Recreational Athletics
8 Employees Fired by Company Managing Harvard Gyms
HealthFitness, a company that operates several of Harvard’s gyms, fired at least eight employees last week without warning, including three Harvard students, six current and former recreational staff members said.
Summer Residents Lament 9-Day Loss of MAC During Renovations
The Malkin Athletic Center, Harvard’s flagship recreational gymnasium, closed Monday for nine days of renovations, placing additional strain on the University’s other recreational fitness facilities.
Physics Professor Jennifer Hoffman ’99 Shatters Women’s Transcontinental Running Record
Harvard Physics professor Jennifer E. Hoffman ’99 broke the world record for the fastest trans-America run by a woman last Friday, running more than 3,000 miles in under 48 days.
A Month After Reopening, MAC Feels ‘Safe’ But Poses Some Logistical Challenges, Students Say
More than a month after the Malkin Athletic Center reopened to those living on Harvard’s campus, students and staff say the pandemic-era gym largely feels safe, though its new systems and safety protocols pose some challenges.
Anthropometric Chart
FM dives into the archives to learn about Hemenway Gymnasium director Dudley Allen Sargent, who took detailed measurements and nude photos of Harvard students from the 1880s to the 1910s.
Expanded Climbing Wall Reopens at QRAC
Although the new wall is located near the Quad and away from the center of campus, students say attendance numbers in the gym have increased since its relocation.
Yeah, I Ride My Bike Through Harvard Yard
The air feels so much more viscous at that velocity, and you bet your ass I don’t wear a helmet.
Harvard Recreation Brings Camelbaks Back To Campus
Months after Harvard’s Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors discontinued regular giveaways of popular Camelbak water bottles, another campus group is bringing them back.
Climbing to New Heights
The November Project is a fitness movement that organizes early morning workouts each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday year-round
Out to Exercise with Brandon Tilley
Face-down in the rain with my elbows in the mud of Eliot House Courtyard was not how I thought I’d be starting my Saturday morning, but here I am.
Not for the Faint Hearted
At first, only two men in their late twenties chat softly in the park, nursing beers as they stand by the hammocks. Slowly, more begin to arrive, bringing lime-flavored sports drinks, roommates, girlfriends, hard liquor shots, and bikes.
Veteran’s Day Stadium Run
Veterans, students in ROTC, and supportive community members begin running up the steps of Harvard Stadium. They gathered on Veteran’s Day to support past and present veterans and raise money for the Warrior Scholar Project.
CrossFit Event Evokes Comparisons to Religion
Implicit comparisons to religion continued to pervade the discussion, as CrossFit's co-founder emphasized the mental strength and resilience he said membership can build.
