canfitpro Global 2025 Wraps in Toronto with Awards, Packed Programming, and Industry Momentum

Canada’s largest fitness gathering returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre with three days of education, workouts, and networking—culminating in the annual awards recognizing standout contributors to the sector.   2025 Award Winners canfitpro announced its 2025 honourees during the conference: Chuck Lawson — canfitpro Lifetime Achievement Award Jully Black — Sharon Mann Inspiration Award […]

Strength That Never Rests: Why the Strength Trend Demands More of Fitness Businesses

For years, strength training lived in the corner of the gym. Now, it’s the floor plan. Strength has moved from being a niche offering to becoming the foundation of facility design, member engagement, and business growth. In 2025, strength isn’t a program running in the background — it is your operating system.   The fitness […]

Gym Revival Index™ Gains Traction as Benchmarking Tool for Fitness Businesses

Gym Revival Group, Inc. has announced growing national interest in its Gym Revival Index™ (GRI™), a new benchmarking system designed specifically for gyms and fitness businesses. The GRI™ is being positioned as a tool for investors, lenders, and multi-location operators to evaluate performance and guide capital decisions in the fitness sector.   “The GRI™ is […]

Walla Expands Into Canada, Introducing AI-Driven Studio Performance Software

The Walla team (image: Walla) Walla, a U.S.-based provider of AI-powered software for boutique fitness studios, has officially launched in the Canadian market. The company is introducing what it calls “Studio Performance Software,” a platform designed to help fitness businesses move beyond scheduling and administration toward data-driven growth.   According to Walla, the software uses […]

ABC Fitness Launches All-in-One Business Platform for Trainers

ABC Fitness has launched ABC Trainerize Business, a new platform designed to help fitness coaches, personal trainers, and studios manage bookings, payments, referrals, and coaching services from a single app.   According to ABC Fitness, many coaches currently juggle between five to seven separate tools to run their business, creating added costs and administrative challenges. […]

5K at a Time: How MP Gabriel Hardy is Championing Fitness, Tourism & Community Connection

This summer, Gabriel Hardy has gone the distance.   Several days per week, Hardy, newly elected Member of Parliament for Montmorency–Charlevoix and former Executive Director of the Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC), ties up his running shoes and heads out for five kilometres. He’s not chasing a personal best or training for a marathon. […]