THE FIT and FLIRTY GIRL FITNESS

I walked slowly along the north side of Wellington Street in King West Village keeping my eyes peeled for that bright pink door and there it was! Flirty Girl Fitness, snuggled in a corner at the end of a parking lot. Billed as Toronto’s Hottest Women’s Only Lifestyle and Lifestyle Studio, I could hardly wait to try it out. Classes run the gamut – Resistance Training, Cardio, Dance, Pole, Yoga/Pilates, Zumba and Boxing. The studio offers up to 100 classes per week and all aim to deliver highly-effective workouts that are fun and entertaining.

With my newly acquired 3-month membership, I can attend as many drop in classes as I want. My plan is use it 4-5 times a week. Today, I attended my first Fabulously Firm class. I guaranteed my spot by using Flirty Girl Fitness’ online class booking system.

After checking in with the ladies at reception, I was handed a small, glass stone. Flirty Girl Fitness uses these as tokens to ensure everyone who has signed up for the class gets a spot. I took it and walked down a few more stairs towards the change-room. The change-room was well stocked for a small establishment, with complimentary energy bars, hair ties, and a few other products ladies need when hitting the gym.

Depending on the class, the instructors use different equipment to turn a regular girl into a flirty girl!  As I went to claim my space on the exercise floor, others were collecting different sized weights, bender balls, sliders, foam rollers, and bands. I could tell the next hour was going to be intense – and it was.

Our instructor really knew what she was doing. She made sure everyone demonstrated correct form and were using appropriate weights. She also ensured that each one of us had a smile on our faces while working our bodies to the max. It was an entire class effort – when one classmate broke form, we all had to do it over again.

The class went by in a flash, and each of us walked out exhausted, drenched, and high-spirited because we knew we had made exceptional use of that grueling hour.

In 2005, a desire to learn pole dancing led sisters, Kerry and Krista Knee, to open Toronto Flirty Girl Fitness studio. They have their own Flirty Girl Active Wear clothing collection, offer instructor classes, and have since opened a second and soon-to-be third studio in Chicago, Illinois.

Check out Flirty Girl Fitness Toronto on Facebook! Follow them on Twitter @flirtygirlTO. Or, if you’re curious, visit The Flirty Girl website to learn more.