Health & Wellness
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Fitness Facilities
Dalplex
902-494-3372
6260 South St.
If you鈥檙e a full-time student, you have a membership to Dalplex, the university鈥檚 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鈥檙e 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
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鈥檙e 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鈥攅verything 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
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.