Get back in action
This winter, enjoy great prices and membership benefits at a municipally operated fitness centre near you. The Halifax Regional Municipality’s fitness centres offer low-cost memberships, no commitment or long-term contracts and a variety of group fitness programs and activities to choose from.
Check out a fitness centre in your community:
- Findlay Community Centre | 26 Elliot Street, Dartmouth
- Gordon R. Snow Community Centre | 1359 Fall River Road, Fall River
- Musquodoboit Harbour Recreation Centre | 7900 Highway 7, Musquodoboit Harbour
- Sheet Harbour Recreation Centre | Blue Water Building, 22756 Highway #7, Sheet Harbour
- Chocolate Lake Community Centre | 1014 Purcells Cove Road, Halifax
- Captain William Spry Community Centre | 16 Sussex St., Halifax
- Sackville Sports Stadium | 409 Glendale Drive, Lower Sackville
Memberships
Information on membership fees by facility type.
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Small Facilities
Locations: Findlay Centre -
Adult
One Month Paid in full: $25.00
Monthly roll over: $25.00
Year Paid in full: $275.00
Day Pass: $2.50
10 visit Pass: $25.00Youth/Seniors
One Month Paid in full: $18.75
Monthly roll over: $18.75
Year Paid in full: $206.00
Day Pass: $2.50
10 visit Pass: $18.75Drop-In Programs
Open Swims: $2.00 per person
Other drop-in programs: $5.00 per activity -
Medium Size Facilities
Locations: Gordon R Snow, Musquodoboit Harbour, Chocolate Lake -
Adult
One Month Paid in full $30.00
Monthly roll over $30.00
Year Paid in full $330.00
Day Pass $5.00
10 visit Pass $50.00Youth/Seniors
One Month Paid in full $22.50
Monthly roll over $22.50
Year Paid in full $247.50
Day Pass $5.00
10 visit Pass $37.50Drop-In Programs
$5.00 per activity -
Large Facilities
Location: Captian Spry Community Centre -
Adult
One Month Paid in full $ 35.00
Monthly roll over $ 35.00
Year Paid in full $385.00
Day Pass $7.50
10 visit Pass: $75.00Youth/Seniors
One Month Paid in full $ 26.25
Monthly roll over $ 26.25
Year Paid in full $288.75
Day Pass $7.50
10 visit Pass: $56.25Drop-In Programs
Open Swims: $2.00 per person
Other drop-in programs: $5.00 per activity -
Major Facilities
Location: Sackville Sports Stadium -
Adult
One Month paid in full. $ 40.00
Monthly roll over $ 40.00
Year membership: $440.00
Day Pass: $10.00
10 visit Pass: $100.00Youth/Senior
One Month Paid in full $ 30.00
Monthly roll over M $ 30.00
Year Paid in full $330.00
Day Pass: $10.00
10 visit Pass: $75.00Drop-In Programs
Open Swims: $2.00 per person
Other drop-in programs: $5.00 per activity
Fitness Centres
Detailed information on facilities, equipment and hours of operation for each municipally operated fitness centre.
- Captain William Spry Community Centre (Spryfield)
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Hours
Monday to Friday: 6:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- Treadmills and exercise bikes
- Smith machine
- Stability ball
- Dumbbells
- Barbells
- Weight stack strength machines
- Elliptical cross trainers
- Resistance tubing
- Body composition analyzer scale
- Locker and shower facilities
- Sauna
- Air-conditioning
- Chocolate Lake Community Centre (Halifax)
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Hours
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sat & Sun – 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- Treadmills and exercise bikes
- Elliptical machines
- Exercise ball
- Dumbbells
- Barbells
- Curl bar
- Variety of plate loaded and selectorized strength machines
- Lockers
- Showers
- Findlay Community Centre (Dartmouth)
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Hours
We are open. Updated hours to come.
Fitness Centre Equipment
- Treadmills and exercise bikes
- Elliptical machines
- Leg machine
- Bench press
- Seven-station multi-gym
- Dumbbells and barbells
- Exercise balls
- Floor-length mirror
For facility access and pricing click here.
- Gordon R. Snow Community Centre (Fall River)
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Hours
Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- Treadmills and exercise bikes
- Elliptical machines
- Seven-station multi-gym
- Ropes and mats
- Jones machine
- Dumbbells and barbells
- Exercise balls
- Floor-length mirrors
- Lockers
- TRX
- Benches
- Rowing machine
- Musquodoboit Harbour Recreation Centre (Musquodoboit Harbour)
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Hours
Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. and 1 –9 p.m.
Saturdays: 8 a.m.–1 p.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- Upright & Recumbent Bikes
- Arc Trainer
- Elliptical
- Nautilius & Universal Equipment
- Free Weights/Benches
- Stretching/Mat Area
- Treadmills
- Rower
- Smith Machine
- Cable Crossover
- Hoist Power Rack
- Stability Balls
- Heavy Bag
- Medicine Balls
- Air-conditioned facility
- Program Planning & Training Sessions
- Musquodoboit Valley Recreation Office (Musquodoboit Valley)
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Hours
The Musquodoboit Valley Recreation Office's Fitness Centre is currently closed.
Fitness Centre Equipment
- Treadmill and arc trainer/eliptical
- Recumbent bike
- 1-7 station multi-gym
- Weight bar with weights
- Free weight dumbbells
- Step platforms and risers
- Mats
- Exercise balls
- Medicine balls
- Tension ropes
- Kettlebells
For facility access and pricing click here.
- North Preston Community Centre (North Preston)
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Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- Treadmills
- Elliptical machines
- Mats
- Dumbbells and barbells
- Floor-lengths mirrors
- Lockers
For facility access and pricing click here.
- Sackville Sports Stadium (Lower Sackville)
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Hours
Monday to Thursday: 5:15 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
Friday: 5:15 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- 7 Precor recumbent bikes, 2 Expresso bikes, 2 Keiser spin bikes & 2 Star Trac upright bikes
- 4 Concept II rowers
- 11 Precor treadmills & 1 Life Fitness treadmill
- 6 Elliptical CXT’s, 2 seated lateral Octane elliptical & 1 Lateral X elliptical
- 3 Precor AMT
- 1 Stairmaster Gauntlet & 1 Stairmaster Stepper
- 1 Scifit Ergometer
- 9 Piece Nautilus One Circuit & 15 Piece Nautilus Nitro Circuit
- Variety of Atlantis Selectorized Hammer Strength Plate Loaded
- 4 Power Racks
- Olympic lifting station
- 4 free weight benches, 1 decline & 1 incline bench press
- 6 stack Precor Cable System
- Life Fitness cable station & Free Motion cable station
- 2 Precor seated stretchers & 1 true stretcher
- 2 Core Total Gyms
- Variety of body bars, Swiss balls, kettlebells, barbells
- Many sets of dumbbells and steel dumbbells 20–160 pounds
- Locker rooms
Personal trainers
Certified personal trainers are on staff to help you meet your fitness goals. Various registration and price options are available.
- Sheet Harbour Recreation Office - Seaside Fitness Centre (Sheet Harbour)
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Hours
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. & 3 – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Saturday 8 -11 a.m.Fitness Centre Equipment
- Cross training machines
- Treadmills
- Bikes and rowers
- Leg extension and curl machines
- Horizontal leg press
- Power rack
- Calf machine
- Seated chest press
- Lat pull down
- Low cable row
- Hyper extension bench
- Converging shoulder press
- Hi-lo cable crossover
- Abductor/adductor
- Free weights and barbells
- Benches
- Stability balls