Staying active during the winter, and in spite of the cold, is a huge challenge. Often, the greatest hindrance is simply garnering up enough energy and motivation to leave the house. Founded in Montreal, TrainingMob.com wants to help. This great site lists a huge variety of weekly activity ‘mobs’ taking place in Montreal (and several other North American cities), effectively replacing the boredom of solo-running on a treadmill for thirty minutes with, for example, group snowshoeing in Parc Lafontaine.

TrainingMob proves that the buddy system is key to a successful work-out regime, and that staying in shape does not always involve a boring and anti-social hour spent at the back of a gym. In fact, winter boot-camp classes on Mont-Royal, or ‘boxercising’ at Concordia’s Le Gym, are perfect opportunities to meet new people and to spruce up your training techniques.

Alternately, if you are a trainer seeking eager individuals to train, the website offers members the opportunity to build ‘mobs’ which are then added to the weekly city listings.

Join a mob, stat! http://trainingmobs.com/

~ Tyler Yank