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RECREATE - RE•CRE•ATE
To give new life or freshness; refresh; to take recreation
To create again, especially: to form anew in the imagination
There are many ways to stay connected, active, mindful and recreate during hybrid & in-person learning and working.
- CFC Fitness Classes
- Fitness Centers Students with a CFC Membership as well as Faculty, Staff, Retirees & Emeritus Faculty who have a Recreation Membership through the Cornell Wellness Program can use the Fitness Centers!
- Intramural Sports Team and invididual competitions are available each semester.
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Lap Swimming Free to Cornell Students and available to Cornell Faculty, Staff, Retirees & Emeritus Faculty with a Recreation Membership through the Cornell Wellness Program.
- Bowling in Helen Newman Hall. Affordable rates and paper & pencil scoring.
- Helen Newman Hall Gymnasium Play volleyball and badminton. Free for Students!
- Physical Education Classes currently only available to Cornell Undergraduate Students, some classes are FREE.
Other recreation on campus:
- Cornell Botanic Gardens
- Schoellkopf Stadium Stairs (Central Campus) available throughout the day, Monday-Friday
- Walk/run at Kane Track (Monday-Friday 11:00am-1:00pm)
- Utilize the indoor track at Barton Hall; locker rooms available in Teagle Hall
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Free Recreation at Cornell
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- Open lap swimming at Helen Newman and Teagle*
- Sand volleyball between Clara Dickson and Balch Hall (seasonal)
- Tennis at Risley (seasonal)
- Outdoor Basketball at Noyes Recreation Center and Jessup Fields Courts (seasonal)
- Take a free PE class*
- Hike the Botanic Gardens trails
*note: this offering free to students only; all others need membership.
General equipment is available to check out.