They’re colorful, they’re bouncy, and they aren’t just for yoga! The Yoga ball can be a great workout tool and a fun addition to your workout routine. There are many, many different moves you can do with them too – from core workouts to balancing techniques. Below we put together 5, simple exercises to get
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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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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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