Horns Recreation - University of Lethbridge

Negative experience: One of the worst university gym. Poor at managing the gym schedule, especially swimming poor and gym courts. The gym "always" update the schedule "soooo late" before the time comes. Before I go swimming , the schedule shows it allows us to swim, until me and my friend got there, the staff said they forgot to update the information. It happens like 8 times in half a year. Same situation happens in open gym.

Fantastic experience: Awesome

Positive experience: Son LOVES swimming at this pool! Water is a touch on the cold side, but who doesn’t love a warmer pool. Change rooms are massive and it’s hard to find the pool deck unless you’re at the facility often. Signage to point you in the right direction would be nice.

Fantastic experience: While I'm a big fan of the University Gym, what I wanted to talk about in this review was my time with the Personal Trainers. I hired Lucas as a personal trainer last year and it was an absolutely transformative experience - Lucas's knowledge, professionalism, and friendliness made it very worthwhile. The things that Lucas taught me also accelerated my progress at the gym, and I'm much, much further now than I would have been without him. I owe Lucas a debt of gratitude as he definitely improved my life.

Fantastic experience: The climbing wall is spectacular All the staff are well trained and professional. My experience with getting my belaying ticket was excellent.

Fantastic experience: Great facility where you can the game from up top or either side. Not a bad seat in the house. Great to have 4A zones back again.

Fantastic experience: The 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport & Wellness at the University of Lethbridge is a comprehensive sport and recreation centre that features a fitness centre, climbing centre, aquatic centre, recreation facility, sports stadium, a triple gymnasium, multipurpose studios and an indoor running track I haven’t used all their facilities but I have used the fitness centre, the aquatic centre, gymnasium and indoor track multiple times. The “Vita Sana” Fitness Centre is definitely my all-time favorite gym, it has a comprehensive assortment of equipment, is well organized and maintained, and the staff are well trained and qualified. Some gyms are bigger, have way more equipment that is more modern as well (like the gym I go to in Calgary), but bigger isn’t always better. At my usual gym things are always a mess; equipment is everywhere, people rarely wipe down machines after use and the staff rarely clean/maintain the gym. People at the Vita Sana Fitness Centre actually respect the gym and equipment, and they clean up after themselves. Plus the staff rarely clean/maintain the gym. People at the Vita Sana Fitness Centre actually respect the gym and equipment and clean up after themselves, AND the staff actually clean and maintain the gym as well! Not only that, but their desk is right on the floor and they’re always willing to help or give advice, and they’re qualified to it! Although they don’t have the best and brightest equipment their balance with the facility itself and the staff make them the best gym I’ve been to. There are term locker rentals as well, which eliminates the need to lug around your gear all the time. There are towel rentals and guest lockers as well. Prices are affordable with discount for students, alumni, family, other post-secondary, youth and senior. You have to pay for parking but evenings and weekends are free, and a parking pass is included with full-time membership. It can definitely get busy at times, but there are also a lot of downtimes. One thing I really enjoy is how seamless it is to expand your workout to other areas of the Centre. The indoor track is right above the gym and includes its own cardio equipment. The gymnasium is immediately next to it as is one of the multi-purpose studios and the climbing wall. You can also rent equipment like balls or rackets from the front desk. The aquatic facility is linked to the same locker room as the gym as well, so going from one to the other is effortless! There is also a sauna to relax in. They University of Lethbridge’s Sport & Wellness centre is your one-stop shop for recreation! It’s a great place to get in a workout, play some sports or team games and unwind. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone :), cheers!

Fantastic experience: Amazing and big pool

Fantastic experience: The facilities are topnotch. The workers are always willing to help.

Fantastic experience: Saw my niece's number retired by the pronghorns

Fantastic experience: Great facility, nice staff, busy during the semester

Fantastic experience: Great to be back on the machines.

Fantastic experience: I use the climbing wall, the weight room, the track and the swimming pool. Love this facility! Parking however can be a challenge.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful facility and well run. Clean and bright.

Positive experience: The facility and surrounding area was beautiful. I loved the free parking on Saturday. We had a difficult time getting all of our mats and equipment into the gym so it took a very long time to set up.

Fantastic experience: Best gym on the westside!

Fantastic experience: This place is good, the equipment is maybe 20 years old by now or more but it works, they have a pretty good selection. Biggest problem are the body builders who appropriate the chest press benches, go for a walk talk to their friends while other people wait, 30 minutes sometimes during peak hours for a bench to clear up. This gym also has a pool which is maintained properly. Reasonable pricing, I'd say this gym is the cheapest in the area; 10 tickets cost somewhere in the $60 range with a student card in 2019. They don't have free wallet lockers which is a disappointment but they cost a quarter per use which is not bad.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym and everyone in it ☺☺☺

Positive experience: Good equipment and staff. Fitness center is always busy though.

Positive experience: Great facilities; great front-line staff. Although, I'm told the upper Management is rather ineffective and can be difficult with both staff and clientèle.

Negative experience: Completely and utterly ridiculous policy for intramurals. Staff was very friendly so this is not an attack on them at all but I am shocked by the way things are ran. What a gong show.

Positive experience: They people who go to the gym are helpful but i cant normally find staff to help

Fantastic experience: I checked this out last week looking for a gym and a basketball court to use. I was really impressed with the facility and I look forward to getting a long-term membership. The girls at the counter were very informative friendly and also attractive.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in the city. Lots of space and a great environment. One of the few places in the are where big weight is moved

Positive experience: Great atmosphere but the hours aren't the greatest on the weekend

Fantastic experience: LOVE this gym. Lots of equipment and weights. Fairly busy but you can always find space. Everyone is there to workout and be badass, I love it :)

Fantastic experience: Great facility

Positive experience: The gym can feel a bit small during the school months because of the amount of people who use it. The summer is a bit quieter.