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The Generation Go High Park Scamper 7.14km

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Generation Go High Park Scamper (gengo.ca) 7.14kmFind more Runs in Toronto, Ontario A misty Christmas day and suffering from some cabin fever between two Christmas parties – what better time for a run. Thank goodness for John Howard, Toronto’s first city planner, who protected High Park, Toronto’s 400 acre urban green oasis from the developer’s [...]

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GO Neighbourhoods: High Park Village

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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One of the most popular attractions to the west end, High Park offers plenty for visitors looking to spend their day healthy and active.  The park itself and surrounding area is supervised by the High Park Community Advisory Council (HPCAC), which was established in 1995.  It was on their website that I found some interesting [...]

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GO Experience: RPM Spinning & Gravity Studio

Monday, June 15, 2009

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What do you get when you combine a geologist and an investment fund manager? A neighbourhood cross training community centre, that's what. Mike Peshko and Marcus Turner, waded into the world of gym life back in April 2006 after being teased with the notion of starting something "active" , stoked by their participation in multiple marathons, bike racing and adventure racing. "We thought we would go into adventure retail, then some hybrid of retail, coffee shop and gym and it migrated to what we are today, a neighbourhood alternative to the big gym" mentioned Mike. In RPM, they have combined a unique blendf spinning, gravity and personal training situated just west of High Park's front entrance in an airy 2 1/2 story lounge-type of setting. You can perceive the intentional dialing back of the hyper-competitive cyclist spirit by the yoga-esque, pastel-colour laden messages on their first stairway landing "improve", "energy", "balance" and "strength" - the atmosphere feels more zen and less hard-edged. Marcus adds "'we recognize that gyms suffer from the interested, eager person who tries the experience out for a month and never comes back again. In our experience, creating fitness routines in a social environment keeps people coming back. Whereas big gyms have high levels of lapsed users that may feel depersonalized, we tend to have high degree of loyal, committed members who view us as a much looked forward to part of their week."

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