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Harvard Holiday Hustle 2024 Running 12/2-/1/5

General Registration Opens For Harvard Recreation Members 11/10

Harvard Holiday Hustle 2025

The holiday season is filled with joy, family gatherings, and a bit of indulgence—which can make it hard to stay on top of fitness goals. That’s why Harvard Rec is here with the Harvard Holiday Hustle, a five-week challenge designed to keep you moving, motivated, and merry through the holiday hustle and bustle. With flexible workout options and prizes to keep you pumped, this challenge is your invitation to stay active, no matter how busy life gets.

What’s the Harvard Holiday Hustle All About?

  • Harvard Holiday Hustle is a challenge program to help you stay motivated and moving through the holiday season, while earning prizes!
  • We all know how important it is for our health to stay moving most days of the week. And that can become difficult, especially between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. With final exams, semester wrap-up, holiday events, reduced gym hours, travel, family, etc. it can be tough to find time to exercise and take care of yourself.
  • The H3 challenge is designed to accommodate your busy schedule with flexible workouts that can be done multiple ways: in-person in our Rec facilities, through Live-Virtual classes, on-demand video workouts and self-guided workouts.

Who Can Join?

  • Any Harvard Rec member. Harvard Holiday Hustle is FREE for Harvard Rec members. 
  • If you do not already have group fitness class access, you will be given class access for the duration of the Holiday Hustle.

How Does It Work?

  • Complete four (4) x 25-30 minute workouts per week for each of the 5 weeks to complete the challenge. 
  • For each week you successfully complete, you’ll receive an entry into the drawing for grand prizes. There will also be smaller prizes awarded for those staying on track, throughout.
  • We’ll help you each step of the way with weekly motivation emails, tips for success and live pop-up virtual classes.

Activity Reporting

  • You have options! You can mix and match: 
    • Attend In-Person GX classes at MAC & Hemenway. The current class schedule runs until 12/14. From 12/15 - 12/29, Harvard Rec will offer another schedule of in-person classes (to be published soon) including some shorter (45 and 30-minute) options at MAC and Hemenway. 
    • Attend Live Virtual GX classes run by Harvard Rec instructors via Zoom from anywhere!
    • Workout to Pre-recorded On-Demand Video workouts that can be done on your own schedule.
    • Go for a walk, run, or do another workout you enjoy on-your-own (up to 2 per week for first 3 weeks, & up to 3 per week for last 2 weeks) and track with a wearable fitness tracker or your smartphone.

When and Where?

  • The Holiday Hustle will run from Monday December 1 - Sunday January 4. 
  • Registration will begin Monday  November 10th CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

Let’s Get Moving!

Ready to stay active, de-stress, and maybe win some cool prizes? Join the Harvard Holiday Hustle and let this challenge keep you on track during the season. Sign up, get inspired, and let’s keep moving—together.