Test your strength with these unique workouts in Toronto

Working out shouldn’t always feel like work. Toronto offers plenty of fitness studios that specialize in out-of-the-ordinary training sessions designed to help you work up a sweat while having fun. Mix up your regular routine with these unique exercises that’ll test your strength.

By Jessica Emma Napier

Float Suspension Yoga

1

236 George St, Toronto, ON M5A 2N1

• Phone Number
  • 416-886-6954Primary
• Directions

Bring your yoga practice to new heights at this innovative studio specializing in aerial arts. Participants move their bodies through various postures and poses while hanging in the air from the unique OmGym Suspension System. Contorting and inverting your body in mid-air might sound a bit daunting at first, but the supportive slings allow clients to strengthen their bodies while improving coordination, flexibility and balance. Test out an unlimited number of classes at this high-flying yoga studio for two weeks for $45.

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Elleto

2

435 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1K4

• Phone Number
  • 416-920-1400Primary
• Directions

Master the art of seduction while working up a sweat at this women-only fitness centre. Class names like Hottie Body Boxing, Babes with Balls and Sexercise will definitely pique your interest and are designed for all skill levels. Don’t be fooled; the hardcore fitness training programs might be fun and flirty, but they’re definitely designed to burn some calories. Sexy weekend sessions cover a variety of routines, including chair striptease lessons, lap dancing techniques, burlesque and pole dancing.

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The Monkey Vault Parkour Training Centre

3

100 Symes Rd, Toronto, ON M6N 3T1

• Phone Number
  • 416-760-8989Primary
• Directions

Monkeying around is encouraged at this adventurous 10,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor space. Training programs at the west end fitness centre cover a variety of freestyle workouts, including parkour, free-running, tricking, gymnastics, breakdancing and circus arts. Visitors can train on their own or sign up for a class to help improve coordination and other skills needed to tackle the various obstacle courses throughout the space. Specialized training sessions are available for women and teens, and for beginners.

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Sky Zone Trampoline Park

4

45 Esandar Drive, Toronto, ON M4G 4C5

• Phone Number
  • 647-363-5552Primary
• Directions

Participants can burn up to 1,000 calories an hour while bouncing around like a kid at this indoor trampoline park. Wall-to-wall trampolines offer a dynamic, low-impact workout that’s a whole lot of fun for all fitness levels and ages. The trampoline park hosts open jumping sessions, trampoline dodge ball games and slam-dunk lessons. The signature SkyRobics classes blend calisthenics, core strengthening exercises and airborne aerobics for a seriously challenging workout. After class, take a drive into the oversized foam pit.

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Jessica is a writer, editor and self-professed foodie. She loves exploring the city on two wheels, spends almost all of her disposable income at restaurants and never apologizes for Instagramming her food. After living in Toronto for almost a decade, she traded YYZ for YVR and is now the Vancouver City Editor for YP.

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