Classes
FREE Donation Drop-In Fitness Classes: December 7 – 13 // Click here to see the schedule.
Take a break with RecSports with a variety of FREE Fitness Classes. No registration required, donations will be collected for the Humane Society. Spots are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. Donation Drop-In Classes are free and open to the community, courtesy of RecSports.
Any donation allows the Human Society to better support the animals in their No-Kill Adoption Center. Click here to see the items needed for donation and the class schedule.
Group Fitness Classes // Click here for the Spring 2019 schedule.
Group Fitness Classes are open to any Notre Dame student, faculty, staff, or spouse of these groups. RecSports offers a wide variety of group fitness classes to accommodate a range of skills, interests, and age groups.
- Registration: Group Fitness Class registration for Spring 2019 begins via RecRegister on January 17 at 7:30 a.m. Registration is ongoing until classes are full. University of Notre Dame RecRegister accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover with online registration.
- Class dates: Classes meet January 21 – May 1. Classes will not meet during Mid-Term Break (March 9 at 1:00 p.m. through March 17), the MLK Luncheon (Noon classes on Monday, January 21), or Easter Break (April 18 at 1:00 p.m. through April 21).
- Refunds: Full refunds available until January 27; half-price refunds through September 9. All refunds must be received by RecSports by 11:59 p.m. on the date that the refund request is due. Click here to view more information on refunds or to submit a refund request form.
F.A.S.T. (Faculty & Staff Training) // Click here for the Spring 2019 schedule.
F.A.S.T. (Faculty & Staff Training) is open to Notre Dame employees, spouses, and retirees. These special fitness classes are similar to the format of a few of our popular group fitness classes with the faculty/staff demographic in mind.
- Registration: F.A.S.T. registration for Spring 2019 begins via RecRegister on January 15 at 7:30 a.m. Registration is ongoing until classes are full. University of Notre Dame RecRegister accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover with online registration.
- Class dates: Classes meet January 21 – May 10, including Mid-Term Break. Classes will not meet during the MLK Luncheon (Noon classes on January 21) or on April 19 (Good Friday).
- Refunds: Full refunds available until January 27; half-price refunds through February 3. All refunds must be received by RecSports by 11:59 p.m. on the date that the refund request is due. Click here to view more information on refunds or to submit a refund request form.
Instructional Series // Click here for the Spring 2019 schedule.
Instructional Series are open to any Notre Dame student, faculty, staff, or spouse of these groups. For those looking to learn a new skill, such as Tai Chi or Partner Latin Dance, RecSports programs a large menu of instructional classes. These classes meet for a series of weeks rather than semester long, and lessons build upon each other.
- Registration: Instructional Series registration for Spring 2019 begins via RecRegister on January 17 at 7:30 a.m. Registration is ongoing until classes are full. University of Notre Dame RecRegister accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Discover with online registration. For cash and check payments, please visit the Smith Center for Recreational Sports.
- Class dates: Each Instructional Series meets over the span on multiple weeks and varies dependent on the series.
- Refunds: Full refunds available until the Sunday after the series begins. Click here to view more information on refunds or to submit a refund request form.
Certification Classes // Click here for the Spring 2019 schedule.
RecSports offers American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED and First Aid certification courses. This blended course combines award-winning, engaging and interactive online simulation learning plus an in-person classroom session to learn and practice critical lifesaving skills for certification.
- Registration: Certification Class registration for Spring 2019 begins via RecRegister on January 2. Registration ends the Friday prior to the class offering at 5:00 p.m.
Private Fitness Class Request
Private Group Fitness Classes are a great way for departments, residence halls, etc. to bond and get fit together! Please fill out the Private Fitness Class Request Form to schedule a class.
- Residence halls: Residence halls submitting a Private Fitness Class Request Form must include a FOAPAL for instructor payment.
- Non-residence halls: Non-residence halls must complete the Additional Pay for Services Form located here for instructor payment. This form must be brought to the class in order to obtain the necessary information from the instructor. The Additional Pay for Services Form must be submitted within 48 hours of class completion. Forms should be emailed to addpay@nd.edu as well as copied to sfitzpa4@nd.edu.
*Requests should be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the desired date to allow sufficient time to schedule an instructor. Submission of this form does not guarantee that your request can be granted.
- Cardio/Strength (Zumba®, Bootcamp, Total Body Conditioning, etc.): $35/class
- Yoga: $60/class
For more information please contact Fitness & Instructional Program Coordinator, Samantha Fitzpatrick, at sfitzpa4@nd.edu.