Group Exercise classes include aqua aerobics, pilates, kickboxing, yoga, step, muscle conditioning, and many more (full list of class descriptions). The majority of these classes are held in the MAC mezzanine or indoor cycling studio and the Hemenway multipurpose room.
How do I participate in Harvard's Group Exercise Classes?
Staff & Non-Summer School Students: In order to attend Group Ex classes, you must first have membership to the appropriate facility. Please note that the membership structure has changed this year. In addition to your annual or seasonal membership, you will be given the option of four add ons: towel service, class access, squash membership and tennis membership. In the past, class access has been processed in person at the MAC and Hemenway, whereas this year it must be processed in addition to your membership online. Your ID will be activated with the add on information as soon as the purchase is complete. Please also note that if you do not purchase class access we will honor those who have a June 2009 sticker on their ID until June 30th. Beginning July 1st, you will have to pay a $10 drop in class fee for each class you would like to attend.
Summer School Students: Summer school students must sign up for group exercise classes in person. We are holding group exercise class registration for summer school students on Sunday, June 21st 11-3pm on the Science Center Lawn & Monday June 22nd 11:30-1:00pm in the Hemenway lobby. The cost for summer access is $65.00 during one of the designated registration times and $75.00 outside of the designated registration times. If you miss registration, you may register at the front desk of either facility (no registrations between 4-5:30 pm weekdays.)
How do I participate in classes after I obtain access? Once you have taken these steps, you will receive a sticker on your ID. Whenever you want to attend a class, show the sticker to the front desk attendant and ask for a class pass. The front desk attendants will begin handing out passes 30 minutes prior to the start of each class. You may only take a pass for yourself, and you may not attend class without a pass. The instructor will collect the passes. If the front desk runs out of passes, the class is full for that particular session, and will reset each time. Download current Group Ex schedules, below.
What if I
just want to try one group exercise class? You can try a
group exercise class by paying a $10.00 drop in fee. Choose the
class you would like to try and complete the drop in form at the
front desk.
Hemenway GX Schedule July 20-August 7 2009 (Updated July 10)
Hemenway GX Schedule August 10-September 11 (Updated August 5)
Please note: Class attendance numbers will be monitored and classes with consistently low attendance may be eliminated.
New! Private Group
Exercise Class Request
These
classes are not progressive, so beginners can drop in at any time
during the semester. You do not need to sign up for specific
classes, but can try out several classes or attend various classes
as your schedule and mood changes.
During the academic year, class access is free for students; there
is a fee for all non-students. This fee includes the classes at the
MAC and at Hemenway, as well as the January class schedule and late
Spring. In
the summer months, all participants (regardless of affiliation or
number of years of service) must pay to participate in group
exercise classes. Please note: purchasing class access does not
grant you facility access. Facility access (membership) must be
purchased through the ticket office. Go to the memberships link of
the website or call (617) 495-2211.
Specialty Classes
We also offer progressive Specialty classes, with each week's
instruction building on the prior classes. These classes include
Dance Conditioning, Ballroom Dance 1 & 2, Salsa 1 & 2, Hip
Hop Dance, Pilates Mat Work (beginner level), Pilates Mat
Progression (intermediate to advanced level), Fencing I & II,
Power Training, Ice Skating for Beginners, Ice Skating for Figure
Skaters, Ice Skating for Hockey Skaters, Beginner/Advanced Beginner
Swimming, Intermediate Swimming, Stroke Improvement and Fitness
Swim Challenge. Due to the specialized subject matter, smaller size
and more intensive focus of the instructor, there is a fee for all
members to attend these classes. Non-MAC or Hemenway members are
eligible to participate only as the partner of a Harvard affiliate
in classes requiring a partner. Specialty classes are offered at
the beginning of each semester; schedules will be posted in the
weeks preceding the sign-up period. Please note:
purchasing specialty class access does not grant you facility
access. Facility access (membership) must be purchased through the
ticket office. Go to the memberships link of the website or call
(617) 495-2211.
New! Summer 2009 Small
Group Personal Training Brochure
New! Summer 2009
Specialty Programs Brochure
New! Summer 2009
OUTDOOR Specialty Programs
Nordic Walking
Nordic Walking is t
he hottest fitness activity sweeping the country! By simply adding
poles to your walking, you can effectively engage your entire body!
Nordic Walking classes are held on Classes are held on Tuesdays
& Thursdays from 12:10-1:00pm and Wednesdays from 5:00-5:55pm.
Please pick up a pass at the front desk.
Harvard Slim Down
Update: The Summer 2009
session will not begin on June 15th as scheduled. Instead it will
begin on Monday, June 22nd. Registration has been extended until
Friday, June 19th and the late registration has been eliminated.
Please register at the front desk of Hemenway.
Congratulations to the Spring 2009 HSD class for successfully completing the program.
Summer 2009 Session Information:
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8-week program, running from June 22nd-August 12thth 2009
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Classes will be Mondays & Wednesdays from 1:15-2:10 pm at Hemenway.
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Registration is Monday, June 1st-Friday, June 19th at the front desk at Hemenway.
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Please register in person.
What is Harvard Slim Down (HSD)?
HSD is a program designed to encourage gradual, do-able
lifestyle changes, to help you become your own success story!
Who should participate in HSD?
Have
you tried to lose weight in the past, only to fail? Are you wanting
to make healthy lifestyle changes, but just aren't sure where to
start? If you answered "yes", then Harvard Slim Down is designed
just for you! HSD is for the brand-new, beginning exerciser
to the intermediate exerciser.
What is included in the 8-week program?
BRAND NEW THIS
SESSION!!
1 One-on-One session with a
Registered Dietician (Cost regularly $65)
16 activity classes led by a
variety of lifestyle-change coaches. Your coaches will take you
through a
wide variety of workouts designed to maximize your success & safe weight-loss.
The classes will be a sampling ofthe group exercise classes that we offer at the MAC and Hemenway.
The class will meet twice per week.
(Cost regularly $112)
2 One-on-One Personal training
sessions with a certified Personal Trainer.
(Cost Regularly $110)
Unlimited Group Exercise Class
Access at Hemenway
(Cost regularly $75)
Spri Resistance Tubing
Home-Exercise kit – optional
(Cost regularly $20)
Weekly email support and
motivation from your coaches and/or personal trainer to keep you on
track
and to answer your
questions and concerns. (Value: PRICELESS!)
TOTAL PACKAGE VALUE is more than
$380!
DETAILS:
Cost is $225* per
person,
if pre-paid in one lump-sum.
*Add $17 for Spri band package
(total $232).
OR
Make 2 payments of $120
each*. The first is due at time of registration to guarantee
your spot in class.
The second payment is due no
later than June 15th.
*add $17 to first payment if you
would like to order the Spri Bands.
Please
note: purchasing HSD package does not give you facility access. You
must have facility membership to the MAC in order to participate.
Please contact the ticket office (617) 495-2211 or www.gocrimson.com
to purchase facility access.
Harvard Trim & Fit
Update: The Summer 2009 session will not begin on June 16th as scheduled. Instead it will begin the week of June 22nd. Registration has been extended until Friday, June 19th and the late registration has been eliminated. Please register at the front desk of Hemenway.
At Hemenway
Gymnasium
Harvard Trim & Fit Program Dates:
8-week session: June 20th – August 13th, 2009
2 sections, each meeting once per week: register for the section
that works best for you.
Morning section is Tuesdays at 9:30-10:25am
Afternoon section is Thursdays at 1:15-2:10pm
- Are you struggling to shed those last few stubborn pounds?
- Or, have you reached your goal weight but need some extra motivation to maintain it?
- Do you know what you SHOULD be doing for health and fitness, but find yourself straying off course?
- Then Harvard Trim and Fit is for YOU!
What is
Harvard Trim & Fit (HTF)?
Originally designed as a follow-up program to
Harvard Slim Down, HTF will include classes that meet once weekly
to encourage you to continue on you path to the healthier new you.
Harvard Slim Down is not a prerequisite. This class is for anyone
who meets the following criteria: HTF is for the intermediate
exerciser, who has a basic knowledge of correct exercise form (can
perform squats, lunges and planks with proper form), and has a
basic fitness base (can tolerate 20 consecutive minutes of
moderate-level cardiovascular exercise). If you do not have the
basic knowledge of correct exercise form and/or do not have a basic
fitness base, then please consider taking Harvard Slim Down, or
trying one of our small group personal training classes.
Who
should participate in HTF?
You
should participate in HTF if any of the following describe you:
- ...you’ve successfully completed HSD, and are ready for the next step (less commitment, less money, but you still need the accountability)
- ...you find the general group exercise classes to be a bit too intense and want classes that are a little more geared to the intermediate exerciser.
- ...you want to work out with others who are like you & who have similar goals to yours
- ...you need more accountability & motivation than you get from general group exercise classes
- ...you need help staying on track outside of class time
What is
included in the program?
- Cross Training: activity classes Led by your lifestyle change coaches. Classes will meet once weekly and will include a variety of workouts. Each week will be a different format (pilates, cycling, total body conditioning, kickboxing, and much more!) designed to keep your body guessing, and maximize your success.
- Weekly missions: assignments that will keep you on track when you are not in class
- Group Exercise Class Access
- Weekly email support and motivation from your coaches to keep you on track and to answer your questions and concerns.
OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
You may add on one or both of the
following services to customize your experience. We are
offering these services to you at a discount from our regular
prices, for participating in HTF. Take advantage of them if
you need them, or don’t, if you don’t!
Optional Service #1: One 55
minute session with a registered dietician Add $50 (regular
price is $65) Optional Service #2: One 55 minute session with
a certified personal trainer: Add $40 (regular price
$55)
Pricing options: Customize your
experience to your needs
8 Week Program only:
$104
Program plus Nutrition:
$154
Program plus Personal
training $144
Program plus nutrition and
personal training: $194
For
more information, contact
Dawn Murdock
Area Fitness Program
Manager
617.496.8770
macfit@fas.harvard.edu
- Register at the front desk of Hemenway Gymnasium between Monday, June 1st-Friday, June 19th. There is no online registration option. You must register in person.
- Please, no registrations at the desk weekdays between 4:00-5:30pm.
- Space is limited, so sign up early!
Strength Training Orientations
New to
strength training, or to the MAC or Hemenway? A Strength
Training Orientation may be for you. This complimentary 45-minute
group orientation is
designed to teach participants how to adjust the strength training
machines in the MAC or Hemenway strength training rooms. All
Icarian and Precor selectorized strength training equipment pieces
are fully adjustable in a variety of ways, and a member of the
Fitness Staff will demonstrate how to change the settings. Weight
room etiquette will also be covered.
This session is not designed to provide exercise recommendations,
weight lifting form, or a resistance training program. Limited to
10 participants per session.
Sessions are held at the beginning of each season: late September,
early February, and early July. Please sign up or request more
information at either front desk or by calling (617) 495-2219 (MAC
STOs) or (617) 495-3435 (Hemenway STOs).
Summer 2009 Strength Training Orientations at Hemenway Gymnasium
Register at the front desk of Hemenway or by contacting Cristina at hemfit@fas.harvard.edu
Tuesday, 6/23 5:00-5:30pm
Friday, 6/26 3:00-3:30pm
Monday, 6/29 5:00-5:30pm
Wednesday, 7/1 5:30-6:00pm
Summer 2009 Strength Training
Orientation Schedule at the Murr Center
Register at the Murr front desk or by contacting Kate at
fitness@fas.harvard.edu
Monday, June 15th 12:00-12:30pm
Wednesday, June 17th 9:00-9:30am
Wednesday, June 24th 12:00-12:30pm
Thursday, June 25th 4:00-4:30pm
Monday, June 29th 12:00-12:30pm
Thursday, July 2nd 9:30-10:00am
Discover the benefits of
Harvard's Personal Training services. A fully certified fitness specialist at the MAC or
Hemenway will customize individual training programs that will help
you achieve your health and fitness goals. The individualized
sessions provide direction, motivation, and program adjustments as
needed. Your training sessions may take place in our Personal
Training Studio on the basement level of the MAC.
Personal Training is available at both Hemenway Gymnasium & the
Murr Center this summer. PT will resume at the MAC this
fall.
To schedule an appointment at Hemenway,
please download a Hemenway personal training form or
contact the fitness program manager:
Hemenway: (617) 495-3435; hemfit@fas.harvard.edu; fax
forms to (617) 496-8665.
To schedule an appointment at the Murr
Center, please download a Murr personal training form
or
contact the fitness program manager:
MAC/Murr PT Contact: (617) 496-8770; macfit@fas.harvard.edu; fax forms to (617) 384-7626.
Murr Center PT Request
Form
Initial consultation is complimentary. Comfortable clothing and
athletic footwear is required.
A
variety of personal training packages are available to best suit
your needs including:
1 on 1 training, Buddy training & Small Group Personal training
packages.
For Buddy Training & SGPT simply recruit a buddy or group of
4-10 friends with similar fitness goals,
fitness level and schedule to train along with you.
Personal Training Packages
# of sessions........1 on 1........Buddy
1 session...........$55.............$83
* 3 sessions.........$135..........$203
5 sessions..........$240...........$360
10 sessions..........$460..........$690
*one
time offer only*
Small Group Personal Training
Pricing
Five Session Packages
4-6 friends: $75 per person
7-8 friends: $70 per person
9-10 friends: $65 per person
A commitment of 5 personal training sessions is required for Small
Group Personal Training.
All PT sessions are 55 minutes in length.
New! Fitness Assessments
Body Composition Assessment: $35.00
This 30 minute session with a Personal Trainer includes weight,
measurements and skin fold testing.
Fitness Testing:$40.00
This 35 minutes session with a Personal Trainer includes
cardio-respiratory fitness (3 minute step test), upper body
endurance (push up), abdominal endurance (crunch), flexibility
assessment (sit & reach) .
Total Assessment:$50.00
This 60 minute session includes the Body Composition and Fitness
Assessments.
To schedule an assessment please contact the Fitness Program
Manager.
New!
Small Group Personal Training Specialty Classes Summer
2009
Do you feel like you are just going through the motions with your
exercise routine?
Are you interested in personal training, but don't have the time or
the money?
Then Small Group Personal Training is for you!
Classes are limited to 5-10 participants allowing each participant
to receive individual attention and walk
away with a fitness routine to do on your own.
Summer Sizzler, PT for Yogi's and Cycle In/Stretch Out all begin
June 29th.