Our 2nd Annual Best of YEG Thrive Awards was an amazing night at the Yellowhead Brewery celebrating our readers choice nominees for the top fitness and wellness businesses and professionals in the Edmonton area. This year’s nominations were cast in 17 categories and received thousands of votes for everything from best physiotherapist to best personal trainer.

Our guests also raised nearly $1000 for our charity partner for the event You Can Ride 2 who have created programs and a bike loaning service to help children who have physical disabilities. Thanks to a generous donation from Go Auto of a signed Connor McDavid Team North America jersey and McDavid Oilers jersey, silent auction bidding helped us support this great local business in their projects for 2018.

We’re excited to finally release the names of the winners in each category.

Best Private Gym

Best Personal Trainer/Fitness Instructor

Laura Poburan

Favourite City Owned Gym

Kinsmen

Best Crossfit Studio

Crossfit Armoury

Best Yoga Studio

Moksha Yoga

Best Spin Studio

Spinunity

Best Barre Studio

Sculpt Barre

Best Boxing/Martial Arts

Panther Gym

Best Alternative Fitness

Aradia Fitness

Free Fitness Groups

November Project

Favourite Ski-Snowboarding

Rabbit Hill

Favourite Fitness Event

Spartan Race

Favourite Physiotherapist

Arri McWatt

Favourite Chiropractor

Andre Breault

Favourite Massage Therapist

Yvonne Sanche

Favourite Restaurant

kb & co

Favourite Farmer’s Market

Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market

Thank you everyone for your nominations and taking the time to vote for your favourites. We know your support means a great deal to the Edmonton fitness and wellness community and the business owners who put in countless hours honing their skills to earn your business.

Nominations for our 2019 awards will begin in October, so stay tuned for more details as we add new categories.