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General Strange Hall Fitness Centre

Membership

To get a membership, please fill out the GSH Membership Request form or email us at [email protected]

Rules

  • All users are required to wear a mask while in the facility, except while swimming and working out.
  • Rowdy and boisterous behaviour which is distracting to others or is dangerous to either persons or property is not permitted and users will be asked to leave the premises.
  • Tobacco, food or drink products - except water- are not permitted in the gymnasium, weight/cardio room, or pool area.
  • Only families with children and persons with a disability may use the family change rooms. Storage of personal belongings in the family change rooms are at users own risk.
  • Children younger than age six do not need a GSH access card and are free, however, they must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • Children aged 12 and younger may only participate in supervised programs - swimming, theatre, recreation school age programs - and can use the gym floor if the parent/guardian is present on the gym floor or using the indoor running track.
  • Children ages 12 to 17 may use all facilities except the weight/cardio room and sauna, however, they may use sauna with a parent/guardian in attendance.
  • Children 13 to 17 may use the weight/cardio room if they have attended the Youth Cardio and Strength Training Orientation.
  • Users must be aged 16 or older - unless accompanied by a parent/guardian - to use the squash/racquetball courts.

Dress Code

  • Users shall wear clothing to the activity in which they are participating.  
  • Dress is to be in good taste.
  • Prohibited clothing includes shirtless, half shirts, torn and/or cut shirt, suggestive insignias or pictures, jeans, or bathing suit.  
  • Any garment inscribed or painted with offensive language or symbols is prohibited.
  • Short-shorts are not permitted.  
  • Revealing clothing that exposes midriff front, the buttocks, any portion of under garments designed to be worn under garments are not authorized while working out.  
  • See through garments are not permitted.
  • A t-shirt/muscle shirt/tank top must be worn at all times.
  • The wearing of sports bras/sports tops must be covered by a t-shirt/muscle shirt/tank top.
  • Combat clothing is not permitted.
  • Barefoot in public places is not permitted.
  • Running shoes worn on the street are not to be worn in the gym or the Weight/Cardio/Combat Fitness rooms.  
  • Sandals, combat boots, or open toed shoes are not permitted in the Weight/Cardio/Combat Fitness rooms.
  • Running shoes and weight boots are the only footwear permitted.
  • Users shall place excess clothing in appropriate dressing rooms or hallway lockers provided.
  • Excessive clothing/footwear is not to be left on the floor in the weight/cardio/combat fitness rooms.
  • No gym bags/back packs are permitted in weight/cardio/combat fitness rooms at any time.