Group exercise classes are a great way to try out something new in fitness. You can commit to just one class at a time, which offers you the flexibility to try out lots of different formats. The classes come with an instructor, so you aren’t on your own trying to figure out the dance steps
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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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When it comes to athletic recovery, there isn’t much that can beat the forgiving nature of water. Buoyant yet resistant and almost gravity-free, water has the power to be both kind and heart-rate-raising at the same time. Why Water Helps Recovery Water provides a good deal of resistance for your aquatic workout, and it has
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“If I work out, my work works out.” Simone Schurle approaches her fitness from a slightly different angle than the norm. She isn’t training for a marathon, looking to bench any specific number, or trying to move the numbers on a scale. Simone works out because of the way it makes her feel – and
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