Information about University of Manitoba Recreation Services

University Crescent 430
R3T 2N2, Winnipeg
+1 204-474-6100

Opening hours

  • Monday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Friday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Recreation Services is part of the Active Living department within the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba. We provide membership and recreational programming opportunities for 29,000 U of M students, U of M faculty & staff, alumni and for the general public at both our Fort Garry and Bannatyne campus locations.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services: Opinions

4.6/5 (104 Opinions)
Trung Pham 1 year ago

Positive experience: locker room space is a bit dark and limited.

Alice Z 1 year ago

Negative experience: Bad experience. I was playing badminton and it flied onto the roof and got stuck on the ceiling because there were pipes on there. I asked the guys who worked at the gym to see if they got anything could help me to get it down. They said that they currently had no access to the machine so it would be couple of months till they could actually get it down. Theses dude keep digging our money every term so we have to pay for the gym for mandatory and what I want is just to get my badminton back but they couldn't. What a brilliant idea of service!

Syed Ishtiaq Ahsan 1 year ago

Positive experience: A great gym. Thanks for their programs for adults and children.

beverly cheruto 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing

Manfred G 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Favorite place for a good sweat!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you for your feedback!

Tapiwa Learoy 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely place with a lot of friendly people

Christopher “Chrys” Osaiyuwu 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Cool looking place. Can't wait to start the gym there

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you for your feedback!

Ayo Olashore 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My kids learn swimming here and they love it.

Soham upadhyay 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: It's a great place to workout and love all the facilities here. Just one feedback: can someone please update the Google page to reflect if it's open or not ? Sometimes on holidays google page says it's open but when we arrive it's closed. I know there is sign on the chalkboard or other banners but sometimes people don't go for a long period due to reasons and they can miss it

Timothy 2 years ago

Negative experience: Overpriced

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Hi Timothy! I'm sorry you feel that way. Our prices are very competitive compared to other high-end gyms.

victor M (Vic) 2 years ago

Positive experience: It's alright

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Victor for your review. Always open to feedback to make it a 5 star experience.

WORLD ZHANG 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: A great place for exercises

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

It sure is! Thanks, William!

B.L Cumberbatch 2 years ago

Positive experience: very improved, modern facility

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Hi B.L Cumberbatch. This is the business account for U of M Recreation Services which are responsible for adult instructional programs, gym membership, personal training, and other services. If you have a complaint regarding a professor I would recommend taking it to the Faculty of Kinesiology general office located at 102 Frank Kennedy Centre. Please consider removing your review as it is irrelevant to the services we offer and does not provide any value to potential customers.

Louise Yang 2 years ago

Positive experience: It this gym free for U of M student ?

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Hello Shan, current UofM students get access to our facilities through their tuition. Go to the link below for more information.https://umanitoba.ca/community/sport-recreation/recreation-services/membership-rates

Derek Keddie 2 years ago

Positive experience: Big gym to have fun with friends

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Sorry you were have difficulty with your access. As mentioned in reviewing your account you had missed a few steps to set up your access and we have sent you the specific steps to get you set up. Thank you for your patience and we hope to see you here soon.

Matheo Villacres 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place, when it's not full...

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Matheo!

Djiogang Tefouet 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Huge and complete place. Has all the equipment you may need and more. Might be more expensive for those who are not U of M students compared to normal gyms.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We're actually on par with other gyms or even on the more competitive side when it comes to pricing. Thanks, Djiogang!

Rosty Othman 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing gym and pool, great staff, love umanitoba campus so much!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Jihad for your review. We really appreciate your 5 star review.

Anish Gaur 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Well-managed facility with a lot of open space. Gets really busy at peak hours, but still, you can manage to get a good workout.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Anish!

Madhushani Ariyadasa 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fabulous!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Madhushani, thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We really appreciate it.

William Cheung 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: A great place for exercises

Gui Ossig 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing place!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Amazing review! Thanks, Gui!

Natasha kausa 3 years ago

Positive experience: Really good gym. Has many equipment available and more than one per equipment. Has many activities available such as swimming, volleyball and a big track space. I would give 5 stars but their hours of opening are a bit disappointing they close at 8pm on the weekends which I think is a bit too early.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks for the honest review, Natasha! We appreciate your feedback.

Nitta Gopal Das 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: University active living centre with lots of activities including gym, swimming pool, yoga and exercises, high performance training centre etc. Membership is required to participate in the activities, however membership fee is free for the University students.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Nitta! Students pay a sport and rec fee in their tuition which provides them access to the gym and other sport and recreation facilities and activities at UM.

Oluwafisayo Folarin 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Took swimming classed here during the winter and it was a great experience even with the pandemic

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you for sharing this with us. We are glad you had such a great experience and took the time to share your review.

Nioosha Es 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best gym in wpg

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Nioosha for your review. We really appreciate it and happy you are so pleased.

Shandell Hikaru 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: The facilities are awesome, large clean space, full size track, more than enough equipment to change up the workouts every week. Most machines are labeled and have clear instructions, for the ones that don't the staff are amazing and super helpful.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Shandell we appreciate your review and are so happy to hear how happy you are with the facility, equipment and staff.

Jihad Kamal 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing gym and pool, great staff, love umanitoba campus so much!

Aljun Cabato 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I come here every morning with my friend, and the workers here are always nice! They always know how to help you out! The entire facility is amazing, definitely one of my favourite parts of the university

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Aljun for your 5 star review. We really appreciate your feedback.

Riya Desai 4 years ago

Fantastic experience:

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Riya. We really appreciate your 5 star review.

Meire Anne Mario 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The staff are amazingly helpful and friendly

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Meire Anne for the 5 star review. We love having you here!

Carole Collins 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always the best part of my day.Facility and people awesome

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

You are awesome, Carole! Thanks for the review.

Murshed amir 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for a good workout.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We agree! Thanks!

Celmiro De Paula 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Muito legal.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We think so too! Thanks for the 5 star review!

Danyal Farooq 4 years ago

Positive experience: I love this place.

Naveen Rakra 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Naveen for your feedback. We really appreciate your 5 star review.

Arshpreet Singh Pahwa 4 years ago

Positive experience: Exciting place to have fun and enjoy good activities

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Awesome! We are so glad that you enjoyed our facility!

Dayton Walker 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Phenomenal gym, multiples of every machine.

king Toby 4 years ago

Positive experience: Well staffed and has standard equipment

Elaina Waters 4 years ago

Positive experience: The gym space is nice and bright, and the climbing wall is awesome.

Rushdi Diab 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best GYM in Winnipeg

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Rushdi for your feedback. We really appreciate your 5 star review.

Lora Marshall 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean and big with nice amenities.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We love that our windows let in so much natural light! Thanks Lora!

Dajawa 1998 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Phenomenal gym, multiples of every machine.

Isabelle forest 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I go here to rock climb and I'm not even attending the university! Had bouldering and top rope climbing! Everyone is super friendly and are more than happy to belay and help with beta!

V _xx 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Well equipped gym. Always full of people.

M Salehi 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: One of the best. I love this place.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you M Salehi for your feedback. We really appreciate your 5 star review.

Aluko Victor 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Complete equipment set for a full workout. Great experience so far

Sheila Lapinski Smith 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome place to workout! Lots of variety in equipment, free weights, group classes, personal training, aquatic fitness. They have it all! Did I mention climbing wall and the rink?

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thank you Sheila for your feedback. We really appreciate your 5 star review and love having you on our team.

Adekunle Kehinde 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: This gym has world class training equipments and facilities. I especially love the 3 to 4 indoor basketball courts which are also used for squash and other indoor sports.

Farnaz Farshidfar 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: It's been about 5 years that I have U of M's gym membership. I like it, especially after the Active Living Centre has opened. It's a big facility with a lot of exercise equipments. Most group fitness classes are included in the membership and they are great with experienced instructors.

John David Thor 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great customer service!

Longfei Guan 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: big gym with great equipment

Pravir Garg 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: All the gyming machines amd weights are high quality and well maintained

Jane Njenga 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: It was okay

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Jane!

wenmin yu 5 years ago

Positive experience: 日日游个水

Dan 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place :)

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

It sure is! :) Thanks!

Pratik Nayak 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent place !!!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We're glad you liked it! Thanks, Pratik!

Deelaka Ratnayake 5 years ago

Negative experience: Always packed

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Hi Deelaka, it a picks a few times per day but most of the time it's very calm. I recommend looking at our peak times on Google to see if there's a less busy time that fits your schedule. Thanks for the review! :)

Kenish Chauhan 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best of all

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Kenish!

Charles Nguyen 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fun

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We agree! Thanks!

salman farshi 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Hygienic place

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We try our best to keep the facilities nice and clean. Thanks for the review!

Nikolaus Krutch 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: It’s really good

Thor 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great customer service!

Joshua Gomina (Moon_74teen) 5 years ago

Positive experience: Good gym

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Good review! Thanks! :)

Mubeen Mubarak Ali 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice and clean Best place for recreation.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Mubeen!

Sutirtha Saha 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pool experience always.

Chimdindu Eze 5 years ago

Positive experience: Good front desk, very informative

Dozie Ohiri 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Alot of gym equipment to choose from. There's also alot of space to work in.

Cesar Gabriel Marzoa Montalvo 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and helpful staff. Very well equipped gym. Superb place to workout. There is also a pool in here!

Moses _.K 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice gyms and sufficient equipment

Rafi Abdullahil 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing environment Loved it

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the review, Rafi!

Nimrat Pannu 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Just love this place ❤❤

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

We do too! Thanks for the review!

Emily CPY 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I absolutely love the facilities at this complex! The Active Living Centre facility and programs are amazing. There's a great little take out cafe on the main floor with lots of healthier options. It has a lounge that's open to the public at the entrance and the staff at the desk are super helpful if you have any questions.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

That's the Starting Block Cafe! We're very happy to have them in the Active Living Centre. Thanks, Emily!

Charles Ohiri 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Alot of gym equipment to choose from. There's also alot of space to work in.

KAUSHAL SHARMA 14BME1027 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this gym and as a graduate student they make it mandatory and jncluded the fee in the university fee itself which is very good. Really this is the time when I can enjoy sweating and rejuvinate myself.

A F 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Has everything I need for a gym

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Great to hear! Thanks!

Sam Krishnan 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Probably the best gym in the city. Amazing facilities and equipment, with highly trained staff!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Sam! Appreciate you pointing out the certified staff. We are one of the few CSEP-CEP certified facilities in Manitoba.

Mubeen Ali 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice and clean Best place for recreation.

Abdurahman Ibrahem 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: It is an amazing place where people come to learn, have fun, work out and meet new people. There are programs for all ages from toddlers to seniors and everyone is welcome I have great memories here I went to miniu when I was younger and now I just work out and its convenient for students that want to be healthy like me after your classes you can come workout and go home it's great.

Brandon Bouchard 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: The staff are super friendly, with a great selection of equipment, both free weight and machines.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Being friendly's the name of the game! Thanks, Brandon!

Harman Sandhu 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really great service at low prices. Biking swimming badminton basketball volleyball track wall climbing and basically everything physical. Excellent staff

Grace Z 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: The athletes center is really new and spacious.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks for sharing, Grace!

Adam Lakusta 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I've been to gyms at the U of S and U of C, and the U of M's gym is so much better than both. Love the amount of squat racks and the variety of equipment there.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Ouu... might need to share this with U of S and U of C. Get a little competition started. :) Thanks for the review, Adam!

Sutirtho Saha 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pool experience always.

Mu'taz Al-Momani 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: I mainly use the gym and for weights and it is pretty versatile and lots of choices of machines, staff are friendly and helpful especially Jim.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

I'll share your feedback with, Jim! Thanks for the review!

Kamsi Eze-okoli 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really it's amazing

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Kamsi!

Monjur Ahmed Hasan 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awsome.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

You're awesome! :)

Trisha Cwir 6 years ago

Positive experience: Great facility, but sometimes stinks like sweaty teenagers.. lol

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Haha! We have lots of students working up a healthy sweat over here. We got the big fan working again so the smell is much better now! :)

Cesar Gabriel 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and helpful staff. Very well equipped gym. Superb place to workout. There is also a pool in here!

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Awesome review, Cesar! Thanks!

Supreet gill 6 years ago

Positive experience: Kind of busy and the gyms are always badminton. Basketball only gets 1 court. Pool is nice and so is the workout area.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Supreet! We're looking at adding more rec use gym time for our basketball and badminton players. Appreciate the feedback!

Amritpal Singh Gill 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing placing for fitness.

VINOD PATEL 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Services Beyond expectations really good to enjoy and make progress

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Good to hear, Vinod! We're glad you're making progress. Thanks!

Saulo Quinteiro 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Complete gym. Nice place to get fit

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

It certainly is! Thanks!

Haowei Yan 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good Gym

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Haowei!

Fry 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best Gym ever. Best equipment ever. Best people ever. Best staff ever. I guess it's an ok place to go to then.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

I guess so!

Hany Metwally 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks, Hany!

Amretpal Singh Gill 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing placing for fitness.

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks Amritpal!

Swetul Patel 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome place to workout

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Couldn't agree more! Thanks!

Yixin Tian 7 years ago

Negative experience: Their staffs are the worst and all rude

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Thanks for the feedback, Frederick. I apologize for the negative experience. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] and provide more details so we can help remedy the situation.

Sergey Pochikovskiy 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: I like to work out here. A lot of machines and space

University of Manitoba Recreation Services

Glad you like it, Sergey! Thanks for the review!

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