Conveniently located on the AU campus, let Recreational Sports & Fitness help you meet your health & fitness goals.
At this time, all RecFit facilities are closed. All AU faculty and staff are eligible to participate in most virtual Fitness and Recreation programs. Visit your Virtual Programs page for more information.
Payroll deductions for use of the fitness center will not pause automatically.
To pause payroll deductions:
1. Complete a new Payroll Deduction Form, and check “drop” in Step 2 of the form.
2. Sign, scan, and email the form to Akeem Pridgen at pridgen@american.edu.
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in advance of processing for the current payroll period. If you wish to drop your Fitness Center membership for April, be sure to submit it no later than April 8.
Once the Fitness Center reopens, you will be able to renew your membership. Be sure to visit the Fitness Center webpage to sign up for the listserv to stay up to date.
Will my payroll deduction automatically stop because the fitness center is closed?
You will need to fill out a new payroll deduction form and check “drop”.
I don’t want to drop my membership. Is there any way to pause payroll deduction until the facilities reopen?
At this moment in time, payroll is not able to “pause” your payroll deduction. You will need to fill out a new payroll deduction form and check “drop”.
Once we reopen, you will be able to renew your membership. Do you have any idea of when the facility may reopen? No, please visit our webpage to sign up for one of our list serves to stay up to date.
How do I find the link to the drop request form?
https://www.american.edu/recfit/upload/payroll-deduction-2019.pdf
Once I complete the form what do I do next?
Once you have completed the form you can scan and email it to Akeem Pridgen. pridgen@american.edu
How do I fill out the form?
Complete the form by marking every box on the form including membership level and working status.
A membership includes the use of the Jacobs Fitness Center, Cassell Fitness Center, Congressional Fitness Center, recreational swim in Reeves Aquatic Center, open court in Bender Arena, and our outdoor facilities. Memberships are all-inclusive. There are no pool-only membership options available.
Services including group exercise, personal training, and adult swim lessons are additional fees.
Memberships can be purchased at any Fitness Center front desk during hours of operation. Individual and family memberships are available for most membership options.
A family membership consists of a spouse or domestic partner and dependents under the age of 18 (all children must be supervised at all times in facilities).
Questions about memberships? Visit our FAQs or submit a membership inquiry.
1. Review the membership options below to determine which one is right for you.
2. Complete a registration form and bring it to any fitness center front desk.
Full-time employees (individuals who receive benefits through the University) are able to purchase a membership on an annual basis or via payroll deduction.
(runs for 1 year from the date of enrollment)
Individual: $236.00
Family: $499.00
Individual: $9.08
Family: $19.19
Individual: $19.67
Family: $41.58
Part-time employees (including adjunct faculty) can obtain memberships on an semester basis.
Individual: $170.00
To accommodate as many individuals as possible, Recreational Sports & Fitness offers a variety of additional memberships to fit the needs of the AU community and beyond. Some of our most popular specialized memberships are listed below, however, if your circumstance is not listed (e.g. visiting professors, chaplains or clergy affiliated with the Kay Spiritual Center), please contact Akeem Pridgen: pridgen@american.edu.
Registered students may enroll their family in a membership on a semester basis. Family must be living in the same household as the student.
Student Family: $139.00 / semester
People who work full-time on campus (and not paid through the University) and/or part-time faculty and staff can purchase this membership on a semester basis. Groups that comprises of this affiliates are, but not limited to adjunct faculty, Aramark employees, Capital One Bank employees, etc.
Individual: $170.00 / semester
Any current Wesley Seminary student, faculty, or staff or participants in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) can purchase a semester membership. *Proof of affiliation is needed at the time of purchase.
Individual: $191.00 / semester
An American University graduate can purchase an annual Alumni membership.
Individual: $664.00
Family: $1,316.00
Receive 10% off membership as an AU donor! Contact Akeem Pridgen: 202-885-6049 for more details!
Graduates are able to extend their memberships from their graduation in May into the subsequent summer with our summer memberships. This allows entrance to the facilities through August 31 (Law Reviewer membership runs through July 31) of the same year. After the 31st, an alumni membership must be purchased in order to continue access. (*December graduates can receive a similar offer, see Fitness Center front desk attendant for more information).
Recent Graduate: Individual: $298.00
Law Review Extender: Individual: $53.00
Local residents and their families can purchase memberships on an annual basis. Memberships run for 1 year from the date of enrollment.
Individual: $1,007.00
Family: $1,980.00
Full-time faculty and staff may pay for their membership via payroll deduction.
Submit a payroll form to either:
1. Begin a payroll deduction membership (add)
*Also need to complete a registration form.
2. Stop a payroll deduction membership (drop)
3. Switch between an individual and family membership (change level)
Forms can be emailed to Akeem Pridgen: pridgen@american.edu