Fortis Fitness East

Fortis East is the Leslieville strength barn people mean when they say they want racks, not mirrors: 11 Carlaw Avenue, Units 1–3, just south of Queen. Official site fortisfitness.ca lists 24/7 member access, 17 eight-foot power racks, seven Olympic platforms, four deadlift platforms, calibrated plates, strongman stones and a yoke, a 70-foot turf, and dumbbells to 180 lb. Phone (416) 465-4777, info@fortisfitness.ca. First visits are by appointment only — the gym is not a drop-in big-box even though members have fob access around the clock. First-timers: book a tour, take the complimentary lifts session they attach to a new membership, and train off-peak if you hate a playlist at volume. Sister room is Fortis West in Mississauga; this list is the Carlaw floor. Showers and bike storage on site; parking on Carlaw and the plaza lot.