HUR Room at Abilities Centre
About This Program
The world’s largest installation of HUR adaptive fitness and rehabilitation equipment, open to members of all ages and abilities.
Strength training reimagined.
At Abilities Centre, we believe that access to high-quality fitness equipment should never be limited by age, ability, or fitness level. The HUR Room makes that belief a reality.
Abilities Centre is home to the world’s largest installation of Helsinki University Research (HUR) fitness and rehabilitation equipment, a distinction that reflects our commitment to offering members something genuinely different from any other fitness facility in Canada. Designed with full accessibility at its core, the HUR Room provides a joint-friendly, evidence-informed workout environment that works for everyone, from first-time exercisers and older adults to post-rehabilitation participants and high-
What is our HUR Room?
What makes HUR different?
Traditional weight-based equipment was not designed with everyone in mind. Heavy stacks, fixed ranges of motion, and awkward entry points create barriers for people with disabilities, older adults, and anyone returning to fitness after an injury or illness.
HUR equipment removes those barriers entirely.
Air resistance technology
HUR uses pneumatic air resistance instead of traditional weight stacks. This means resistance matches your natural muscle movement throughout the full range of motion, reducing joint stress and making every exercise feel more natural, more controlled, and more effective. It is a smarter way to build strength.
Fully accessible design
The HUR Room at Abilities Centre features a spacious, open layout inside modern glass walls, designed for easy, comfortable navigation by wheelchair users, adaptive athletes, older adults, and anyone who finds traditional gym equipment difficult to use. There are no barriers to entry, literally or figuratively.
Real-time smart tracking
Every HUR machine uses smart technology to measure, monitor, and adjust resistance and performance data in real time. Your workouts are tracked automatically, giving you and your support team clear, accurate data on your progress over time. This makes the HUR Room as valuable for rehabilitation and clinical programming as it is for general fitness and performance.
Versatile for every goal
The HUR Room supports a wide range of fitness and wellness goals, including:
- General strength training and conditioning for all fitness levels.
- Functional movement and mobility for everyday life.
- Post-rehabilitation recovery and physical therapy support.
- Healthy aging and falls prevention programming.
- High-performance athletic conditioning.
Who is the HUR Room for?
The HUR Room is open to all Abilities Centre members. Whether you are new to strength training, managing a chronic condition, recovering from surgery or injury, working with a personal trainer, or training at an elite level, the HUR Room has equipment and a program pathway designed for you.
Pricing & Registration
- Older adults focused on maintaining strength, balance, and independence.
- People with physical disabilities or mobility limitations.
- Individuals in post-rehabilitation programs transitioning back to community fitness.
- Beginners who find traditional gym equipment intimidating or inaccessible.
- Athletes seeking smart, data-driven strength and conditioning tools.
HUR in our programming
The HUR Room is not just a place to work out independently. HUR technology and equipment is integrated throughout Abilities Centre’s fitness and wellness programming, including:
HUR Strength
A guided group fitness class using HUR equipment designed to build functional strength progressively and safely. Open to all fitness levels and abilities. Part of our Build Strength wellness pathway.
Build Strength with the HUR Leg Press
Learn how this popular HUR machine helps improve lower body strength, mobility, and everyday function.
Personal Training
Work one-on-one with a certified Abilities Centre personal trainer in the HUR Room to develop a program tailored entirely to your goals, ability level, and schedule. Members receive 10% off all personal training packages.
For more information about group fitness classes and personal training at Abilities Centre, visit our Group Fitness page or our Personal Training page.
Personal Training Spotlight: HUR Pulley
See how the HUR Pulley can be customized to support your unique goals, abilities, and fitness journey.
Balance and Stability with HUR Strength
A class combining balance and stability training with HUR equipment, designed specifically to support healthy aging, fall prevention, and functional independence. Part of our Age Well wellness pathway.
What is the Optimal Rhomb?
Visit the HUR Room
The HUR Room is located within the Abilities Centre facility at 1 Jim Flaherty Street in Whitby, Ontario and is accessible to all current members during regular facility hours.
For questions about the HUR Room or HUR-integrated programming, contact our fitness team.