{"id":26855,"date":"2015-12-10T09:28:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T14:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=26855"},"modified":"2015-12-10T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T14:28:37","slug":"did-you-know-toronto-pan-am-sports-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2015\/12\/10\/did-you-know-toronto-pan-am-sports-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know? Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"I recently became aware of the fact that quite a number of students don\u2019t know that their T-Card gives them access to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC), located at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC).\r\n\r\nThis facility is heaven on earth, my friends. It\u2019s a magical utopia of athletics, fitness and recreation. And it has a Booster Juice! Seriously, this is my favourite place to train. During the summer (I had a membership because I was enrolled in summer courses) I would often go three to four days in a row.\r\n\r\nOnce finals are over, I fully intend to be back at it and I can\u2019t wait.\r\n\r\n
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Artsy TPASC-appreciation picture I took a little while ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIf you live in the GTA, I highly recommend checking it out. Holidays are just around the corner and there\u2019s no better way to spend free time and stay active FOR FREE at UTSC.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s located just south of the 401 Morningside exit. If you\u2019re driving, not to worry, you can enjoy two hours of complimentary parking. Just drive up to the gate and take a ticket. As long as you feed the ticket to the gate on your way out within two hours, you\u2019re home free! Pun not intended, but thoroughly enjoyed.\r\n\r\n
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A friend once said that when he walks up to TPASC he can't help but feel like he's about to do something legendary. I can thoroughly relate. Source: tpasc.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nMost visitors to TPASC (pronounced: Tee-pask) scan membership cards to get in. St. George T-Cards \u2014 as far as I know \u2014 still don\u2019t scan as we aren\u2019t in the system. When you arrive at the turnstiles, just show someone at the desk your T-Card and say you\u2019re a St. George student. Most of them will know to let you in. If they don\u2019t, you\u2019ll have to explain your card doesn\u2019t scan.\r\n\r\n
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Isn't it beautiful? Source: tpasc.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThis facility is massive and expensive. It was a $205 million investment, the largest amount ever spent on amateur sport in Canadian history (according to the National Post<\/em>). So what did we get for that $205 million? A LOT. TPASC offers a variety of fitness and aquatics classes and the membership is designed so that they\u2019re all free. So is swimming, use of the track, field house and fitness centre, and the CLIMBING WALL.\r\n\r\n
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Source: tpasc.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nYes, TPASC has a climbing wall (41 feet!). There are introductory classes and drop-in hours you can take advantage of once the staff are comfortable letting you climb on your own \u2014 for safety reasons, of course. I actually haven\u2019t checked this off my to-do list yet and I\u2019m excited to take it on next summer.\r\n\r\nFor now, I\u2019ll be enjoying this new facility by using the fitness centre. The place has everything I could possibly need, including things I have no idea what to do with! Which reminds me...check this out! It\u2019s not something we have in any of the athletic centres at St. George, and it\u2019s super cool! May I present Jacob\u2019s Ladder:\r\n\r\n
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Source: bickelsinc.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s essentially an inclined treadmill, but instead of running, you climb. It\u2019s actually really challenging and can feel really silly, but I like to use it to change up my routine and do something a little more interesting now and then. You will feel the burn, my friends.\r\n\r\nAnd I\u2019ll feel a very different burn if I don\u2019t get back to studying soon\u2026\r\n\r\nThis is my last post before the holidays, so I\u2019m wishing you all the best of luck on your finals and a very happy, very restful holiday! Check back in January for the 4-1-1 on new active classes, events and opportunities on campus to help you beat the winter blues.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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