Fitness
Gyms
This Y belongs to the international network, so if you're a member in your home city, it's within jogging distance from my house. It has an Olympic-sized pool, a full-sized gym with double basketball courts, a proper weight room (dumbbells to 50 kg) and a multitude of group training classes including aerobics and spinning.
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Les YMCA du Québec - Cartierville
11885 Blvd. LaurentienThis Y belongs to the international network, so if you're a member in your home city, it's within jogging distance from my house. It has an Olympic-sized pool, a full-sized gym with double basketball courts, a proper weight room (dumbbells to 50 kg) and a multitude of group training classes including aerobics and spinning.
20 min walking distance from my home, this is one of 3 renowned competitive weight-training centres on the island of Montreal. If you're serious about pumping iron, it's a short jog over for your warm up, and you have everything you need. 5+ flat benches, 2 inclines, 2 declines, dumbbells to 120 lbs and all the machines. There's also Popeye's next door, which is Montreal's supplements store par excellence.
Powerflex Gym
2001 Blvd. Marcel-Laurin20 min walking distance from my home, this is one of 3 renowned competitive weight-training centres on the island of Montreal. If you're serious about pumping iron, it's a short jog over for your warm up, and you have everything you need. 5+ flat benches, 2 inclines, 2 declines, dumbbells to 120 lbs and all the machines. There's also Popeye's next door, which is Montreal's supplements store par excellence.
If you're already a member of the international network, it'll be honoured here. It's a bit ways to get here without a car however.
Gold's Gym Ville St-Laurent
3131 Blvd. Cote-Vertu OuestIf you're already a member of the international network, it'll be honoured here. It's a bit ways to get here without a car however.
Jog or Walk
These were my favorite 5 to 6 km jogs in the morning. If you get out before 8, the streets will be pretty much empty except for the main thoroughfares, which you'll want to avoid anyways.
These itineraries also make for pleasant post-dinner walks, and are a great way to get to know the neighborhood.
Cartierville is the mature northern neighbor of Saint-Laurent that houses the Sacré-Coeur Hospital, one of the major French-speaking hospitals in greater Montreal. It's a quiet residential neighborhood, and this itinerary takes you to Raimbault Park, with a nice glimpse of Rivière-des-Prairies.
Cartierville
Cartierville is the mature northern neighbor of Saint-Laurent that houses the Sacré-Coeur Hospital, one of the major French-speaking hospitals in greater Montreal. It's a quiet residential neighborhood, and this itinerary takes you to Raimbault Park, with a nice glimpse of Rivière-des-Prairies.
Bois-Franc is what Montrealers often refer to as one of the city's first attempts at model urban-planning. The average age of houses in this neighborhood is about 10 years, give or take a few. You can venture even further and past Bois-Franc Park into Nouveau Saint-Laurent, where the mega-mansions of the area or located.
Bois-Franc
Bois-Franc is what Montrealers often refer to as one of the city's first attempts at model urban-planning. The average age of houses in this neighborhood is about 10 years, give or take a few. You can venture even further and past Bois-Franc Park into Nouveau Saint-Laurent, where the mega-mansions of the area or located.
This itinerary takes you to Old Saint-Laurent, through war-time housing and the main commercial arteries of the borough. You'll also go through Vanier College campus and pass by the city's first church built over a century ago.
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Saint-Laurent
This itinerary takes you to Old Saint-Laurent, through war-time housing and the main commercial arteries of the borough. You'll also go through Vanier College campus and pass by the city's first church built over a century ago.