Your exercise routine doesn’t have to be stuffed and basted this holiday season. Leave the fattening for the turkey and take advantage of the public gyms, pools, ice rinks and golf courses open Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
On Dec. 25 the fitness centres are open at Hillcrest, Kitsilano and Trout Lake community centres. On the same day, Hillcrest, Kerrisdale and West End ice rinks are open as well as the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.
Golf courses are open through the winter, including the holidays this season, at Fraserview, Langara and McCLeery.
On Jan. 1 the fitness centres at Britannia, Dunbar, Hillcrest, Kerrisdale, Killarney, Kitsilano, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Templeton and Trout Lake community centres are open.
Also New Year’s Day, the ice rinks at Trout Lake, West End, Hillcrest, Kitsilano, Killarney and Sunset community centres are open as well as the pools at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre and Britannia, Kerrisdale, Killarney and Templeton community centres.
For schedules and costs, call the city at 311 or visit vancouver.ca.