Cassell Fitness Center

An open fitness facility concept on North campus.

Contact Us

(202) 885-6655

Fax: (202) 885-1007

recfitness@american.edu

Cassell Hall on a map

Recreational Sports & Fitness 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 United States

Opened in Fall 2013, this 8,000 square foot facility includes state-of-the-art fitness equipment including treadmills, ellipticals, cross trainers, upright and recumbent bikes, stairclimbers, free weights, and selectorized and plate loaded strength equipment. Additional features also include two group exercise studios, fitness assessment room, and small locker rooms.

Conveniently located on the first floor of Cassell Hall (separate entrance than the residence hall), the facility doubled the fitness space on campus when it opened. All Recreational Sports & Fitness members and current AU students are allowed to access both the Cassell Fitness Center and the Jacobs Fitness Center.

Features & Amenities

Strength Equipment

Free Weights, Kettlebells, & Racks:

5lb - 45lb Kettlebells
5lb - 100lb Dumbbells
2 Squat Racks
Smith Machine
2 Olympic Bench Presses
Incline Bench Press
Adjustable Free Weight Benches
2 Dual Cable Machines
Lat Pulldown

Selectorized Equipment:

Matrix Strength Equipment

Additional Equipment:

BOSU Balls
Foam Rollers
Jump Ropes
Medicine Balls
Plyo Boxes
Stability Balls
Slam Balls
Bumper Plates
Resistance Tubing Bands
Seated Row
Shoulder Press
Triceps Extension

Equipment for Check-out (at Front Desk):

Wrist/grip straps
Resistance Bands
Ab Roller
Perfect Push-up
Weight Belts
Chained Weight Belt

Cardio Equipment

8 Cross Trainer Ellipticals
4 Recumbent Bikes
12 Treadmills
3 Upright Bikes
3 Stairclimbers
2 Adaptive Motion Trainers (AMTs)
1 Upper Body Ergometer
1 Stepmill
1 Indoor Rower

Locker Rooms

General locker rooms (men's, women's, gender inclusive) include showers and changing areas.

Both the men's and women's locker rooms contain half-length lockers that individuals can use with their own personal lock (combination locks are available for purchase at the front desk for $10.00).

They are not for overnight use. They are only to be used for the duration of your visit at the facility.

Mini-Lockers

There are small digital mini-lockers for day-use in the Cassell Fitness Center free of charge, that can store personal items while you work out.

Group Exercise Studios

Cassell Fitness Center has two exercise studios, with a divider wall that can be raised to create one large studio to accommodate our larger group exercise classes. Cassell Studios are home to many Group Exercise classes and academic HFIT activity classes.

Interested in reserving one of the group exercise studios for your student organization? All studios must be booked in advance. Restrictions apply. Contact Thomas Perez at tperez@american.edu.

Fitness Assessment Room

The Fitness Assessment Room at Cassell allows Personal Trainers to work with their clients 1 on 1 for consultations and Fitness Assessments. Fitness Assessments will include heart rate and blood pressure measurements, body composition analysis, cardiovascular and muscular fitness assessments and flexibility testing. Personal Trainers design exercise programs based on the results of these basic health and fitness tests. Interested in a Fitness Assessment, click here.