PAKT Fitness & Social Club located along Wellington St. W. near Bathurst St. is a new boutique…read morefitness studio offering a variety of classes. They have 2 separate spaces for different types of classes. On the bottom floor, they have "The Wild" a space for strength and conditioning circuits. On the second floor they have "The Den", which is for Pilates, sculpt, yoga, and recovery classes (with both heated and non-heated classes available!). They also have personal training available as well as community events (run clubs, etc.).
I've been seeing PAKT Fitness pop up all over my social media so I was excited to check it out as I had a complimentary credit for classes in "The Den". Booking the class was fairly easy on their webite and I also got lots of email and text reminders regarding the class I had signed up for.
Day of my class I decided to show up about 20 min before class. I entered the door and checked in with the staff at the front. The staff gave me a quick intro of the studio space as well as let me peek into "The Wild" room where I saw all the strength training equipment available. With "The Den" space upstairs, there was a long flight of stairs to climb. Once at the top you have to take off your shoes before entering the rest of the space where there are shoe racks to the left.
Entering "The Den", the space is beautifully designed with nude soft pastel pink walls and flattering lighting. There are 2 washrooms that are equipped with showers (shampoo and conditioner also provided) if you want to freshen up afterwards. There is also a hair dryer or dry shampoo as well. The only refillable water station is downstairs but they also have a jug filled with water upstairs as well. Lockers are available both upstairs and downstairs although I did have some trouble with using them (staff were friendly with assisting unlocking the lockers afterwards!).
The class my friend and I selected was called the "Non-heated: K-Method (Strength x Pilates)". The workout is music-driven where it combines weight-training with Pilates-based movement which builds lean muscle, strengths the core, and creates a body that is powerful and balanced. The mats are not assigned so you are free to choose any mat you'd like once you arrive. I believe there were about 24 mats in the studio.
In terms of equipment, everything you need for the class is in the studio (resistance bands, weights, blocks, etc.). Mat towels are recommended where I was given a free one as it was my first class there (usually they are $2 to rent). There was maybe 1-2 people in my class who did not use a mat towel. Small face towels are provided to wipe your sweat during the workout.
For the class we took, our instructor, Michelle, was welcoming and encouraging. Before the class began she made sure we had the right equipment by our mats. She made sure to scan the room as well as do some of the exercises with us to make sure we were doing things correctly. She personally also asked for our names where she wanted to make sure we had a good workout. Despite the class being in a non-heated room, it got sweaty in there quite quickly from all the exercises and pulsing we were doing. It was an intense class that worked the whole body!
Overall, a beautiful new boutique studio offering strength training, conditioning, Pilates, sculpt, yoga, and recovery classes in 2 different spaces! The lockers are a bit of a struggle to use but this is a great space if you are looking for somewhere with smaller class sizes with a community feel. If I didn't have a membership at another fitness studio already I'd consider going to PAKT Fitness! A great space to get a great workout in with encouraging and motivating coaches.
