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Track Fitness[1] is an independently owned, boutique gym and health club in the Forest Hill Village, in Toronto, Ontario. It is open to everyone, not just members. It was started in 2005[2], by Larry Track, when he decided to move his personal training business out of his home, and into a retail space of 1,000 square feet. They offer a diverse selection of personal training programs, as well as group fitness classes, which are taught by a variety of specialized fitness experts. Track Fitness claims that they take a motivational approach in order to adapt to any of their clients fitness needs. Their facility is 10,000 square feet, and occupies two stories of a building at the corner of Spadina Avenue and Londsdale Road. In addition to their fitness studios, they have a snack bar, a juice bar, and a boutique shop where you can purchase workout attire. They are most notable in the press for the ongoing controversy between the owner of the club, Larry Track, and high-profile entrepreneur, David Cynamon, over a loan contract disagreement.
Larry Track
[edit]Larry Track is the owner and founder of Track Fitness, and has been in the fitness and training business for 20 years. When he first started his business, he spread it’s reputation solely by word of mouth. He continues to work daily at Track Fitness as both a personal trainer, and a group fitness class leader. Now, the business is promoted through traditional marketing in newspapers, magazines, websites and on social media.
Fitness
[edit]Track Fitness offers personalized training, as well as group fitness classes.
Personal Training
[edit]Personal training can be purchased as a single session, for $100 a session, or it can be purchased in a 10 pack, a 20 pack, a 30 pack, or as a group training pack with up to 3 people.
Classes
[edit]They offer classes from Monday through Sunday, including the following:
CLIMBMAX
This class is a 50 minute workout. It uses a workout machine called the VersaClimber, which simulates the experience of vertical climbing motion. Climbing is supposed to be a low impact exercise, to avoid injury or too much stress on the bones and joints. The class is conducted using interval training and targets endurance, core and muscle strength.
Row 50
Row 50 uses the equipment of a WaterRower, weights, and a lynx board. A lynx board is used for friction training, and it simulates the experience of skating on ice, or shuffling your feet on a slippery surface. It is said to improve posture and reduce the likelihood of injury.
T-Row
This class also uses a WaterRower, and is targeted to improve cardio and physical strength. The WaterRower has a Water-Flywheel that simulates the feeling of a paddle cupping and pushing water. Track Fitness is the first fitness studio in Toronto to offer rowing classes. WaterRowing is a low impact cardiovascular exercise.
Spin Class
Spin classes use typical spin bikes, and are an hour-long group class.
Circuit 60
Circuit 60 is an hour, full body workout that includes 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise using treadmills, and 30 minutes of resistance training using weights. They use an interval technique to conduct these classes, and use a variety of different equipment.
Ripped 60
This class is 60 minutes of circuit training in a personal training studio, and uses equipment such as ropes, kettlebells, weights, cardio machines, and more.
Other Classes Include
Pilates, Body Shoc, Boxing, and Barre.
Controversy/Legal Issues
[edit]In 2012, David Cynamon – a high-profile entrepreneur who used to own the Toronto Argonauts football team and who is the co-founder and executive chairman of the water treatment company K2 Pure Solutions Inc. – agreed to issue Larry Track a loan of $800,000 after four years of personal training with him, to help finance the expansion of his fitness studio[3]. David Cynamon also received a 40 percent stake in the fitness club’s ownership until he was repaid. David Cynamon is now suing his former personal trainer, Larry Track, for the same amount of $800,000 and alleging that the owner of Track Fitness has failed to comply with the terms of their loan agreement. An Ontario Superior Court judge described the business relationship between the two men as starting with a high degree of trust and optimism, but has now turned into a hostile court battle with lots of negative discrepancies. Within a year of granting the loan, David Cynamon requested to be bought out on the grounds that Track had not provided him with a coherent business plan for the club’s financial success. Larry Track claimed that the club was still experiencing a net loss of up to $140,000, and that the original agreement was that he would only pay back the loan once the club had started to experience positive cash flow. Additionally, Larry Track claims that he paid back David Cynamon $38,000, while David Cynamon claims that he had only received $10,000. David Cynamon has tried to force the fitness club into bankruptcy through court proceedings, but it has not been granted as no allegations have been proven thus far in court. The controversy is ongoing and has not yet been legally resolved.