IBA Guide 2025: Welcome to Toronto

Health and Wellness

Sweat and Tonic (S&T) 486 Front Street West (Distance from Convention Centre: 12-minute walk/4-minute drive) 225 Yonge Street (Distance from Convention Centre: 25-minute walk/10-minute drive)

Tommy Thompson Park (Distance from Convention Centre: 17-minute drive)

Trails

Fitness Facilities

Tommy Thompson Park in the city’s east end encompasses a long narrow peninsula into Lake Ontario with the Toronto Harbour Lighthouse at its tip and beautiful views, end to end, from the multi-use, paved nature trail through protected wetlands. More than 300 bird species have been recorded at the park, as well as wildlife such as turtles, beavers, monarch butterflies, frogs and toads.

Sweat and Tonic (S&T) is an innovative boutique fitness and wellness club offering the largest selection of Yoga, Pilates, HIIT and Ride workout classes in Canada. S&T has two locations in the downtown core and both feature exclusive Tonic House lounges and workspaces, Tonic Spas and high-end fitness facilities.

Toronto Islands (Distance from Convention Centre: 19-minute walk/8-minute drive to Jack Layton Ferry Terminal)

Altea Active social wellness club 25 Ordnance Street (Distance from Convention Centre: 30-minute walk/9-minute drive)

The ferry ride to the Toronto Islands is well worth the trip for prime lakefront hiking and unique perspective of the city skyline from Lake Ontario. If you’re feeling ambitious, a 14-kilometre hike leads from the Ward Island ferry terminal on the northern city side of the Islands all the way to the Hanlan Point Ferry Terminal on the opposite side. Martin Goodman Trail (Distance from Convention Centre: 17-minute walk/7-minute drive to nearest entry) Looking to get your steps in right downtown? The Martin Goodman Trail is part of Toronto’s Waterfront Trail System. It spans more than 20 kilometres from east to west, through beaches and green spaces and past the iconic Humber Bridge. The trail has multiple access points from parks across the city.

Altea Active social wellness club in Toronto’s Liberty Village offers 185+ weekly studio fitness classes – including boxing, AntiGravity Fitness, hot yoga, aqua Zumba, FloatFit, Pilates, barre and spinning (in Canada’s largest spin studio). They also provide meditation pods, a sauna, two steam rooms, a Himalayan salt lounge and cocktails and dining.

Equinox 55 Avenue Road (Distance from Convention Centre: 18 minute drive) 199 Bay Street (Distance from Convention Centre: 12-minute walk/6-minute drive)

Equinox has two locations in Toronto (Yorkville and the Financial District) and both offer upscale modern and luxurious fitness facilities as well as Eucalyptus steam rooms, spa services and a variety of studios (including Pilates and Hot Yoga).

Spas

Miraj Hammam Spa 188 University Avenue (Distance from Convention Centre: 10-minute walk/6-minute drive)

Spa myBlend by Clarins 181 Wellington Street West (Distance from Convention Centre: 6-minute walk/2-minute drive)

The Ritz-Carlton’s exclusive Spa myBlend by Clarins – the only one in the Americas – offers a completely personalized approach, with state-of-the-art technologies and bespoke treatments in 16 treatment rooms and a state-of-the art fitness centre, aroma-infused steam room, sauna, relaxation lounge and lap pool with views of the city.

At the Shangri-La Toronto, the award-winning Miraj Hammam Spa offers an exclusive wellness experience inspired by authentic Middle Eastern traditions, with traditional detoxifying and exfoliating Hammam treatments, Turkish baths, invigorating salt scrubs and nourishing facials.

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