The Lachine Canal dates back to the 1820s and was built to allow ships to avoid sailing through the Lachine Rapids. It runs for over 13 kilometers from the Old Port (Vieux-Port) of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis. The Lachine Canal has a significant historic meaning to Montreal and has been named a National Historic Site of Canada. The Lachine Canal offers many attractions and activities for the many travelers that every year visit the canal. One of these attractions is The Fur Trade Museum, which hosts exhibits showcasing the history of the Lachine Canal. Other popular activities include kayaking in the canal and biking around it.

Fitness near the Lachine Canal

The Canadian fitness industry offers a great range and variety of fitness options to the more than six million active fitness members in Canada, accounting for more than 15% of the total population. No matter if you are looking for the newest boutique HIIT or Spinning Studios or more traditional gyms offering free weights, functional areas and cardio machines, you will be able to find it. The same is true for the fitness market in Montreal. Being able to accommodate and welcoming guests has become more important to the gyms in Montreal the last couple of years. A significant part of the more than 10 million travelers that every year visit Montreal want to continue their active routine in a gym. This creates a great potential for the gyms. They have to a great extent adopted services like TrainAway that makes it very convenient to attract the travelers and for the travelers to buy a day pass to the gyms. Close by the Lachine Canal travelers will be able to buy a day pass to the Nautilus Plus – Lasalle gym directly through TrainAway.