Gym St-Henri

Wow! I came across District via word of mouth, and I'm glad I did. District is the best gym and personal training experience I’ve had in Montreal. A few months ago, I started with two personal training sessions a week with Sharif, and quickly increased to three — that’s how much I enjoyed the experience and saw real progress. Sharif is an outstanding and rare personal trainer. He’s positive, motivating, and has a rare talent for clearly (emphasis on clearly) explaining not just how to perform an exercise, but what you should be feeling and why. He tracks progress carefully, benchmarks where you are, and builds plans that keep you moving forward. Results have translated beyond the gym - with the personal training sessions, I’ve become noticeably stronger with increased endurance and stamina on the tennis court. Sharif is also reliable — always on time, and quick to communicate if I need to rescheduled. What I really appreciate is how every session starts with a genuine check-in: “How are you? How are you feeling?” It sets the tone that this is a safe, supportive space, and makes me feel confident in my program and progress. On top of that, the gym itself is always clean, well-maintained, and filled with big, beautiful windows that bring in natural light, a game-changer compared to other gyms I’ve been in. If you’re looking for personal training, or just a great gym environment, Sharif is your trainer, and District is your gym.

I found them on the internet and their 5.0 rating came to my attention. I have been attending their classes since 3 weeks ago, and I gotta say that this is a real 5.0 experience. Super clean place. Highly organized plans for the classes. Only 8 people in a class which gives you a kind of semiprivate training experience. And the most important thing is the supportive, helpful and kind behaviour of both Sharif and Em as the trainers. They don’t just throw the sets on you and actually walk you over the movements and correct you. Highly suggested💯

I cannot recommend District enough. I’ve been active and trained my whole life and have never had as positive and rewarding an experience with training as I have with Sharif at District! The group training classes are super fun and different than workout classes I’ve done at other gyms, and in personal training I have been able to reach strength goals that we set together that I never thought I’d be able to do. I have also struggled with pain in workouts in the past and Sharif’s focus on form and movement makes sure every workout is done right. I look forward to every single one of my workouts at District and feel lucky every day to have found this gym!!