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The following is a list of community and recreation centres in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] The city operates 152 recreation centres across the city. [2] As part of the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, the Etobicoke Olympium [3] and the Toronto Track and Field Centre [4] will be closed, renovated, and will reopen on September 2, 2014.
In 1935, while a full-time school teacher, Tanny opened his first fitness club. [1] Located in his parents' Rochester garage, the gym uniquely had carpeting, bright colors, and background music. [1] In 1939, he closed that gym, which had done poorly, moved west, and, for a teaching degree, attended the University of Southern California. [3]
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre under construction in May 2014. The facility was funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto. In 2009, students at the University of Toronto Scarborough voted in favour of a 25-year levy which will contribute about $30 million to the facility. [4]
GoodLife purchased the 'Alliance' and 'Family Fitness' club chains in 2007–2008. By October 2011, the brand had over 275 clubs across Canada. [11] In 2009, GoodLife Fitness expanded into Eastern Canada by acquiring Nubody's family of clubs. [12] GoodLife Fitness also partnered with Energie Cardio in Quebec in that same year. [13]
They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions. "Gym" is also the commonly used name for a "fitness centre" or health club, which is often an area for indoor recreation. A "gym" may include or describe adjacent open air areas as well.
The OVO Athletic Centre, formerly the BioSteel Centre and the Toronto Raptors Training Centre, is a basketball practice facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Opened on February 10, 2016, [1] the facility is home to the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and owned by the team's owner, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE).
Along with the 2,000-seat, internationally-rated field house for basketball, volleyball and other court sports, the multi-storey sport and exercise facility houses a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning centre, fitness studio and sports medicine clinic, along with research and teaching laboratories.
Concord Park Place in 2023 Ethennonnhawahstihnen’ Community Recreation Centre and Library. Concord Park Place is a 45-acre (18 ha) multi-tower condominium complex under construction by developer Concord Adex in Toronto, Ontario. The development is the second largest master-planned community in Toronto, behind CityPlace on Toronto's waterfront ...