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UNB Recreation: Currie Center, Pool and Membership
If you're a full-time UNB Fredericton student, taking at least four classes, you're already a REDS Recreation member, and your UCard is your membership card. That covers the Richard J. Currie Center, with strength and cardio equipment, an indoor track and two recreational gyms, plus group fitness classes. Regular hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. In Saint John, full- and part-time students use the Athletics Centre free.
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Who's covered in Fredericton
- Full-time students, enrolled in at least four classes, are members automatically. Use your UCard to get in.
- Part-time students pay a facility access fee at Financial Services to get a membership.
- Group fitness classes are included in REDS Rec memberships.
- Others can buy 1-month, 4-month or annual memberships with no joining fee, or a day pass for $12 or a week pass for $30.
The Richard J. Currie Center
The Currie Center is at the bottom of the Fredericton campus, at 15 Peter Kelly Drive. It has strength training equipment, free weights, cardio machines, an indoor track and two recreational gyms. REDS Rec also runs personal training, fitness testing and wellness workshops for a fee.
| When | Hours |
|---|---|
| Regular hours, Monday to Friday | 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Regular hours, Saturday and Sunday | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Summer hours, Monday to Friday | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Summer hours, Saturday and Sunday | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
- Regular hours resumed September 8. Holidays have shorter hours, and the Currie Center is closed on New Year's Day.
- The Client Services desk in the Currie Center handles sign-ups: (506) 453-4579 or redsrec@unb.ca.
The Sir Max Aitken Pool
Members with an aquatic or combined membership can use the Sir Max Aitken (SMA) Pool in the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium. It's a six-lane, 25-metre pool kept at 80°F, with a diving tank.
The schedule sets times for lap swims and dive tank access, and open recreation and family swims are open to all ages. Adult beginner swim lessons run on Saturdays.
If you study in Saint John
Full-time and part-time Saint John students can use the G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre free of charge. It has three full-size gyms, a weight room, a fitness room and a multi-purpose room.
Next door, the Canada Games Stadium has an artificial field, a track and throwing areas, grandstand seating and four changing rooms.
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