There are lots of ways to get in extra steps each day. You can park your car further away from work, take the stairs instead of the elevator, or fit in a quick walk at lunchtime. Here on the MIT campus, there are even more options: you can run the Charles River, walk the underground
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Are you hesitating about letting your kid(s) take the jump into swim lessons? You may be worrying unnecessarily. Check out the following five common concerns that parents often have before starting classes, and why you don’t have to let them stand between your kids and swim lesson fun! 1. Is My Child Too Young? Children
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This event has passed. For more MIT Recreation events, like @MITRecreation on Facebook. As the new school year begins, why not add a different type of class to your child’s fall curriculum? A class that they will be excited to dive into, like one of the many American Red Cross Courses in the MIT Recreation Youth
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The treadmill may be the most popular piece of cardio equipment in the gym. It’s used by fitness beginners, marathon trainers, lifters, walkers and triathletes alike. As far as operating it goes, it’s not terribly mysterious either. Walk up, push start, choose your speed and you’re off. It’s such a staple of indoor fitness, it’s
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Maxine Jonas teaches in the Biological Engineering Department at MIT (Course 20), working with students on lab-centric classes. She earned her own PhD at MIT, and returned to teach here after a world-traveling career with BioTrove. These days, when not in the gym, you might find her teaching undergraduates how to build a fluorescence microscope
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I grew up in a family that loved to adventure in the outdoors. We were always exploring, backpacking, camping, hunting, fishing, biking and in general, getting dirty. Our family took 2 week road trips every summer and explored the National Parks and Monuments of American’s West. We were invited guests for an authentic Pow Wow
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