After two decades since its doors first opened, there is no stopping the activity that happens each and every day in the Zesiger Center on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Few people have seen much of what the building offers this community more than MIT Director of Recreation, Stephanie Smith. “The Z
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Welcome to the FINISH line – March A Marathon 2022 is over! March A Marathon is a free month-long event for our MIT Community. This cardio fitness program is fun, easy-to-follow, and is suitable to all fitness levels. All you need to do is follow the challenges set via this blog post and our Instagram, track
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Finding Time for Exercise It’s not always possible to get the gym. Long work hours, impending midterms, daycare pick-up duty; life gets hectic and fitness goals get pushed to the sidelines. Not everyone has the traditional time slots available for a gym routine. So, why not think outside of the box? What about that hour
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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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Every sport has its list of potential injury, and running is unfortunately no different. There are, however, ways to avoid getting hurt, and every runner should take some time to learn best practices. After all, running injuries are not just unpleasant. Injury keeps you from your sport, can delay (or derail) training, and could even
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