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I quit my desk job and opened a Pilates studio in Corktown
Life

I quit my desk job and opened a Pilates studio in Corktown

"I was pretty miserable. And it got worse over the pandemic once I became stuck at home"

I transformed a parking lot rooftop into a full-service gym
City

I transformed a parking lot rooftop into a full-service gym

"Clients have showed up with champagne and doughnuts. One even brought us a new Nespresso coffee machine"

When the pandemic put him out of work, this welder and fitness buff began producing condo-size gym equipment
Life

When the pandemic put him out of work, this welder and fitness buff began producing condo-size gym equipment

He started peddling them on Kijiji, and by August he was up to four or five squat racks a week

Toronto’s best online fitness classes
Style

Toronto’s best online fitness classes

Cardio, bodybuilding, yoga and body-weight blasts, all streamed directly into the comfort of your living room

“We’re disinfecting shower stalls after every use”: What reopening looks like at five Toronto gyms
Style

“We’re disinfecting shower stalls after every use”: What reopening looks like at five Toronto gyms

We spoke with gym staffers about the precautions they're taking—including outdoor workouts, plexiglass barriers and hospital-grade air filters

How Maddie Lymburner became YouTube’s premier pandemic fitness guru
Life

How Maddie Lymburner became YouTube’s premier pandemic fitness guru

“Suddenly, gyms were closing, people were working out at home and my business was exploding”

Toronto gyms offering livestream classes for house-bound fitness freaks
Life

Toronto gyms offering livestream classes for house-bound fitness freaks

Here’s to enjoying a jolt of feel-good endorphins while the city’s on lockdown

Inside Barry’s Bootcamp, the cultish workout studio’s first Toronto location
Life

Inside Barry’s Bootcamp, the cultish workout studio’s first Toronto location

The notoriously intense workout has landed in Toronto

Where to find the latest, coolest, most high-tech innovations in workout science

Where to find the latest, coolest, most high-tech innovations in workout science

Stick to your New Year's Resolution with gyms, classes and gear that integrate science and fitness

Save me from my workout
City

Save me from my workout

SLIDESHOW: A tour of Madonna’s new Toronto gym—which is full of close-ups photos of her face
Style

SLIDESHOW: A tour of Madonna’s new Toronto gym—which is full of close-ups photos of her face

Five top spots in Toronto for a sexy night out—from pole-dancing to peepshows
Shopping

Five top spots in Toronto for a sexy night out—from pole-dancing to peepshows

City
QUOTED: Doug Ford’s daughter Krista on whether she’ll be the third Ford at city hall
Rob Ford’s weight loss campaign is officially a downer
City

Rob Ford’s weight loss campaign is officially a downer

Michelle Obama (yep, that one) taps Toronto-based Fit2Dance for a nationwide obesity-correcting fitness initiative
Culture

Michelle Obama (yep, that one) taps Toronto-based Fit2Dance for a nationwide obesity-correcting fitness initiative

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House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Big Stories

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I&#8217;m still fighting for justice
Memoir

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I’m still fighting for justice

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world&#8217;s most absurd billionaire
Deep Dives

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world’s most absurd billionaire

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home
Real Estate

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home

Cost of Living

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Etobicoke couple makes $157,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This mortgage broker makes $240,000 a year. How does he spend it?

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

These Dufferin Grove parents make $240,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This project manager makes $86,000 a year. How does she spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.9 million for a saltbox in the Blue Mountains with an off-grid bunkie

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.5 million for a furnished Pape Village semi perfect for showing off art

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.3 million for a Riverdale detached with a kitchen fit for TV

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Lawrence Park century home built by the man behind Casa Loma

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Victorian in the Annex with a basement sauna
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Victorian in the Annex with a basement sauna

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