Summit Health & Fitness has been closed for several years. The Nelson Boxing and Athletics Club now…read moreoccupies this space.

Not a great gym in itself. The owners are very pushy when it comes to selling you their training…read moresessions, but not available otherwise. Then it is nearly impossible to get your security deposit back. Don't even bother going there !

I love this studio. Devoted world class instructors, professional beautiful spaces, extremely clean…read moreand the options to learn are amazing. I highly recommend this studio. Just talk to Avalon or Joy to find the right classes for your level. All are welcome no matter if you are a beginner or well practiced yogi. I have been attending for over four years. Great sales on passes a couple times a year which make it such a bargain. Nelson is blessed with great yoga teachers and this includes Shanti Yoga Studios.

Loved the 10am Tues/Thurs yoga class with Roxy! Absolutely perfect for relaxing and getting limber…read moreagain after travelling. Drop-ins welcome.

The NDCC is a great place to swim for all ages and fitness levels, it has a diving board,…read morewaterslide, a kid friendly hot tub and a sauna & steam room the Lifeguards are super helpful and nice!

Been going for years on and off. A good selection of fairly new (heavily used) equipment - free…read moreweights and machines. Can often be super busy (cheapest gym in town, but not inexpensive). Good hours. Great sauna and steam room, pretty good pool. There's an industrial, impersonal feeling to the place. Some of the staff are friendly and helpful, but most aren't. Some, in fact, are down right snarky, (beware of the front desk folks). In 15 years I've never been greeted by gym staff or offered help. If you're looking for workout advice, you're on your own. Over time this has pushed me to get my own workout equipment at home. I now go once a week or try to workout at the local College facility and avoid the NDCC.

Shawna is one of the best yoga instructors I have had in the 20 years of practising yoga. Her home…read moreis a very calming setting for class and she is a very down-to-earth person with lots of experience teaching. I highly recommend her practice.

It has been a pleasure for me to have been introduced to Shauna. I heard many positive things about…read moreher and the way she runs her classes. So I decided to join in. Shauna has the gift to connect with new students, putting them at ease and finding the right yoga practice while customizing it to their needs. Shauna is so clear in her instructions that you come away with a worldview of the power of yoga which makes one feel good - energized and with a clearer mind.

If you're looking for glacial lakes and alpine vistas, come here. The moderately rated 4 km trail…read morethat starts from Gibson Lake at the parking lot to Kokanee Lake offers some terrific alpine access and will make you feel as though you're stepping onto the edge of Alaska (but a bit more tame). You can continue on to the Glacier via Keyhole Trail (steep) or take a day to round the mountain and camp out. Wildflowers are vibrant in mid to late summer and numerous waterfalls intersect the trail. You might consider carrying bug spray to fend off a few mosquitoes near the lakes, but the views are certainly worth it! Make sure if you are staying overnight that you use the provided chicken wire to surround your car -- the porcupines apparently have a hankering for brake lines. Have never had a problem leaving mine unprotected during the day! Make sure that your car is higher clearance and that the wheels are all ready for adventure! You don't need a 4WD car at all, but you might feel like you wish you had a truck at times (depending on condition). I've driven it in a lower Mazda 3 and almost considered turning around. Definitely worth it, though!

ADV Rider :{) I…read morerode up from the states and stayed the night at one of their tent spaces for a night. Spoke with the owners(wonderful folks) and rented a tent space for the evening. Beautiful scenery, Cabins available, well kept RV & Tent sites available, older but clean Bathrooms available. I slept like a rock listening to the nearby creek, very peaceful. They have a small Italian Restaurant with both inside and outside seating, a Boat Ramp/Marina and beautiful views of the Mountains and Kootenay Lake. I will most definitely be staying there again when i am back in the area. :{)

This was an awesome experience. This outfit does everything possible to make this a memorable…read moreexperience and it was. A special shout out to Ava and Kat our super special guides. They were very good at instilling confidence in the equipment and their skill to make this a safe and enjoyable tour. Thanks again and we will be back.

First off: our guides, Cassie and Bri were excellent and kept us safe and secure and also eased…read moreour nerves as we took off on this high flying adventure. This involves no climbing or other physically taxing activity except walking from the van to the zip line start and a small walk from one zip line to the next. Basically, anyone under 265 lbs can do it. There is the option after the first zip line to bow out, if you find you really hate it, so you should definitely at least give it a go. The views are exhilarating and it's wild to go flying across a deep mountian canyon. Again, while it seems scary, it's very safe and very fun. Thanks for the great adventure!

Apparently this is the quintessential Nelson hike. Nelsonians (is that what you're called, guys?)…read morehike it on the regular and there's a good amount of people on the trail, all of whom are very friendly. There are a few parking spots allocated for the trail, but they fill up quickly, so you'll likely be parking alongside Johnstone Road, which can be a bit tricky. Dogs are allowed on the trail and in true Kootenay hospitality, there are even dozens of hiking poles for you to use and return to the beginning of the trail. The trail itself goes straight up for 1.8 Km each way. If you give yourself a break at the top to enjoy the view (which, why wouldn't you??), the hike takes about 2 hours. I like a big payoff for my hikes in the form of an amazing view and Pulpit definitely delivers one. Pulpit was a really good way for me to get to know Nelson.