Category: Club Sports

February Newsletter

Play Squash at the RAC This Summer!

Mason Rec has 2 squash courts on the second level of the RAC, come play this summer! Don’t have equipment? No problem. Check some out at the front desk!

Squash Fun Facts:

· Voted the healthiest sport to play by Forbes magazine based on cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, calories burned, and risk of injury

· An hour of squash can burn 600-1000 calories

· Squash Is Played In 185 Countries (only 195 countries in the world)

· It’s one of the world’s fastest growing sports (This growth is fastest in Egypt and the USA)

· The longest squash marathon is 38 hours! It’s a world record!

· The Titanic Had A Squash Court

· There Are Around 25 Million Players Worldwide

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Students! Summer Session starts on May 16

The Mason Rec summer student membership period begins May 16!

Here’s what you need to know:

Active Students – If you are a student taking any summer credits, you have an active membership.
Inactive students – Those that were enrolled in classes Spring ’22 (that have not graduated and are not taking summer classes) can purchase a Summer Membership for $30 online at Connect.recreation.gmu.edu/membership.
Visiting Student Membership – Mason Rec offers summer memberships to students of other universities for just $100. Tell your friends that they can purchase a discounted Mason Rec membership by presenting their university ID card at the front desks.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].