Sports, Recreation and Wellbeing
Your guide to the healthy side of Montreal. From the Montreal Canadiens to yoga centers, get information on Montreal's pro sports teams and improve your well-being with information on Montreal health and fitness clubs, parks and special outdoor activities. Most importantly, find out where you can unwind in peace and tranquility.
Montreal Fitness: A Few Good Workouts
The Montreal fitness scene has something for everyone of every budget and taste, from tried and tested fitness centres to the latest trends in group exercise to gentle low-impact mind-and-body workouts like tai chi. Find the best gyms in Montreal, discover what exercise trends are hot right now, check out one of Canada's largest extreme …
The Montreal fitness scene has something for everyone of every budget and taste, from tried and tested fitness centres to the latest trends in group exercise to gentle low-impact mind-and-body workouts like tai chi. Find the best gyms in Montreal, discover what exercise trends are hot right now, check out one of Canada's largest extreme …
Le Taz Montreal
Le Taz Montreal is a sports centre that offers a space for acrobatic and speed inline skating, skateboarding and BMX biking. A new addition to Montreal's sports and recreation scene since spring 2009.
Le Taz Montreal is a sports centre that offers a space for acrobatic and speed inline skating, skateboarding and BMX biking. A new addition to Montreal's sports and recreation scene since spring 2009.
Montreal Gym Scene: Find a Montreal Gym For Your Budget
Find a Montreal gym that fits your budget and lifestyle. Start your fitness centre search with the following reputable clubs, roughly categorized by price.
Find a Montreal gym that fits your budget and lifestyle. Start your fitness centre search with the following reputable clubs, roughly categorized by price.
Miranda Esmonde-White's Esmonde Technique, Essentrics & Classical Stretc
Miranda Esmonde-White is a Montreal stretch instructor, an elite fitness guru, a TV personality and in many ways, she's a modern day healer (seriously folks, this is not a stretch, just read on).
Miranda Esmonde-White is a Montreal stretch instructor, an elite fitness guru, a TV personality and in many ways, she's a modern day healer (seriously folks, this is not a stretch, just read on).
Montreal Climbing Facilities: 'Mur d'Escalade'
Montreal climbing facilities, also called 'mur d'escalade', French for climbing walls, are easy to find with this list.
Montreal climbing facilities, also called 'mur d'escalade', French for climbing walls, are easy to find with this list.
Botanical Gardens Montreal: General Information
The Montreal Botanical Gardens is one of the largest nature museums of its kind in the world, with over 22,000 species planted in 30 gardens, ten greenhouses, an arboretum with 7,000 tree specimens to itself, several bird species, friendly koi fish, fearless ducks and more. A place to jog, bring a date, or spend the day in peace, find out everything you need to know before visiting.
The Montreal Botanical Gardens is one of the largest nature museums of its kind in the world, with over 22,000 species planted in 30 gardens, ten greenhouses, an arboretum with 7,000 tree specimens to itself, several bird species, friendly koi fish, fearless ducks and more. A place to jog, bring a date, or spend the day in peace, find out everything you need to know before visiting.
JUKARI: A Cirque du Soleil/Reebok Workout
JUKARI Fit to Fly is the culmination of a Cirque du Soleil/Reebok partnership intent on making exercise more fun for women. Injecting a touch of artistry into the workout mix to counter exercise boredom, a "smile while you're sweating" routine inspired by Cirque du Soleil moves, JUKARI was developed in 2008 in Montreal, at the Cirque du Soleil headquarters.
JUKARI Fit to Fly is the culmination of a Cirque du Soleil/Reebok partnership intent on making exercise more fun for women. Injecting a touch of artistry into the workout mix to counter exercise boredom, a "smile while you're sweating" routine inspired by Cirque du Soleil moves, JUKARI was developed in 2008 in Montreal, at the Cirque du Soleil headquarters.
Montreal Summer Camps - Camps d'Été
Not sure where to find summer camps in Montreal and across Quebec that are certified, fun and safe for your kids?
Not sure where to find summer camps in Montreal and across Quebec that are certified, fun and safe for your kids?
Montreal Skating Rinks: Atrium le 1000
Easily Montreal's best indoor skating rink is a fantastic excuse to get active! With a glass dome overhead and zero weather constraints, Montrealers can glide on the ice year-round and skate in comfort, wearing as little as a pair of shorts and a tank top.
Easily Montreal's best indoor skating rink is a fantastic excuse to get active! With a glass dome overhead and zero weather constraints, Montrealers can glide on the ice year-round and skate in comfort, wearing as little as a pair of shorts and a tank top.
Canadian Grand Prix 2008 in Montreal
A retrospective in pictures of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 race in held in Montreal on the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
A retrospective in pictures of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 race in held in Montreal on the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
Canadian Grand Prix 2007 in Montreal
A retrospective in pictures of the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 race in held in Montreal on the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
A retrospective in pictures of the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 race in held in Montreal on the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
Emilie Heymans in Pictures
Emilie Heymans is one of Canada's best women divers in the history of the sport. Described as one of the world's most beautiful divers to watch in action, click on the links below for an illustrative review of Emilie Heymans' prolific diving career, a three-time Olympic medalist from St. Lambert in the Greater Montreal area.
Emilie Heymans is one of Canada's best women divers in the history of the sport. Described as one of the world's most beautiful divers to watch in action, click on the links below for an illustrative review of Emilie Heymans' prolific diving career, a three-time Olympic medalist from St. Lambert in the Greater Montreal area.
Olympic Divers from Montreal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Learn more about Canada's Olympic divers living in and around Montreal, making up seven tenths of the Canadian Olympics Diving Team in 2008, including Olympics medalists Emilie Heymans and Alexandre Despatie.
Learn more about Canada's Olympic divers living in and around Montreal, making up seven tenths of the Canadian Olympics Diving Team in 2008, including Olympics medalists Emilie Heymans and Alexandre Despatie.
Alexandre Despatie: Facts and Stats
Learn more about superstar diver Alexandre Despatie, an Olympic gold medalist born in Montreal and raised in Laval.
Learn more about superstar diver Alexandre Despatie, an Olympic gold medalist born in Montreal and raised in Laval.
Westmount's Summit Park in Montreal
One of Montreal's few designated bird sanctuaries, Summit Park is also 57 acres of protected wildlife and one of Mount Royal's three peaks.
One of Montreal's few designated bird sanctuaries, Summit Park is also 57 acres of protected wildlife and one of Mount Royal's three peaks.
A Closer Look at Montreal Beach Plage Doré
Come take a closer look at the very accessible Montreal beach Plage Doré, located in Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Come take a closer look at the very accessible Montreal beach Plage Doré, located in Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Plage Doré: A Montreal Beach Review
Between a race track and a casino, find out more about Doré Beach ("Plage Doré"), one of two Montreal beaches accessible by public transit.
Between a race track and a casino, find out more about Doré Beach ("Plage Doré"), one of two Montreal beaches accessible by public transit.
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit
Host to two major international racing events, including the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit glams it down most of the year but still sticks out as a picturesque street circuit ideal for cyclists, pedestrians and inline skaters.
Host to two major international racing events, including the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit glams it down most of the year but still sticks out as a picturesque street circuit ideal for cyclists, pedestrians and inline skaters.
Montreal Floralies Gardens
The Floralies Gardens or Jardins des Floralies are 25 acres of horticultural history, originally created by some of the world's best landscape artists who participated in the 1980 International Floralies fair.
The Floralies Gardens or Jardins des Floralies are 25 acres of horticultural history, originally created by some of the world's best landscape artists who participated in the 1980 International Floralies fair.
The Montreal Canadiens Official Website
Read up on Montreal's 24-time Stanley Cup winning hockey team, our beloved Habs.
Read up on Montreal's 24-time Stanley Cup winning hockey team, our beloved Habs.
Montreal Alouettes Official Website
Read up on Montreal's football team, the Alouettes.
Read up on Montreal's football team, the Alouettes.
Montreal Gazette Sports Reports
Check out the latest scores of your favorite teams in The Montreal Gazette's sports section.
Check out the latest scores of your favorite teams in The Montreal Gazette's sports section.
Montreal Impact Official Website
Check out Montreal's soccer team, the Montreal Impact.
Check out Montreal's soccer team, the Montreal Impact.
Montreal's Green Spaces - Parks
Learn about Montreal's network of 17 large parks. Brought to you by the city of Montreal website.
Learn about Montreal's network of 17 large parks. Brought to you by the city of Montreal website.