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Fitness Facilities

Dalplex 


902-494-3372
6260 South St.

If you’re a full-time student, you have a membership to Dalplex, the university’s primary fitness facility, which includes: a fitness centre with cardio and strength-training equipment; studios with over 35 weekly drop-in fitness classes; spin studio; 50m pool; indoor track; basketball, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, squash, and racquetball courts; outdoor turf field; outdoor tennis courts; climbing walls; and more.

Sexton Gym


902-494-6053
Building A, Sexton Campus

If you’re a full-time student, your DalCard also gets you into Sexton Gym, which includes: a fitness centre with cardio and strength-training equipment; fitness studio with drop-in fitness classes; basketball and badminton courts; and more.

Fitness Programs

Aquatics


902-494-3357

Your Dalplex membership gets you access to the 8-lane, 50-metre indoor pool, featuring:

  • daily lane swims and weekend open/family swims
  • deep and shallow-end aquafit classes
  • 1- and 3-metre diving boards
  • 5-metre diving tower

Register online or call for info about lifesaving classes, training programs, swim lessons, and women-only swim times.

Climbing  


902-494-1605

Your Dalplex membership also includes access to two indoor climbing walls: the unsupervised bouldering wall in the fieldhouse and the Rock Court on the lower level. All climbers need to complete an accreditation clinic (for a small fee) at Dalplex before being allowed to climb in the Rock Court. There are also plenty of programs offered for novice to advanced climbers.

Fitness classes & programs


902-494-3372

From personal training to free drop-in group fitness classes and fee-based ones, Dalplex and Sexton Gym have a wide variety of classes, programs, and lessons, including body strong, boot camp, kickboxing, spin, step, yoga, and zumba.

Group Counselling

dal.ca/group-counselling

Build your skills and improve your health among peers! Group counselling is available for anxiety, stress, eating disorders, grief, resilience and more.

Health & Dental Insurance


dsuhealth@dal.ca
Student Union Building (3rd floor)

All full-time students are automatically enrolled in the DSU Health and Dental Plan that provides you with insurance coverage for medical, dental, travel, accident, vision, and many other services. If you’re an international student, you're automatically enrolled and billed for the DSU International Student Health Plan, providing coverage for visits with a doctor.

The DSU Health Plan(s) are mandatory unless you have comparable coverage. Visit the website for information about opting out of the plan(s).

You need to visit  to download your drug & dental plan card. If you're an international student, visit  to download your international health plan card.

Intramurals & Sport Clubs

Intramurals 

There are over 25 different intramural leagues, mini-leagues, and tournaments—everything from soccer, flag football, and hockey in the fall, to curling, basketball, and inner tube water polo in the winter. Space is limited, and thousands of students play intramurals every year, so register early. Online registration opens at the end of August (click on the IMLeagues Login button). Ways to register:

  • talk to your residence or faculty sports rep to join a residence or faculty team
  • get a group of friends together and enter your own team 
  • sign up on IMLeagues as a free agent to connect with other teams and/or be placed on a team

Sport Clubs

Looking for something a bit more competitive? Dal has more than 25 sport clubs, including baseball, badminton, cheerleading, curling, dance, football, field hockey, rowing, rugby, and sailing.

Mental Health Resources

dal.ca/mental-health

As a Dal student, you also have access to a library of online and mobile health resources. From building your resilience through the Q Life program, to texting a counsellor from your phone, there are many ways you can take care of and improve your health right from home!

Student Health & Wellness Centre

dal.ca/studenthealth
902-494-2171
LeMarchant Place (2nd floor)

The Student Health & Wellness Centre offers an on-campus clinic with a diverse and interprofessional health care team, including doctors, nurses, counsellors and a social worker. We offer same-day and booked appointments for all your physical, mental, and sexual health needs, including vaccines, prescriptions, counselling, and psychiatric and specialist referrals. Book online or call to set up an appointment.

Flu shots and STI screening clinics are offered in various locations across Dal's campuses. Learn more about dates, locations and what to expect at dal.ca/flu and dal.ca/stiscreening