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(English) Avant-garde Yoga Classes

Traditional yoga can make me yawn and the whole hot yoga craze just made my blood boil to the point where I got so mad at myself for agreeing to take part in such hellish torture (three strikes and I was out). Thankfully, there are now two alternative yoga classes to keep me both zen ...

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(English) Boutique Salomon

Salomon is better known for their skis and bindings, but this sporty French company (founded in Annecy) just opened a boutique on Saint-Catherine Street West (between Guy and Mackay) with a wide selection of outerwear and activewear, plus great shoes for hiking and running. I went to check it out yesterday and was happy to ...

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(English) Studio Endorphine: Pilates pros in Little Burgundy

I first tried a Pilates class at Studio Endorphine when they opened a studio on the Plateau in 2009. After that, Endorphine moved to the mega-yoga studio Breathe on Shearer in the Pointe, and when Breathe finally moved to a smaller space on Notre-Dame in Little Burgundy, Endorphine followed suit by opening their third space ...

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(English) Oakley Active Rocked My World

Back in May I was invited to the launch of the O-Active women's running club, which I mentioned in my Oakley Activewear post, but I couldn't go as I was away on vacation. Needless to say, the running group was meeting every Tuesday night from May right up until the end of October and I ...

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(English) Reebok CrossFit YUL

Being the only Zurbaine who likes to get her butt kicked, I jumped at the opportunity to try the new Reebok CrossFit training center in Dollard-Des-Ormeaux. I know, it’s a bit out of the way, but if you live in that area I encourage you to give it a try – you might very well ...

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