Here’s what’s in this email

• Facility hours of operation
• Membership Renewal
• Specialty classes
• New Group Exercise Classes
• Around The Charles
• Free Fitness Assessment and Orientation
• Weld Boat house Opening
• Sailing & Rowing Membership
• Harvard on the Move
• Clinics in tennis and squash

Facility Schedules:

· Please follow the link below for summer and holiday hours.

http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/hours

Membership Renewal

• You can re-up on-line or at the membership office located on the first floor of the Malkin Center
• For membership information you can follow the link below or call the membership office directly.
• Log onto  http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/membership/faculty#

            or email amembers@fas.harvard.edu

 Specialty Classes:

· Come check out our new cutting edge specialty fitness classes happening at both Malkin and Hemenway facilities. Please register early as these classes are designed to advance your performance over an eight week period. Member Registration starts on Wednesday, September 11th - 25^th.

http://recreation.gocrimson.com/fitness/specialty_classes

New Group Exercise Schedule:

· Fall 2013 Group Exercise classes are underway. Make sure to check out both class schedules for Malkin and Hemenway on our website.  

http://recreation.gocrimson.com/fitness/schedules.

Around the Charles:

· It takes 17 miles to complete a lap around the Charles River Esplanade. By participating in 34 supervised workouts between September 30^th and December 8th at HEM & MAC you will have completed the equivalent of two laps around the Charles River. Register online at http://recreation.gocrimson.com/programs/ATC

Free Fitness Assessments and orientations:

· Malkin and Hemenway are offering free fitness assessments and orientations for Harvard recreation members. Take a tour with a personal trainer to get orientated at MAC and HEM and learn how to use the machines safely. Our free assessment can demonstrate to you just how fit you are and how fit you can become. Advanced sign-up is required to schedule an appointment. Please visit the link below for more information.   

http://recreation.gocrimson.com/fitness/fitteryou

Harvard Slim Down (HSD):

· Are you wanting to make healthy lifestyle changes, but just aren’t sure where to start? If so the Harvard Slim Down Class is designed just for you. HSD is a program designed to encourage gradual and do-able lifestyle changes that can help you become your own success story. HSD includes 1 hour of class time each week and tips and motivation for what to do during the REST of the week. This program is designed for the beginning exerciser to the intermediate exerciser who needs extra motivation and supervision. Member registration for the fall session is September 11th-25th. Spaces are limited so please register early. http://recreation.gocrimson.com/programs/HSD

Weld Boathouse

· Will be opening on Monday, September 9^th,

Rowing Memberships

• Now on sale at the Murr Center! http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/activities/rowing/index

Sailing Memberships

• Now on sale at the Sailing Center and Murr Center! http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/activities/sailing/index

Harvard On the Move

• Weekly walks and runs leave from the MAC steps. Starting January 29th, a Couch to 5K walk/run on Tuesdays 12pm.
• As always you are encouraged to walk/run at whatever pace and distance is right for you.

• For the current schedule: www.harvard.edu/onthemove or join our list serve by e-mailing: onthemove-list-join@lists.fas.harvard.edu

Tennis Clinics and Lessons

• Murr Center Tennis Clinics (Mon–Thurs) Noon or 6:30pm; non-marking shoes & racquets required.
• Please contact Mike Mercier at mercier@fas.harvard.edu to set up a private lesson!
• Please visit us on the web for more info on tennis and to join the tennis email list: http://recreation.gocrimson.com/recreation/activities/tennis/index

Squash Clinics and Lessons

• Come on down to the Murr Center for Tuesday night (7-8:30pm) squash clinics with Mike Way, Head Squash Coach for Harvard University!  Must wear squash shoes and bring squash racquet.

For lessons, please contact Assistant Squash Coach Luke Hammond, lukehammond@fas.harvard.edu