Club Sportif MAA

I used to train at Club Sportive MAA and I can say I had a really pleasant time at this facility. The space is gorgeous, it doesn’t really feel like a typical gym. This place is like the Cadillac of gyms. The crowd is a mix of young professionals and older business men (no kids during peak hours, not sure if this is a rule or something.)
Good: The space is ridiculously clean. There is always an attendant in the change rooms to provide help at all times. I’ve never had issues with locker theft, I would leave an expensive Burberry jacket out in the mud room and no one would steal it (I guess surveillance help too). It was great because we don’t have to jam all my stuff in a tight locker. You don’t need to carry around a lot of stuff because their change rooms provide locks, elastics, hair products, towels, shampoo/​conditioner, which means it’s a lot less to carry! They even have a bistro in case you get hungry after your workout. They have many amazing studio spaces that are accessible after class schedules hours. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not a snobby crowd at all. I’ve made a lot of new professional friends and I can honestly say they’re cool people. Yes you pay more for a premium service, but it was well worth it in my opinion. As an art lover, it’s also very refreshing to see monthly exhibitions.
Bad: The pool is really small, and a bit of a walk from the changerooms. The personal trainers can be very pushy with their services. Although they are very friendly people, it can be a bit of a nuisance at times. They will hover around you during your workout and try to tell you what you’re doing wrong, then aggressively sell their service to you. Other members have ranted to me that they’ve experience similar things too. One trainer told me,“Hey, I see you working out here often. How come you’re not more fitter?” Because I like to f*cking eat (hence I can write a lot of Unilocal reviews…)
Bottom line: It’s a great gym if you care to fork over $ 115 a month.

Je vais inévitablement faire un parallèle avec Mansfield! Si je n’avais pas testé et savouré ce dernier, j’aurais noté plus haut le club MAA. Mais il n’en est pas ainsi.
Certes, il y a un vaste choix de cours. L’endroit est très grand comprenant une piscine, salle d’entrainement, terrain de squash et de basket, bistrot…
Mon coup de coeur se tourne, bizarrement, vers le bistrot qui est époustouflant, il faut se l’avouer avec un feu de cheminée, une déco sobre, mais chaleureuse.
Les vestiraires sont équipées de manière similaires (hammam, sauna, produits de beauté, etc.). Par contre, les cadenas fournis sur place sont vraiment galères. J’aurais préféré mettre le mien… Cependant, on né peut pas, les casiers sont fait en sorte d’avoir leur propre cadena à code.
Malgré tout, je né sais pas pourquoi, mais le Mansfiel est plus intimiste, on se sent moins dans une usine sportive. Le MAA serait comparable au YMCA en plus luxueux, car c’est très grand avec un vaste choix d’activités sportives.
Mon coup de coeur né va pas à ce gym par conséquent.

How did I live in Montréal for 9 years and not hear about this place once?
I am a food addict, no surprise there, but I am also an exercise addict and this gym located downtown on Peel just north of Maisonneuve has me hooked.
Nice newish cardio machines, each one with their own cable tv, tons of group classes in 4 studios: dance, hot yoga, cardio, spinning. A pool, squash courts, a bistro, nice locker rooms, sauna and steam room and just overall really brilliant customer service and clientele.
It is about double what you’d pay at Nautilus, but in my opinion it’s worth every dollar.
one of the best kept secrets of the city.

I LOVE THIS GYM! I used to work out here when I lived in Montréal, and having now been to a few other gyms since moving, I have to say that by far this is the best gym I have ever been to. They offer a wide variety of group classes, and I’m a sucker for their spinning classes. Staff is very friendly, the locker rooms are incredibly clean, and there is a Chandelier in the front entrance! They really know how to make you feel special here

C’est LA place pour s’entrainer oui, mais aussi pour faire du resautage puisque le Club organise régulièrement des évenements divers. Le prix en vaut largement la chandelle pour la variété des services offerts sous un même toit et l’immense variété de cours et sports offerts.