Fitness & Wellness GuideGyms: Boutique

Revolution Fitness

  • 137 Yonge St. (at Adelaide St.) View on map »
  • 416-360-7386
This new-style gym (boasting that it’s the first of its kind in North America) incorporates everything—from personal training to towel service—in one membership fee. While the price may seem steep at first, you’ll get unlimited access to trainers (which typically ring in at $75-plus a session elsewhere) and a personalized program that’s updated every three to six weeks (“we don’t want our members to plateau,” explains club ambassador Sean Kin). Each visit is logged in a computer to keep track of your progress (and minimize cheating), and staff have varying specialties, including weight loss, bodybuilding, and fitness for the elderly. For the time crunched, there’s no need to adhere to a schedule or make prior appointments—just walk in and work out. Also included are nutritional counselling and, for travelling members (many are often-on-the-road CEOs and brokers from nearby Bay Street), on-line access to programs, trainers and all classes (including yoga, Pilates and kick-boxing). Machines are new Life Fitness models, with built-in plasma TVs; a wide array of weights ensures buff bodies. A capped membership promises a lineup-free experience; steam rooms ease post-workout pains.
How much:
enrolment fee $199, monthly fee $350–$499.
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