Fitness

Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation | Facilities

Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation

The Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation provides facilities for faculty, staff, and students to participate in aquatics, conditioning, and sports for general recreation. Specific recreation hours for all the facilities are publicized throughout the year on the department's website and at the respective facilities.

For information about athletic facilities, including descriptions of facilities and schedules of operation, visit http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe. This web site also allows you to sign up for PE classes and find out about intramurals, drop-in fitness classes specifically for graduate students, and other recreational offerings.

The following group web sites may also be of interest:

Martial arts
Aerobics: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe for P.E. classes, http://hip.stanford.edu for classes offered through Stanford's Health Improvement Program, and http://www.stanford.edu/group/aerobics for classes held around campus and open to all members of the Stanford community
Yoga: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe for P.E. classes, http://hip.stanford.edu for classes offered through Stanford's Health Improvement Program, and http://www.stanford.edu/group/aerobics for classes held around campus and open to all members of the Stanford community
Social and ballroom dance: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/dance for the Stanford Dance Department, http://dance.stanford.edu for classes by Richard Powers, http://www.stanford-ballroom.org for Stanford Ballroom Dance Club classes, and http://www.stanford-ballroom.org/other.html for links to many other social dance opportunities on campus (including classes in Argentine tango and classes by the Stanford Ballroom Dance Team)
Hiking and outdoors recreation: http://www.stanford.edu/group/redwood for the Redwood Outdoor Club, a student group that plans backpacking, rock climbing, caving, and other trips outdoors (and has gear for rent); http://www.stanford.edu/group/outing for the Stanford Outing Club, which mostly plans day hikes and weekend trips

More links to recreationally-minded (and other) student organizations can be found on the Office of Student Affairs' website.