Whether you’ve hibernated over the winter or embraced the exhilarating and invigorating cold air outdoors, a new season is almost upon us and opportunities abound for getting outdoors and active in Leaside.
Looking for organized activities or for your own opportunities to get outside (or in) and move this spring (and beyond)?
Whatever your motivation, we’ve got you covered right here in Leaside! Registration-required programs:
For kids
- Leaside Girls Softball for girls in Grades 2 to 12 (leasidegirlssoftball.weebly.com).
- Leaside Baseball for house league, select, rep and elite play (Leasidebaseball.com).
- Leaside Soccer for kids aged 4 to 17 (leasidesoccer.net).
- Children’s Fitness Centre with programs for kids from 18 months to 18 years old. Programs include fun-fit gym, gymnastics, athletic development and cheerleading (childrensfitnesscentres.com).
- The Central Toronto Athletic Club offers training for kids in Grades 3 and up in the sport of middle-distance running (800m, 1,500m, 3,000m, Steeple Chase and 5,000m) on both the indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as cross-country running (centraltorontoac.ca).
- Dance at The Hive (hivedance.ca), the Creswell Dance Academy (creswelldance.com) or Poise Dance Academy (poisedance.ca).
For adults
- Leaside Lawn Bowling (leasidebowls.ca).
- Morning Glory Cycling Club (mgridetoronto.com).
- Pilates, yoga, spin and other workout options at MULTIPLE gyms and studios in the neighbourhood.
For kids and adults
- Martial Arts: MULTIPLE clubs in the neighbourhood.
- Spring Into Action Walk or Run – Youth Mental Health Day: June 15th in Sunnybrook Park (insideoutstudio.ca/spring-into-action).
- Leaside Pool with various times for multiple age groups for leisure swim, lane swim and aquafit (some programs are free; some require payment).
Non-programmed (and free!) options for movement
Want to get outside and move? Leaside has you covered.
Playgrounds with climbing structures: school yards, Georgia Walsh Memorial Park beside Leaside Library, Sandy Bruce Park, Leonard Linton Park, park at the top of the Leaside High School Hill (make sure you check the age limits).
Skateboard Park: Leonard Linton Park at 60 Research Rd.
Fields for pickup games, practising your sport or simply playing catch with your kids: schoolyards and the sports fields in Sunnybrook Park.
Hiking trails in Crothers Woods, Serena Gundy and Sunnybrook Park.
Basketball: Nets can be found in school yards and parks across the neighbourhood.
Running: track at Leaside High School, on the sidewalks, or in Serena Gundy or Sunnybrook Park.
Frisbee golf course at E.T. Seton Park.
Tennis: The Thorncliffe Park and Leaside Tennis Clubs are waitlisting but both have free public hours. Free courts are also available at Leaside High School and Rolph Road School.
Cycling: Enter the Don Trail system off Sutherland (north end) or Broadway (east end), take the Mud Creek trail down to the Brickworks or mountain bike in Crothers Woods.
