Fit Travel Guide: Toronto - Girl on the Move

Toronto is not only the largest city in Canada, it is one of the largest (number four to be exact) cities in North America! There are more than 300 days a year of sunshine, over 8,000 restaurants and is home to the largest single day parade in North America. But a trip to Toronto doesn’t mean your fitness plans need to go on hiatus!

Here at Girl on the Move I am passionate about combining two of my loves…fitness and travel. I am a firm believer that traveling doesn’t need to make it difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It’s a matter of making healthy, balanced food choices (I still eat cupcakes when I travel!) and finding ways to explore your destination that get you up and moving around. And so the Fit Travel Guide series was born…join me as we explore cities around the world and I share ways to stay fit and active when you’re traveling.

Fit Travel Guide to Toronto with "Canoeing in Toronto" by Rob ...one in a series of fit travel guides

Fit Travel Guide: Toronto

*Take a free walking tour when you’re downtown

*Stop by Fresh for a bite to eat where you can try modern vegetarian food or place a juice order and watch it be made right before your eyes

*Stop by the Toronto Climbing Academy for an afternoon of rock climbing

*Combine your workout with fabulous views of the city with these top 5 places to climb stairs

*Live a little on the wild side with a stop at EdgeWalk with a walk around the building…more than 100 stories in the air!

*The city has more than 1,500 parks with numerous open spaces and 600 km of trails. The parks system covers 8,000 hectares, or roughly 13% of the city’s land area! Which means there is a lot of space to stay active…or go for a run! You can take a ferry over to Toronto Islands for not only gorgeous views but also, beach volleyball, Toronto Island Challenge Course, stand-up paddle boarding, swimming, kayaking and more!

*Plan to spend some time at Ashbridges Bay Park where you can bike, hike, swim and more

*Head over to Centennial Park where you can go skiing…right in the city! The ski hill sits atop what was once a municipal dump. It was closed and covered over to provide visitors with a snowboard slope, a beginning slope and an intermediate slope.

*Grab a bike and hit the trails with this Toronto Cycling Map…a great way to explore the city while getting exercise

What else would you suggest doing in Toronto?

16 Comments

Lux

January 2, 2016 at 8:33 pm Reply

Happy 2016!
What a wonderful way to start the year.
May you have more travels this year.

Sheila

January 3, 2016 at 2:23 am Reply

Ooh, what other cities are coming up? Or can we request cities to be added to this guide?

Lauren

January 12, 2016 at 2:11 pm Reply

I love your breakdown of the different healthy and active things to do! pinned!!

Rob Taylor

January 14, 2016 at 3:23 pm Reply

I love when cities create biking guides. We try to bike whenever we’re traveling and sometimes standard phone GPS doesn’t cut it. One more reason Toronto is cool.

Shelly

January 15, 2016 at 8:01 am Reply

Love Toronto! I grew up about an hour away and always enjoyed visiting. Fresh on Spadina is one of my favs. Whenever we head to the Islands, we rent bikes and ride all over. Hyde Park is also great for hiking, biking and there is even a small petting zoo for kids.

Liesbeth

January 15, 2016 at 12:09 pm Reply

Looks like a great way to stay in shape and see some great places 🙂

Becky

January 15, 2016 at 3:10 pm Reply

The EdgeWalk sounds like a lot of fun – have you tried it? Such a cool (and slightly crazy) way to see the city.

Renne Simpson

January 16, 2016 at 11:55 am Reply

I love the whole concept of a Fit Travel Guide. Fitness is important to me while I’m traveling – so this is awesome. Great tips!

Courtney Jones

January 16, 2016 at 3:15 pm Reply

I love the idea of doing stairs so you end of somewhere with a great view – a great way to be active AND probably get some awesome photos in the end!

Ami

January 16, 2016 at 9:09 pm Reply

I am so going to bookmark this . I love the stuff suggested. And would definitely like to try them all.

Voyager

January 17, 2016 at 12:42 am Reply

Nice and informative post, felt like I was in Toronto, tucking in to some veggies at ‘Fresh’, and then indulging in some rock climbing!

Sabine

January 17, 2016 at 11:37 am Reply

Ok, thanks to this post, I learned some new things about Toronto. I had no idea it was the largest city of Canada nor that it has 300 days of sunshine. For the rest, I have never been there, so I cannot suggest what to do. But I would love to visit Toronto. Looks amazing there!

Sabine

January 20, 2016 at 6:15 am Reply

Well those are a enough options to stay fit and healthy in Toronto…great that you made this list =) Now there are no excuses not to do sport when visiting the city 😉