Please complete your profile to unlock commenting and other important features.

User AvatarBuild your avatar
Please select your date of birth for special perks on your birthday. Your username will be your unique profile link and will be publicly used in comments.
MTL Blog Pro

This is a Pro feature.

Time to level up your local game with MTL Blog Pro.

Pro

$5/month

$40/year

  • Everything in the Free plan
  • Ad-free reading and browsing
  • Unlimited access to all content including AI summaries
  • Directly support our local and national reporting and become a Patron
  • Cancel anytime.

econofitness

I Tried Out Quebec's Vaccine Passport & Here's What It Was Like (PHOTOS)

Love it or hate it, Quebec is planning to implement a COVID-19 vaccine passport system on September 1. While questions remain, like how the passport will work for out-of-province tourists, other details are coming to light, as the Quebec government releases more information and runs pilot projects.

I headed to a gym in Laval where one of the pilot projects was taking place on August 17. I got a first look at the province's vaccine passport system and even tested it out myself.

Keep readingShow less

Éconofitness Is Hiring At All 70 Gyms In Quebec Right Now & You Don't Need A CV To Apply

Looking for a job? We've got good news for you. All 70 Éconofitness gyms are having a "provincial recruitment event" on August 19, which means you can go in and speak with the manager at "the gym of your choice" between 12 to 8 p.m. and let them know you'd like to work there.

You don't even need to bring a CV, all you have to do is show up in person! And if you can't make it that day, no stress. You can go in any day and just ask to speak with a manager.

Keep readingShow less

Here's What Your First Day Back At A Quebec Red-Zone Gym Will Actually Be Like

Tomorrow is the day fitness buffs across Quebec red zones have been waiting for — gyms are reopening! 

But with COVID-19 health protocols in effect, it won't be exactly the same as you remember it. We spoke to local fitness professionals and scoured the internet for information on what you can actually expect when you head back to gyms. 

Keep readingShow less

We Answered All Your Questions About Reopening Gyms & Indoor Sports In Quebec Red Zones

Last week, Quebec's minister of education, Isabelle Charest, announced that indoor sports and fitness centres would be permitted to reopen in red zones — yes, gyms included — starting on March 26.

The government did not specify the logistics of how gyms would manage their respective reopenings, but we gathered the information that's available to answer your questions about the return of indoor sports and fitness across Quebec.

Keep readingShow less