Healthy competition
Shannon Cleary wanted a challenge. So, one day early in the spring semester, she climbed onto a stationary bike and started spinning. “I don’t know how to ride a bike,” says the Harvard College senior. “It was really hard! I kept thinking I was going to fall off. By the end of the class, though, I felt like I got the hang of it. It turned out to be a lot of fun.” Cleary was one of dozens of University affiliates who took part in Harvard Recreation’s annual Team Fitness Challenge (TFC), held at the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) and Hemenway Gymnasium Feb. 6 to March 9. Participants competed in teams of six to eight people to see which could log the most minutes at the gym. This year, DGB Domination put in more than 20,000 minutes of sweat equity to claim the crown. “Our goal is to get people excited about working...