Contenders Athletic Club

Fantastic experience: Great facility with a variety of athletic avenues to explore. Absolutely worth checking out, even more so if you are interested in the sporting specialty offerings that are less common elsewhere.

Fantastic experience: Great club - friendly staff and very well kept. Squash, boxing, yoga and lots of room in the weight / cardio / stretching areas

Fantastic experience: Top notch squash club and gym - have been a member here for years.Can't beat the location.

Fantastic experience: Their beginner boxing class are so much fun. It is the best way to stay fit and throw some punches after a frustrating workday. Kevin is a great teacher and very knowledgeable. Plus people are really friendly, I even met my fiancé there!

Fantastic experience: Have been a member for 15 years. Great club to play squash.

Fantastic experience: Well organized with easy to use systems and friendly staff

Fantastic experience: I only use the squash courts and occasionally the gym but both are excellent. Thanks to Contenders for reviving the only affordable squash club in the downtown area - numbers of players are increasing again. Squash director Andrew Lynn is second-to-none!

Fantastic experience: Great club with amazing people and an outstanding squash director, Andrew Lynn!

Fantastic experience: Amazing facility with 5 excellent squash courts and a spacious and modern gym.

Fantastic experience: Being going to Contenders for squash for a while now - great facility all newly done out, friendly people, and best boxing training in the West!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic facility with exercise gym, squash/racquetball courts, and boxing gym. Kevin (Owner) runs the boxing gym and is a trainer as well although I have not joined for any boxing classes, but Kevin is a great guy and makes you feel welcome at his gym. Squash court box league is organized by Andrew Lynn who has been great in setting the league up. I recommend that if you like to play squash that you join the league and bring your competitive spirit and join in for the drop-in squash as well. Great way to meet new players and to enjoy a friendly squash game.

Fantastic experience: Great squash club and gym

Fantastic experience: Our squash club was on the ropes, and appeared to be down for the count, but Contenders brought it all back to life! Our squash community is so very, very grateful!!

Fantastic experience: There are 2 excellent racquetball courts at Contenders. It's a great facility. More racquetball players are most welcomed.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of this club for several years and can attest that it is clean, well run (Andrew and Kevin are fantastic) and the community is great. Combo of gym/squash/boxing is unique and super fun.

Fantastic experience: Great gym located downtown Vancouver with even better value building own clientele as an independent personal trainer or as a therapist. The Contenders Athletic Club offers a lot for a members including squash and boxing.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been going to Contenders for probably more than a decade, mainly as cross training supplementation for other sports I focus on (endurance running in the past and now enduro mountain biking). Not only do they consistently provide a fantastically challenging workout that’s good for all levels of fitness in the room, but they also provide a fun and welcoming environment for everyone there. The fact that their roster of trainers has been pretty consistent over the years speaks to the quality of the environment for their clients and staff. Super happy that they’ve recently expanded to provide a broader complement of gym services.

Fantastic experience: This an amazing place to train. Great people and a very inspiring gym. Give yourself a challenge and try it.