About Us

Active Living is the University of Calgary’s campus recreation. We provide fun through accessible high-quality facilities, programs, and services. Active Living is where our community comes together to move, connect, and start something that leads to lifelong, active living. 

We exist to excite, educate, and empower our community through active living. At our core, it’s about creating exceptional experiences to support physical, mental, and social well-being for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community. 

Students are members 

Through the Campus Recreation Fee, students are members and can access a wide range of facilities across campus, from fitness centres, aquatics, climbing & bouldering walls, gymnasiums, racquet courts, the Olympic Oval, and more. 

We’re also one of the top student employers on campus, creating opportunities to gain work experience and earn income. 

See all that’s included for Students. 

Connection to community  

Our offerings extend to the public, strengthening the University’s connection beyond campus. This includes facility memberships, adult and youth programs, and UCalgary Camps, where participants build confidence, develop skills, and discover a lasting connection to active living. 

Accessibility and Inclusion  

We are committed to creating spaces where everyone belongs. With women’s-only workout times, sensory-friendly environments, and gender-neutral change rooms, we remove barriers so more people can participate in ways that feel right for them. 

The Outdoor Centre  

The Outdoor Centre is part of Active Living and has more than 50 years of experience helping people explore the outdoors and build new skills through gear rentals, outdoor programs, and services such as ski and bike tune-ups.