Markham Gyms and Fitness

At Gymalaya, trainers introduce kids ages 18 months to 10 years to the fun and challenging elements of gymnastics. Two studios maintain kid-friendly workout zones marked by brightly coloured walls and equipment scaled down to accommodate tiny hands, huge imaginations, and average acrophobia. The gym's noncompetitive environment emphasizes fun; although more advanced classes teach difficult skills such as back handsprings and round-offs, all teachers maintain a focus on building strength and confidence.

Each AquaCenter location hosts low-impact Aquafitness classes that help participants improve blood circulation, reduce swelling in injured or swollen joints, or even help decrease water retention. Determined to share its passion for the water, AquaCenter Swim School’s also team fosters a safe environment in which students of all ages can learn to swim and engage in aquatic activities. Along with Red Cross–certified lessons, Swim camps keep youngsters kicking when school is out of session. Under the helm of the certified instructors, pupils dive into the balmy waters of a salt-water pool for lessons that teach essential skills such as treading water and speaking colloquial narwhal.

In a society that looks for shortcuts to weight loss wherever it can, FitStudios is taking the long way. Through their Functionally Integrated Training program, or F.I.T., the studio's trainers borrow from numerous disciplines to customize their fitness programs to each student's goals, taking their time to ensure students work out right the first time in order to maintain their health in the long run. The result is a stronger body with more stable joints, better cardiovascular endurance, and enhanced flexibility. Through the studio's group training regimens, students learn how to buff up as they work together, forming towering human pyramids to eventually find out what clouds taste like.

These physical feats are accomplished in FitStudios’ well-equipped fitness centre, in which TRX suspension bands dangle over an obstacle course of footwork ladders, elliptical machines surround gliding pads and hurdles, and free weights and kettlebells stand at the ready. Also providing holistic wellness, FitStudios' team of sports-therapy specialists treats sports- and stress-related injuries with chiropractic services, acupuncture, and massage therapy.

Karen Cockburn, Jason Burnett, Mathieu Turgeon, and Rosie MacLennan have all led Canada's trampoline team to secure gold, silver, and bronze medals in recent Olympic and Pan-Am games. Jason has also employed his leaping and spinning prowess as a film stuntman. Under the tutelage of Olympic coach and Skyriders owner Dave Ross, these athletes not only train competitively but also spread their knowledge through rigorous instruction during classes. Four in-ground regulation Olympic-size trampolines and a much larger super trampoline grant more than 20 feet of vertical jump room for them to demonstrate and teach tricks to their jumping students. Bungee belts and harnesses allow beginners to become acquainted with more advanced moves while keeping them secure enough to continue solving their Rubik’s cube. While some classes span multiple weeks, the seasoned acrobats also conduct day classes and gather both provincial and interclub teams for competition.

Tower Hill Medical and Rehab's team of skilled doctors and practitioners pulls from a diverse menu of medical, rehabilitation, cosmetic, and spa services to aid patients in meeting their personal goals. Amid elegant, understated decor and muted colours, the staff rejuvenates façades with laser treatments, microdermabrasion, and assurances that your nose still loves you. VersaSlim laser treatments and ultrasound therapies help guests in the quest to shed inches or tighten trouble spots, and chiropractic and massage services bolster the body internally.

In order to succeed at the University of Toronto as a student and dual athlete, Nabil Tadros had to balance his time between hitting the books, sharpening his jump shot, and perfecting his serve. Decades later, Nabil is still at UT, but as the head coach for both the women's and men's Varsity Blues tennis teams. In addition to his 30 years coaching the Blues, he's also led secondary-school programs and has run tennis and basketball clinics around the globe. At Basketball Tennis, Nabil helms the tennis, soccer, and basketball youth programs while also running a competitive men's basketball league with refereed games and playoffs that grant grown men a competitive arena outside of backyard barbecue pits and paint-your-own pottery kilns.