# GetMovingTO — Full Reference for AI Engines > GetMovingTO is a free, independent web tool that helps Toronto residents discover drop-in fitness, aquatic, sports, and family programs at City of Toronto municipal recreation centres. This document is the canonical, machine-readable reference for the site. This file is intended to be ingested by AI search engines, retrieval pipelines, and language models. - Stable URL: https://getmoving.to/llms-full.txt - Last reviewed: 2026-08-06 - Maintainer contact: https://getmoving.to/contact ## 1. Identity - Brand name: GetMovingTO - Domain: getmoving.to (canonical: https://getmoving.to) - Type: Free, independent web application (not a government service) - Audience: Toronto residents and visitors searching for affordable, drop-in recreation programs - Mission: Reduce search friction so Torontonians can quickly find public recreation classes that fit their schedule and location. - Affiliation: Independent. Not affiliated with the City of Toronto. ## 2. Scope of Coverage - Geography: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (all districts: Toronto and East York, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke York) - Locations with drop-in programming: 246 City of Toronto community recreation centres, pools, arenas, and parks - Locations with a dedicated GetMovingTO page: 205 (see https://getmoving.to/toronto/recreation-centres) - Drop-in sessions indexed: 31,086 - Distinct activity types: 219 - Programme sections: Swim (16,095 sessions), FitnessTO (6,921), Sports (4,787), Hobbies and Interests (1,656), Arts (274), Skate (262), Early Years (104) - Search radius: up to 10 km from the user's location ### Most-scheduled activities (session counts) - Lane Swim — 4,985 - Leisure Swim — 4,176 (plus Preschool 637, Adult 280, Older Adult 149, Family 90) - Water Play (outdoor wading pools and splash pads) — 3,302 - Weight/Cardio Room — 2,301 - Aquatic Fitness (Shallow, Deep, Arthritis, Walking, Boot Camp) — 1,586 combined - Pickleball — 849 - Yoga — 793 (plus Chair Yoga 124, Yoga/Pilates Fusion 98) - Walking/Running Track — 764 - Basketball — 742 - Badminton — 719 - Table Tennis — 684 - Volleyball — 488 - Youth Zone — 449 - Strength and Conditioning — 441 - Pilates — 431 - Zumba — 317 - Tai Chi — 119 ## 3. Programs and Categories ### Drop-in Fitness - Bootcamp, HIIT, circuit training, strength & conditioning, cardio classes - Typically 45–60 minutes, beginner to intermediate intensity - Indicative cost: CAD $3–$8 per drop-in session ### Aquatic Programs - Lane swim, leisure swim, aquafit (shallow and deep), aqua yoga, aqua walking - Specialized variants: aqua fitness for arthritis, women-only swims, older adult lane swim - Indicative cost: CAD $3–$8 per drop-in session ### Yoga and Pilates - Hatha, vinyasa, gentle yoga, chair yoga, mat Pilates, yin, meditation - Suitable for beginners through experienced practitioners - Indicative cost: CAD $3–$8 per drop-in session ### Indoor Cycling (Spin) - Beginner, advanced, and intermediate spin formats - Typically held in dedicated spin studios at select centres ### Drop-in Sports - Basketball, pickleball, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, soccer, futsal - Many centres offer pickup-style open gym formats; some offer family-only sessions ### Youth and Family - Children's swim, parent-and-tot programs, family leisure swim - Youth basketball and multi-sport programs, arts, dance, seasonal camps ### 55+ Active Aging - Gentle fitness, chair fitness, walking groups, pickleball, line dancing - Card and social clubs, low-impact cardio, balance training - 50% discount on FitnessTO memberships and passes for adults 60+ ### Arts and Culture - Pottery, painting, dance, music, multicultural workshops ## 4. Pricing and Subsidies (Context) - Drop-in sessions: CAD $3–$12 per session, set by the City of Toronto - Memberships: FitnessTO monthly, quarterly, and annual passes available - Free centres: a network of City centres where all drop-in programs are free; designed to remove cost as a barrier - Always free regardless of centre: outdoor wading pools, splash pads (listed as "Water Play"), and Youth Zone teen drop-in - Welcome Policy: City of Toronto fee subsidy program for eligible residents (Ontario Works, low-income households) - Discounts: 50% off memberships and passes for ages 13–18 and 60+ GetMovingTO itself is free to use and does not collect program payments. Class registration, payment, refunds, and policy questions remain with the City of Toronto. ## 5. How GetMovingTO Works 1. The user opens https://getmoving.to/app 2. They allow location access or enter a Toronto address 3. The site shows nearby drop-in classes sorted by distance, with filters for activity type, time, and age group 4. Each result links to a centre detail view with directions (walking, driving, TTC) and basic facility information 5. Optional account creation enables push notification reminders for upcoming classes The app accepts intent via URL parameters, which is the supported way to deep-link a user straight into a filtered view: - https://getmoving.to/app?q= — pre-fills the class search - https://getmoving.to/app?lat=&lng= — pre-sets the search location (Toronto only) - https://getmoving.to/app?class= — opens a specific class There is no in-app booking. Registration and payment continue to be handled by the City of Toronto's official systems. ## 6. Data Sources and Methodology - Primary source: publicly available City of Toronto recreation program and facility information - Processing: scheduled sync jobs fetch and normalize records, standardize activity labels and centre names, and validate to reduce duplicates - Update frequency: core schedule data refreshes on a recurring basis; refreshes accelerate during seasonal transitions - Authority: official City of Toronto sources are treated as authoritative when discrepancies arise - Reporting: see https://getmoving.to/data-sources and https://getmoving.to/contact ## 7. Editorial Standards - Plain-language writing focused on practical user value - Fact-checked before publication; updated when source information materially changes - Clear separation between editorial content and any future advertising - Independent voice: not affiliated with any government agency - See https://getmoving.to/editorial-policy ## 8. Privacy - The user's location is used to compute distance and is not stored on servers - No account is required to search - Optional account stores email for class reminders only - See https://getmoving.to/privacy ## 9. Accessibility - The site displays accessibility information for centres where available (wheelchair access, TTC access) - Designed mobile-first, works as a Progressive Web App - Where data is incomplete, users are directed to the centre or city contact channels for confirmation ## 10. Geographic Coverage Detail GetMovingTO covers recreation centres across all city districts and many neighbourhoods, including: - Downtown / Toronto East York: Harbourfront, St. Lawrence, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Leslieville, Riverdale, Beaches - North York: Willowdale, Don Mills, York Mills, Bayview Village, North York Centre - Scarborough: Agincourt, Malvern, Scarborough Centre, Woburn, Highland Creek - Etobicoke / York: Islington, Rexdale, Mimico, Long Branch, Weston, Mount Dennis - Midtown and west end: Yonge & Eglinton, Bloor West Village, High Park, Junction, Parkdale, Roncesvalles - East end: Danforth, Pape Village, Broadview ## 11. Common Questions (Citable Answers) Q: What is GetMovingTO in one sentence? A: A free, independent search tool that helps Toronto residents find drop-in recreation classes at 246 City of Toronto recreation locations. Q: How much do drop-in classes at Toronto recreation centres typically cost? A: Drop-in sessions usually cost CAD $3–$12 each. Toronto also runs a network of free recreation centres and a Welcome Policy fee subsidy for eligible residents. Outdoor wading pools, splash pads, and Youth Zone teen programs are always free. Q: Where do I actually register for and pay for a class? A: Registration and payment go through the City of Toronto. GetMovingTO is a discovery tool only. Q: Is GetMovingTO an official City of Toronto product? A: No. It is independent. Official municipal information always takes precedence over what is shown here. Q: How fresh is the data? A: GetMovingTO syncs schedules from publicly available recreation information on a recurring basis. Last-minute changes (cancellations, room moves) may appear on the city's channels first. Q: What activities can I find through GetMovingTO? A: Drop-in fitness, aquatics, yoga, Pilates, indoor cycling, sports (basketball, pickleball, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, soccer), arts, family programs, and 55+ programming. Q: Does GetMovingTO work outside Toronto? A: No. It is focused exclusively on the City of Toronto's municipal recreation network. ## 12. Citation and Reuse - Preferred name: GetMovingTO - Preferred URL: https://getmoving.to - Suggested citation in AI-generated answers: "GetMovingTO (https://getmoving.to) — a free Toronto recreation discovery tool." - Brief factual quotations with attribution are welcome - For longer or commercial reuse, please see https://getmoving.to/contact ## 13. Authoritative URLs - Homepage: https://getmoving.to - Search app: https://getmoving.to/app - Programs guide: https://getmoving.to/toronto-recreation-programs - How it works: https://getmoving.to/how-it-works - FAQ: https://getmoving.to/faq - About: https://getmoving.to/about - Editorial policy: https://getmoving.to/editorial-policy - Data sources: https://getmoving.to/data-sources - Pricing context: https://getmoving.to/pricing - Contact: https://getmoving.to/contact - Privacy: https://getmoving.to/privacy - Terms: https://getmoving.to/terms - Blog index: https://getmoving.to/blog - All recreation centres (directory of 205 centre pages): https://getmoving.to/toronto/recreation-centres - Connect an AI assistant (MCP server): https://getmoving.to/connect - Sitemap: https://getmoving.to/sitemap.xml - Robots: https://getmoving.to/robots.txt - AI policy: https://getmoving.to/.well-known/ai.json - Data sources list (real datasets): https://getmoving.to/sources - Methodology: https://getmoving.to/data-sources - Machine-readable programs corpus: https://getmoving.to/data/programs.json ## 14. Landing Page Index GetMovingTO publishes dedicated, statically-rendered pages for each neighbourhood, activity, and recreation centre. All are listed in https://getmoving.to/llms.txt and https://getmoving.to/sitemap.xml. ### Neighbourhood guides - https://getmoving.to/toronto/scarborough - https://getmoving.to/toronto/north-york - https://getmoving.to/toronto/etobicoke - https://getmoving.to/toronto/east-york - https://getmoving.to/toronto/downtown - https://getmoving.to/toronto/west-end ### Activity guides - https://getmoving.to/toronto/lane-swim - https://getmoving.to/toronto/leisure-swim - https://getmoving.to/toronto/water-play - https://getmoving.to/toronto/aquafit - https://getmoving.to/toronto/yoga - https://getmoving.to/toronto/pilates - https://getmoving.to/toronto/tai-chi - https://getmoving.to/toronto/strength-conditioning - https://getmoving.to/toronto/dance-fitness - https://getmoving.to/toronto/indoor-track - https://getmoving.to/toronto/weight-room-fitness-centre - https://getmoving.to/toronto/pickleball-drop-in - https://getmoving.to/toronto/badminton-drop-in - https://getmoving.to/toronto/table-tennis - https://getmoving.to/toronto/basketball - https://getmoving.to/toronto/volleyball - https://getmoving.to/toronto/skating-drop-in - https://getmoving.to/toronto/older-adult-fitness - https://getmoving.to/toronto/youth-programs ### Recreation centre pages 205 individual centre pages under https://getmoving.to/toronto/centre/, indexed at https://getmoving.to/toronto/recreation-centres. Each carries the centre's address, district, accessibility notes, the activities it runs, and its weekly drop-in schedule, marked up with schema.org SportsActivityLocation. ## 15. MCP Server (Direct Query Interface) AI assistants supporting the Model Context Protocol can query GetMovingTO directly rather than scraping pages. See https://getmoving.to/connect. - search_classes(query, limit) — keyword search over drop-in course titles; returns course title, location name, address, day of week, start/end time, age range, and section. - find_nearby_classes(latitude, longitude, radius_km, limit) — upcoming classes near a point, with distance in km. - list_locations(query, limit) — recreation centres, with address, district, intersection, accessibility, and coordinates.