Reviews of Active Living Centre (Gym)

Kia Slk

Great place to book a court and play Wallyball!

INDULA ABEYRATHNE

The best gym in the town.... Tons of activities to do The best

Romestamo The Blue

Massive gym, high quality and well kept equipment, lots of weights and really open amd bright

pi pi

They will literally charge you even if you made it clear you do not want to be a membership there. And guess what they say after they charge you without notifying you? No apology and said there’s nothing we can do for you. Go find another place

Maren Doreen Giesbrecht

The Active Living Centre is amazing! Great facilities, with a lot of options to choose from. The trainers are encouraging and know what they do. It’s a lot of fun participating in one of the group fitness classes. I encourage all UofM students to seize this opportunity and make use of this wonderful Centre we have, since there are no additional costs (all included in the tuition)!

Orhan Ferit “silverrobin” Yalçınkaya

Lots of weights

Rashmita Chatterjee

Amazing facilities. The swimming pool is saltwater which was a pleasant surprise!

Mae Sawatzky

Lots of variety to choose from, staff are very helpful and informative.

Naveen Rakra

Great

Robin Singh

The best place in winnipeg

Ngo Photography

Great overall gym. New facility and huge with lots of machines / free weights and cardio machines. Sometimes can be packed during peak hours after 4-5PM with students and adults but manageable. Staff are really helpful. Overall a great gym.

James P

Great facility. Great selection of free weights and machines. Shame that the men's sauna is always broken. Hopefully they resolve that issue. Can be quite busy especially at the start of the school year but then quiet summer more than makes up for that.

Kevin Harlow

Great equipment, clean, courteous staff, and lots of natural light.

Alex McMillan

Fantastic athletic facility. Apart from the high volume of gym-goers during the evening (most parking spaces on campus are free after 4:30PM), the Active Living Centre is a very welcoming place with all the equipment most people would ever need. As a UofM student I was initially annoyed by the administration's decision to charge every student a "Recreation Fee" each term -- no doubt to cover the costs of the facility -- but now that I've made fitness a regular part of my life and felt the benefits to both my mind and my body, I'm actually glad to have been coerced into taking advantage of the services at the Active Living Centre. And for anyone who really wants to go to the gym but has reservations about taking the plunge, I'll say this: JUST GO! I frequently go with my partner and my mother; we have never once felt uncomfortable or believed that we were being judged. There are enough mirrors in the place that it's quite obvious people are more interested in looking at themselves than at others. I'll be a member as long as I live in Winnipeg.

C G

Great facilities. Open and lots of natural light.

Emily CPY

This gym is easily the best in the city - and it's not just for students/staff of the University. The main gym is huge and has tons of equipment, there's also a 40 foot climbing wall, saltwater swimming pool (6 lanes plus a deep end with diving boards - I think the big one is a metre), cycling & circuit training rooms, squash courts, racquetball courts, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, and ice rink and 200 metre running track. There are a bunch of gyms and fitness studios for the free and premium classes, which have everything from yoga to kayaking. The instructors are super friendly and encouraging. You can log in to all the cardio machines with a little key fob (or type in on the touch screens) and track all your cardio workouts online (the machines all have their own TVs with lots of channels too if you're into that). There's always personal trainers on staff who are happy to answer your questions about equipment, or give you pointers on specifics of your workouts. The locker rooms are big and have lots of enclosed shower stalls and a dry sauna (I presume there's one in the men's lockers too). The whole place also has free wifi everywhere if you want to stream music on your phone while working out. The place is fantastic - and the standard adult rate (without discount for being senior, student etc.) is less than $60 a month. Edit: They also have an outdoor bike repair station nearby that's totally free to use.

Navdeep Singh Sidhu

Great staff, great equipment and activity centers.

dumbass idiot

It was cool

Kyle Owens

Worth the wait. Huge, bright, new. Gets very busy in the weight area in the evenings, admittedly.

Brendan Li

Spacious, and has a good selection of equipment. Staff is knowledgeable and friendly.

Sazag Bhattarai

It is the University of Manitoba recreation center. The services range from the gym, swimming pool, wall climbing, and more. The price for the student is quite affordable.

Griffin Swanson

It can be a bit crowded during the beginning of any school semester. Less crowded once the first couple weeks pass though. The gym has lots of equipment, and there's lots of programs you can look into. I would definately recommend checking it out!

salman farshi

Clean and healthy

Abhay Sharma

Best gym

Tanvir Hossain

Best gym i have visited till now. A lot of machines and even if it is busy there will be places empty. And the swimming pool is big too.

Inesh Munaweera

The best gym in the province.

Marcello Nesca

I've been a UofM gym fan for 17 years. The ALC is just an amazing addition! Thank you!

Maykel A.

It does the job; has everything to get started with grinding for that "perfect body". It has more things than that too; such as courts, swimming pool, etc.. Would recommend this place as it looks well built and helps foster a great atmosphere for an effective workout

Faith

Went to a gym for the first time. Nice and friendly staff. I hope to keep going.

Jodi Berry

Good community facility, with lots of new equipment and constantly bringing more. Only complaint would be the layout, but overall a great facility for a reasonably price. Would recommend for both the gym and taking classes.

Dr. Didar UCUNCUOGLU

Great experience.

Jagannath Wijekoon

Best gym in Winnipeg.

Sam

Okay

Chenyu Wang

Nice Workout Place

No Clickbait

I went to MiniU programs for Advanced Rock Climbing, and my experience was great! Although one day was missed because of the championships. Overall, great place!

Kevin Nickel

What a great facility! It's not just the amount of equipment or the size of the place, it's the friendly staff and their care for equipment! I've gone to many different gyms, this one is by far my favorite. Good job!

Craig Comberbach

The pool was great

Christian Okwudiwa

Beautiful gym with a great accessibility

Natalya Osmankina

The best gym in Winnipeg.

Paweł Głowacki

One of the best gyms that I've seen thus far in Winnipeg. No comparison to its predecessor, the gritty grotto. There is a large amount of natural sunlight everywhere in the facility from the windows, clean air, a lot of modern equipment, a nice track for running, and friendly staff. I think they could use more sit-up benches since the last time I visited however.

Diwakar Sharma

I go for workout here

Justin H

Update: Swimming pool: decent in size. ~30% of Olympic size length. Design of the area is average. Clean! There need to be more enforcement of users take a quick shower before jumping in, since I saw someone just let himself wet and just enter the pool area. . In 2 years, they improved a lot and quite a few upgrades on the equipments and policy (I'm talking the fitness floor specifically). Very good architecture for a gym with natural lights, spacious, etc. Input: More CCTV cameras in certain spot for belongings security (with analysis ofc) One caviat: AVOID peak hours. Other than that, ????

Rajinder singh

Pretty awesome. But it's always crowded

Cesar Gabriel Marzoa Montalvo

This is a very good place to workout.

SA digital media

Good for exercise

Arpan Singh

Favorite place to be as a student at the U of M. Amazing membership rates if you go to the U of M. If you aren't a student at the U of M, then it's very expensive. Nonetheless, it is a fantastic facility in terms of technology, space, maintenance and equipment. The staff is great too.

Manu Garekar

Best gym in Winnipeg.

Morgan Taverner

At least one of pretty much every piece of work out equipment you need - and that can sometimes pose an issue when someone else wants to use it. Otherwise, the facilities are comprehensive including rock walls, swimming pools, machines, free weights, and more.

Darryl Drohomerski

Love the new addition of the ALC. Belong to the facility primarily to play racquetball but have been using the equipment a lot more since the move from the grotto. The equipment is really good and the staff working there are very helpful. The reason for the one star reduction is that the facility is always dirty, especially in winter with people tracking in sand and ignoring the signage about no outdoor footwear in the workout area. Heck, I have seen parents walk through the shower area in winter boots, leaving a trail of muck behind... It seems the cleaning staff can't keep up with all the members. There should be clear warnings to members of what happens if you wear outdoor footwear into the facility. I have belonged to other facilities where all outdoor footwear is checked at the door, with no exceptions.

Steven Wong

Definitely the best and largest gym in Winnipeg. It has everything (workout area, swimming pool, courts, etc.). They also abide by COVID protocols and more, and not just go with the minimum set by the Government. This made me appreciate the gym that I am at.

Janet Dunstan

Gym at its best

Hany Metwally

Great facility. ALWAYS busy though!

Shawon Aziz

spacious & great environment for workout

Adam Brown

This gym is one of the best gyms in the city. Parking is usually free after 4:30pm but watch out for events happening around the university as the parking is ticketed during these events.

Amit Sharma

Provides a great experience on a path to fitness.

Liam Murray

every machine and weight you could ever want can be kinda busy though in the mid day

Amber Lotz

Great facility with tons of new equipment! Staff are friendly and always around. Can get quite busy at times but isn't normally a problem as there are TONS of options and machines.

Moinur Rahman

I love this place and love to learn swim here. Trainers are soo good and professional. You will get extra hour for practicing here.

Emma Braun

Sometimes busy, but overall an awesome place to get a sweat on.

Dext

I've never been there and found that all the machines are occupied and that I have to wait. The staff keep the gym very clean and are helpful if you have any questions.

James Lund

Amazing gym! Top of the line equipment.

Jesse

Favorite gym in Winnipeg. Easily the most pleasant and welcoming atmosphere amongst the many gyms of Winnipeg. The only potential downside is you will be working out beside a few hundred university students in their 20's who really really enjoy their reflections. If you don't like working out amongst beautiful people it may be a little disheartening. Otherwise can not be beat.

Rebecca Balakrishnan

I never felt at home at a gym until I started going here. I am definitely NOT a sporty spice. Working out has always intimidated me. Thank you to all of the amazing instructors for guiding me on my fitness journey. I never imagined I would look forward to attending fitness classes. Somehow, I actually enjoy getting into shape at the ALC.

Trevor Guillou

Great environment and equipment

V _xx

Great gym. Well equipped

Milan Teraiya

This gym is my favourite one. Always clean and so much is available in terms of facilities!

Ryan Sharples

The gym is well equipped and in good condition. but the hours are horrible.

Kyle Shiells

Lots of squat racks = good 1 seated calve raise machine = undesirable besides this, it is an excellent facility; it's clean, lively, and has everything you need to train towards your fitness goals. whether you're a powerlifter, a cross-fit trainer, a casual cardio machine user, or whatever! One other negative however, is that the traditional angled leg press machines are poorly designed as they promote undesirable plantar flexion. this causes one to drive through the balls of their feet more, while you should really drive through your heels in this exercise - it feels awkward to say the least.

Mercy O

Huge space

Djiogang Tefouet

Very big, very complete.

M. A. M.

Great facility! The equipment is impeccable, and there is abundant space. This is the best gym in Winnipeg I've been to. Only downside is that it can get quite packed once parking becomes free (after 4:30pm on weekdays).

Teresa Prokopanko

Bright and clean, with plenty of machines to ensure that you rarely have to wait your turn. Two sections of freeweights, two or more sets of weights machines for your strength-training circuit training, a large stretching area, and a couple of "rigs". TONS of drop-in classes included in your membership that are lots of fun! Plus registered courses. The workout area is very open, which makes it bright, but also a bit overwhelming and noisy. Definitely recommended to visit during off-peak times.

Don't go broke

Avoid going on weekday evenings if you don't want to be surrounded by meat heads. Equipment is fresh and modern. They charge $1 for a lock rental which I think is silly as it should be free, since they hold your ID hostage.

HENRY NNAMANI

Well facilitated. Guilds to help first timers

Zeeshan Zamir

Best place to workout in town

Greg

Amazing gym with every piece of equipment you can imagine. Also a pool, racquetball, squash, group fitness, etc.

The Ahnaf Piash

Best GYM and active living center in Manitoba

Michelle Harder

Beautiful centre, but swimming pool is old and broken

MD Tasbeer Rahman

One of the best gyms for university students who wants to stay active and healthy.

Natalia Pankiewicz

Love going here! It's super convenient since it's on campus!! Sometimes it gets crowded but most of the time it's really nice! They have a variety of different workout machines with instructions for easy use!

faze god

Is their the olympic volleyball team for canada train

Will N Axle

There are lots of equipment so no waiting times much. I love the salt water pool and oval track! Not a fan of dry sauna though but overall its a good experience.

Akhildas Damodharan

Too crowded, half the equipment is worn down and the people are rude

Kerha Amor

Great facilities, good staff also.

Ream B.

Best trainers and machines to work out on

Harman Sandhu

Awesome gym facility for university students

Mustafa Kapasi

Amazing gym! One of the best in Manitoba

Pravir Garg

Is in UofM and is best

burak işgördü

Amazing

Ahmed “Oyeleye” Oyegunle

It's a very lovely rec. facility. Spacious and lots of activities to keep fit (Swimming, Climbing, Dancing, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Badminton, Weight Lifting, Track and Field, Hockey, Table Tennis etc). It is worth every penny. Please avoid the peek period if you wish to lift your weight in peace.

kane anderson

Awesome gym & facility. What a difference from the old gritty grotto. Pros Pool and sauna. New equipment (many have tv screens / touch screens). Lots of cardio machines and weight machines. Beautiful track. Water fountains all over the place. Lots of free weights. Space to put down a mat. Cons Sometimes the customer service desk is short-staffed.

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I just wish it was an overnight gym

Asif Khan (Tupu)

First class equipment with excellent service, the fact that I love about this place, there is always space for your workout.

Ian Swai

Great place. Great staff. The people are friendly and engaged. Great place to work out and stay fit. Tonnes of activities available for members and non members.

Carl To

Great in the morning, no traffic. Washroom need update though

Fred Liu

The operating hours are long enough. Monday to Friday till 22:00. Saturday and Sunday till 20:00. That's wonderful.

Rakib Hossain

One of the best gym ever I love to workout at u of m gym it’s nice and clean the environment inside is outstanding and no loud music you can workout the way you want and it’s safe.

Jamil Feroj

Great place to get back in shape.

Anmol Chopra

One of the best gyms in the city. Great environment, great people. No one judges you here. People are friendly and staff is helpful. Highly recommend.

Anastasia Stuart-Edwards

Almost always busy, hard to access equipment at times but good overall.

Mary Matys

Well equipped facility on U of M campus. Great indoor track with a great view. Easy to find on campus, with close parking facilities. I went there recently as part of a research study and everyone I met was courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. A great experience.

Rushdi Diab

Best GYM

Gerrit Theule

Excellent instructors for their kids programs and lessons!

Derek W.

Tons of cardio equipment. Even when it's busy, not much waiting for weights or machines.

Hasan

Clean and great gym with everything you need. I wish they would leave the bar pads for squats out, so that I could take one without bothering the desk. Sometimes the desk is empty and today the person in the desk was rude. She was busy in a conversation with her coworker on the other side, and I tried to get her attention by saying hi but was ignored. I spoke up a little louder and she looks at me angrily.

rick kostycz

A lot of students sit on equipment checking out their phones for ever. Or they walk around the gym like Zombies checking their phones over that their buddy had a baloney sandwich for lunch. I'm a business owner and leave my phone in the locker. Things can wait people. Plus the kids don't put away the equipment they use. What are they waiting for, their moms to come by and clean up after them?

Michael Pidsadny

It's a nice gym

Phil Dubois

The gym is overpriced and always packed with people. You often have to wait 20 to 30 minutes for a piece of equipment. This wouldn't be the case if the University did not enforce a membership on every student, however, and we had the choice to go to another gym or buy our own equipment. Alas, this is what we have to deal with when those in charge have socialist ideals.

Nimi

Wide range of available activities including wall climbing, basketball court, swimming pool and gym equipments

Julia Florek

I take my baby here for swimming lessons. It's great. The water is pretty cool though, so I would definitely recommend that younger kids have a wet suit. I also found the change rooms a bit difficult to navigate with an infant.

Akash Singh

State of the class

K N

Best gym in the city

fisher wang

The instruments are very clean and new, the staff are very helpful all the time for giving advice and answering questions. But the parking is always trouble, and it is not 24/7 gym. Hopefully, they can extend their open hours in future

John Hernandez

Very new, clean, and great equipment!

Avleen Kaur

Best services!

Agnes P. Andrew

Awesome place to workout!!! Great gym environment. People have a positive out look, and that's great. I like the way I feel working out at this center. Best in the city.

Karen LoVetri

I love coming here. I have a group of like minded and my same age to share hellos and activity conversations. The equipment is state of the art and is in good working order. The views are amazing from almost anywhere you workout.

Ian Smith

Beautiful, but usually packed with students in my experience.

Longfei Guan

huge gym

Travis Arnal

Gets a little busy at times, but the facility is top quality and is probably the cleanest, largest and best-equipped gym in the city.

Sabit Rahman

One of the best places to workout and exercise! Their support staffs are really helpful

diba yamout

Great gym! New and fresh. Prices are good if u r u of m alumni.

Habib Rhiyadh

It has many good gym equipments and the place is huge. Doesn't feel cluster phobic.

Kristin Eli

Just here for the rock climbing...it’s nice on days when it isn’t busy (when it’s really busy you might end up spending more time waiting than climbing), I just wish they had a bigger section for bouldering

Daniel Pepple

Really good place with really good equipment.

Sheila Lapinski Smith

Great facility! Clean, open, lots of equipment to social distance and still get a great workout.

Daniel Phalen

Beautiful building with great equipment, just not enough of it. If you want to workout between 4 and 9, you'll probably have to wait if you want a bench or any other free weight. Great alumni rates, but the climbing wall is over priced and has bad hours

Sukhi

Nice for high level work out. Sometimes it's hard to find free parking.

Ben White

There's an abundance of equipment, from ellipticals to free weights to machines. It's an excellent place to get gainz.

Trisha Cwir

Amazing facility, kind of perfect for mature crowd

Waruna C

Excellent facility, free parking after 4:30 pm on weekdays

Joshua Gomina (Moon_74teen)

Great gym

simrath Singh

Good equipment

ABHINAV SUD

It's a big facility with lots of equipment and very spacious!!

Abid Islam

They got everything you need to keep yourself healthy and hearty. Best work out place in manitoba.they also got rock climbing????

Jocas Navea

Super spacious and lots of machines to use. The staff are accommodating and friendly. Just make sure to know when peak hours are so that you can utilize your time as much as you can.

Juan Carlos (23rckstr)

Facility is new, so all the equipment is in good condition. Prices are accessible. Only down side is that it gets full on the evenings.

Vikki Pink

One of the best fitness centres. Expensive if you aren’t a student. But honestly they have all the équipement you would ever need and lots of space. Lots of variety with regards to work out options. They have rock climbing, pools, a track, cardio and weight rooms. It can get pretty busy in the evenings which is the only downfall and If you don’t go after hours and aren’t a student it costs for parking. And if there’s a bombers game we’ll forget about it. But I can honestly say once of the best centres I’ve checked out in Winnipeg, and the best university gym I’ve ever been to.

Xiong Jun

Best gym in the city

M Q

Clean, big, and lots of equipment options

Sukhvir Brar

The gym has a ton of natural light and a variety of equipment. Downside is there no free parking during the daytime. And the evenings and lunch can be very busy cause of the university students and employees.

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Chris Harrysingh

Great facilities, a lot of equipment and variety. Decent layout as well, with multiple floors. There are many windows too, allowing for decent natural lighting. Lifetime membership rates for alumni is great as well. Staff are quite friendly, and more than willing to answer any questions at hand.

Dennis Maritim

Ball is Life

Nicole

as a student at the uofm I have to say this is my favorite place on campus, bright atmosphere and friendly staff makes for a great workout experience!

Reese Precourt

Clean facilities

Kenny So

Equipment is new and well maintained. I go when they open in the morning and there are always ample machines available. I see staff checking and maintaining machines at least once a week if not more. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

Gabriel Molin

Good equipment!

Brett Williams

One of the nicest gyms in Winnipeg. Excellent for students of the UofM.

Michael Huynh

Beautiful place and the equipment nice

MR K

If I knew how to give it a 1/2, I'd give it 3 1/2 stars. PROS: Excellent equipment that is well-maintained. A lot of cardio machines so not much waiting time for those. Indoor track Pool Lots of natural light CONS: During busy times (maybe 4-6pm?), it can be almost impossible to get a bench to use even though there are so many (see next point) You can't always find equipment when you need it because people leave it wherever they want, and sometimes can't use equipment because someone is hogging a bench/weights/a machine while browsing through his cell phone or chatting with a friend for several minutes between sets. And even if you ask, they won't switch off with you so you can use it during their rest sets. Not much staff around the gym. A couple stay at the desk to answer questions, but no one really roams around (except the one guy with a staff shirt who hangs with his girlfriend while she works out), reminding people to put away equipment, not hog machines or benches, etc. The gym area itself isn't very clean since no one stops people from wearing outdoor shoes in the gym, despite rules not to, and even if staff members notice, they won't do anything about it The little cubbies are filthy from people's outdoor shoes, and have coats, duffel bags, etc. piled high upon them. No one monitors the track, so there are always people stopped in the middle, talking to their friends and blocking traffic No one monitors the changing rooms either, so people use the wall hooks as their permanent storage (so no one else can use the hooks), or just dump their stuff on a bench for a few hours instead of putting it in a locker. Parents will even wear their winter boots in the shower area after their kid's swimming lessons People use cell phones in the changing room and no one cares, even though it's against the rules. I was even fortunate enough to be in the background (while wearing just a towel) of someone's selfie. It could be a great gym and is definitely capable of being 5 stars. Unfortunately, staff doesn't care enough to make it great. Or maybe it's the supervisors who don't care, since they're the ones who should be training the staff to enforce the rules. And you can't say this is normal for a gym. Reh-fit Centre, Rady Centre, the Y and of all places, Shapes, will have staff walking around, reminding people to put away their equipment and to follow the rules. I'm locked in for a year, but probably won't be back for another.

Nabeel Yaseen

definitely a great gym although they need to be more flexible with their opening hours.

Cheyenne Everett

Very big gym lots of equipment nice place to work out but can be pretty full sometimes and when that happens it's hard to get on a machine

Meng Tian

Professional gym！

Saleh Aloraini

Best gym in Winnipeg! Period.

Allison

A good gym with lots of equipment. They need more day-use lockers though because they are always full and I don't like leaving my things in a cubby without a lock and out of my sight. Gets very busy so you can't always use the machines that you want to. They also need another hip thrust station as it is very popular and they only have one.

rhydham sharma

Nice clean environment Friendly staff

Hazem Alsaadi

Good place.

Braden Dembowski

Extensive variety of physical exercise machines, an indoor track, a helpful information desk, changing rooms, and water fountains. And its free if you're a u of m student. What's not to like?

Alok Dua

Only place in the city where you can walk for hours in winter without freezing yourself or being on a machine. I love the 4th floor, if I reach my goal of losing 35 more pounds of fat most of the credit will go to the walking strip.

DesUnistaller Inc

Everything you need you can find here

Sunny Virdi

Best gym in the city