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Active Living Centre

Opened in 2015, the Active Living Centre (ALC) is a state-of-the-art fitness and recreation hub which includes numerous workout spaces and adjoins to the Frank Kennedy Centre, home of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management.

Workout area and climbing wall

Widely considered one of the best facilities of its kind in Canada, the ALC features one of the largest collections of networked Pre-Cor fitness machines in the world, accessible equipment, the second largest climbing wall in the city and a 200-metre elevated indoor track.

Fitness studio

Fitness classes, yoga, dance, cycling and martial arts are taught in multi-purpose studios throughout the ALC and Frank Kennedy Centre. A wide variety of recreation programs are offered each semester for students to choose from.

Gold Gym

Gold Gym is the largest of three gymnasiums in Frank Kennedy Centre. A variety of intramural sports such as basketball, volleyball, dodgeball and floor hockey are offered in these gyms, as well as other indoor and outdoor recreation facilities across campus.

Agora

The Agora is a bright, welcoming place to study, eat and catch up with friends. Students can visit the nearby customer service desk for Recreation Services information and access to facilities and change rooms.

Joyce Fromson Pool

The Joyce Fromson Pool is available to students, staff, faculty and alumni in addition to the general public. Pool temperature is set at a cool 28ºC as the pool also serves as a training centre for high-performance athletes.

Exterior of the Active Living Centre at night. Large glass walls reveal a warmly lit interior with a walking track, several treadmills and other exercise equipment.
Five students with notebooks and laptops sit working at small round tables in a brightly lit room with high ceilings and concrete floors and pillars. A climbing wall within the Active Living Centre is in the background.
A woman wearing headphones performs hip thrusts with a barbell on a padded mat. Squat racks, medicine balls, and other exercise equipment are in the distant background.
Several students look on from a bench as others play recreational basketball in a gym. One player is in mid air under the net attempting to score.
Large swimming pool from the perspective of a diving board. The main pool area is divided into six swimming lanes.
Empty arena with score board, bleachers, and hockey ice. The UM Bisons logo is at centre ice.
Large indoor sports complex. The slogan "home of the bisons" is printed on the floor. In the centre are three badminton courts with a running track around the outside.
Two women in jerseys intensely play soccer on an outdoor pitch while bleachers full of cheering spectators look on.