North York Health and Fitness

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 2004, Warren Lee was a high-school teacher by day and a muay thai kick-boxing instructor on the side. But demand for his private lessons grew, and eventually the one-man business blossomed into a full-time fighting gym. Today, Lee runs Toronto Kickboxing & Muay Thai Academy at two locations, both of which provide friendly atmospheres for students to work up a sweat, shed stress, and learn self-defense. The staff credits its unintimidating and professional attitude with helping to draw an almost even split of male and female students—a rarity in martial-arts gyms.

Both locations feature pristine facilities and include men's and women's changing rooms and individual showers, as well as a boxing ring, grappling mats, thai pads, and an assortment of training equipment. The staff of committed instructors includes Ajahn Amnat Yodkwain, a former professional fighter and muay thai master who has trained in Thailand's combative arts since the age of 7. All of the academy's instructors possess CPR and first-aid certification and participate regularly in professional development. In order to join the team, they must also pass a series of rigorous tests designed to challenge their skills in muay thai, general fitness, and kicking cookie jars off the top shelf.