Weight training comes with some pretty great health benefits. It can mean less chance of injury, help maintain weight loss, and improve your coordination. Adding weightlifting to your fitness routine could help you burn even more calories than cardio alone, and could also help you avoid disease like type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis. All great
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Tomorrow, April 21st, MIT Recreation will be hosting a free BollyX class outside the Z Center, open to MIT and the surrounding community. If you have ever been to a BollyX Class before, then you know it is sure to be an awesome time! Maybe you have never even hear of BollyX though and want
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If you are thinking about becoming a lifeguard, it’s important to note that lifeguarding means much more than just swimming well. A high-level of concentration and attentiveness are some of the most important qualities of a good lifeguard. While public perception might consider lifeguarding to be all about swimming well and rescuing those who struggle,
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Fruit gets a mixed welcome in the health-food community. Sometimes welcomed with open arms for their high vitamin, fiber and anti-oxidant content, other times rejected for fear of their high sugar content. But good news – it’s probably time to stop worrying about the sugar so long as you eat the whole food (not just
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Spring is finally here – which means that cold season is on its way out, hurrah! But just in case you’re still sniffling (or maybe your neighbor is), a trip to MIT Recreation may be just what the doctor orders. Why? Well, while high-intensity training has been shown to burn through our immune system’s reserves,
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It would be great if life always gave you time to hit the gym – but with long commutes, long lists of errands, or just not enough time to make it to one of the MIT Recreation facilities, there are plenty of things to come between you and your desire to stay fit. But what
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