canadians will now have access to engage with MIRROR’s digital community and experience the platform’s best-in-class content for all levels
This expansion in Canada will increase MIRROR’s in-store presence to almost 200 lululemon locations in North America.
“Community is at the heart of lululemon—and bringing MIRROR to Canada will enable more guests to interact with our growing collective and experience a digital sweat life offering like never before,” said Celeste Burgoyne, President, Americas and Global Guest Innovation at lululemon. “We have seen rapid growth and strong engagement for MIRROR since launching in the United States and look forward to deepening our roots at home in Canada.”
lululemon first acquired MIRROR in July 2020 and the launch in Canada strengthens and enhances its omni guest experiences with cutting-edge digital and interactive capabilities.
MIRROR offers new live classes daily and on-demand workouts by lululemon MIRROR Ambassadors which include boxing, barre, cardio, yoga, and more, in addition to inclusive offerings.
Plus, if you’re interested in purchasing MIRROR, you can join the waitlist now to receive an exciting limited-time offer.
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ClassPass is one of the best ways to stay active and fit in Toronto. Partnered with tons of fitness studios, you can buy a ClassPass membership with 3, 5 or 10 classes per month and use it at whatever fitness studio you’d like. The clever system allows you to choose from thousands of fitness classes, get recommendations based on your fitness goals, and find and book classes in as little as one minute.
Whether you want to get your zen on with a yoga class, use the Megaformer at Studio Lagree, or whip your body into shape with a killer boot camp class, here are 6 of the best workout studios on ClassPass.
Yoga Tree
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With 5 studios to choose from in the Toronto area, Yoga Tree offers a multitude of classes to help you relax, tone and strengthen. The studio caters to different levels of yoga enthusiasts, whether you’re a beginner or a hardcore yoga fanatic. Warm up this winter with one of their Hot Yoga classes, practice yin and yang with Flow and Let Go, or go deep into postures with Ashtanga. Namaste.
Studio Lagree
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If you want to work your core, endurance, cardio, balance, strength and flexibility, head to Studio Lagree to get sweaty on the Megaformer. The Megaformer is a machine featuring various handles, straps and accessories that uses resistance and counter resistance to place your muscles under constant tension. The Lagree fitness method mixed with the Megaformer works muscles to failure and eliminates rest periods to burn the maximum number of calories and develop muscle tone and strength. You’re in for a killer workout every time you visit.
Barreworks
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Barreworks specializes in ballet barre-inspired fitness classes. Think: A class designed for maximum sculpting and chiseling with a sequence of stretches leaving you leaner, longer and stronger (bAAArre); A class featuring intensity cardio intervals to burn maximum calories and boost your metabolism (DripBarre); And a 1-hour workout balancing muscle sculpting and cardio (Mixed Level).
The Underground Dance Centre
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Whether you’re an avid dancer, or have always wanted to step inside a dance studio, The Underground is the perfect spot to use your ClassPass. The studio offers drop-in classes for levels ranging from beginner to intermediate to advance. You can try the classics like hip-hop, and contemporary, but they also offer fun twists like K Pop and Beyoncé classes.
Fit Factory
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If you want to whip your body into shape with a military-style boot camp, use your ClassPass membership at Fit Factory. With unique and dynamic fitness classes like Abs Assault, Lower Combat and Boot Camp, be prepared to sweat like you’ve never sweat before. Fit Factory’s renowned boot camp class includes interval drills, strength training, plyometric, bodyweight exercises and more, so if you’re looking for a well-rounded class, this would be it.
CYKL
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If you love to cycle, and spin classes are your favourite way to stay in shape, you’re going to love CYKL, a studio dedicated to cycling workouts only. You can choose from a range of classes including everything from CyklClimb, a 45 minute hills and mountain series, to CyklInterval, a class that involves bursts of high intensity work at maximum exertion alternated with periods of rest at lower exertion, to Cykl75 Mo Disco Ride, where you ride along to all the disco classics.
What is your favourite workout studios in Toronto? Share with us in the comments!
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One of the most popular workout studios in the world is set to open in Toronto. According to our friends at Retail Insider, Barry’s Boot Camp will be opening up in Toronto in summer/fall 2017. Known as “The Best Workout in The World,” Barry’s Boot Camp has a huge celebrity following and a strong community brand. Centering around the ideas of group classes and high-intensity workouts, Barry’s Boot Camp will surely become a go-to workout destination for Toronto fitness junkies.
The 10,000 square foot location in Toronto is set to be built at the base of the newly constructed Picasso condo building at 318 Richmond Street West. The two-level space will include retail space as well as a workout studio upstairs.
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