Moving to Boston

Fitness Centers

HBS Shad Hall
No child care, but very convenient. They have three full court BBall courts, and many squash and racquetball courts. The treadmills get busy around 6-7 when the students get out of class and people get home from work. Unless your student is in analytics, you can only use the gym as a guest at $8.00/day until classes start. We are trying to change that so when you get to campus you can use the gym before classes start.

Brighton YMCA
Right off 90 with free child care. I use the YMCA in Brighton (Oak Square YMCA). Very affordable and it's been so wonderful during the winter months. Child care is free (although they aren't very interactive with the kids). The classes and equipment are great. The best part for me has been having a place on a daily basis to take my (20 month old) son to get out of the house. We go swimming in the heated kiddy pool at least once a week, there are toddler play hours in the gym with mats/hula hoops/etc., and family gym time where we go play basketball. Perks: Very affordable, free child care, able to work out while not being dependant on when my partner is home, something to do with my son every single day while cooped up in the winter months! Downsides: Daycare is not super interactive with the kids (I know Boston Sports Club's child care is really great, but you have to pay for it, and they don't have all the things for kids to do, so it really just depends on what you are looking for).

Wellbridge Athletic Club
Charles Hotel at Harvard Square. Have given discounts in past for HBS partners.

Yoga in Harvard Square

Karma Yoga Studio

Bikram Yoga Harvard Square
Its $130 for 10 classes with your Harvard ID.

Healthworks Fitness
Great childcare. Located in Porter Square. All women’s gym, great child care, rates are about $90 plus childcare at $3 for 30 min. Have to make childcare reservation 24hours in advance

Super Fitness Watertown, near Target. They have an in-house daycare available for $6 an hour. The gym membership rates are reasonably cheap for the area and they have a women’s only section in the gym. Just know before checking it out, it isn't’t exactly the newest gym around. Make sure you shop around first. 617-923-4441

Boston Sports Club
I think the rates are around $60-$70/month plus childcare. However, the childcare in Central sq is unreliable. Boston Sports Club - Watertown. - Great club, great childcare. Rates $60/month plus childcare. They have a package of $30/month unlimited childcare.

Gold’s Gym, South Boston
Free child care.

Harvard Athletic Centers
Register at the swimming pool across North Harvard St., it gives you access to all the athletic centers of Harvard, and you just need your student's ID and your partner's ID. Not only you can swim and do gym but they have yoga classes and things like that not expensive at all. Just near the campus!

Mount Auburn Athletic Club, Inc.
Onsite visit required for price quote. Tennis and childcare available.617-923-2255.

Five Points Yoga
I was thinking at my prenatal yoga class last night that it was one of the luckier things I stumbled upon during my pregnancy as it has been great for working out and meeting other expectant moms and having a little weekly stress reduction. Barrett teaches a class that I go to near Davis Sq and a class that would probably be more convenient for most HBS partners near Central Square.