Our Facebook followers are familiar with our popular “Five Things to Do On Campus” posts where we share activities and events that are taking place on or near campus every week. Now that we are practicing social distancing, we have curated a list of things that you can do at home. The best part? Most are FREE and there are MANY more than five!
IN THE KITCHEN
- The Kitchn’s Cooking School: Free cooking courses
- BBC Cooking Techniques: Free tips and tricks in the kitchen
- CakeFlix: Free cake recipes and techniques tutorials
- The New York Times: Free recipes
- The Delia Online Cookery School – Free step-by-step videos
- Food Facts by MIT – Where does chocolate come from? Three pancake math problem. Baking soda Vs. baking powder, etc.
- Better Homes and Gardens – Free cooking classes and recipes
ENTERTAINMENT
- Netflix Party: Virtual Watch Party. All watchers must have a Netflix login – Free Trial Available
- TwoSeven: Alternative that expands to Hulu, Disney+, PrimeVideo, etc., works okay with a small group, but beyond that it may be too buggy
- HBO – Some Movies Available for Free Streaming – you may need to sign up
- Museums – Free Virtual Tours
- Karoke.house – Just need your computer and smart phone. Sign up for a free account
- Singsnap.com – Register for free access to singing and recording
- KaraFun – Easy to use and has a music catalog for any taste.
- Rattle.com – receive a new poem every day, free sign-up
MINDFULNESS & FITNESS
- Mindful USC: Free mindfulness practice classes
- Gympass: 30-day Free Trial On Demand Home Workouts, Livestream Classes, USC Gympass Factsheet
- USC Group Fitness: Log onto IMLeagues
- USC RecSports: Offering free real-time workouts throughout the week; in-house at no cost
- Glo: USC is also offering a 3 month trial at Glo for free online yoga sessions; good resource to post as a reminder for staff
- Obé (normally a 7-day free trial but free this month with code ATHOME!; includes live workouts)
- Tracy Anderson (14-day free trial)
- Barre 3 (15-day free trial)
- Peloton (expanded 30-day free trial to 90 days!)
- P.volve (30-day free trial using promo code ONEPVOLVE after creating an account)
- Daily Burn (30-day free trial; new daily classes at 9am ET; offers everything from running, yoga and HIIT)
- Neou (30-day free trial; streaming app for cardio workouts)
- Aaptiv (30-day free trial)
- Les Mills (30-day free trial and free workouts, barre, body pump, body flow and yoga)
- Sky Ting (7-day free trial; this NYC-based yoga studio is offering a free week of online classes)
Studios and Teachers Offering Free, Live Classes:
- NYC Ballet Dancers are offering live classes this week (follow @tilerpeck and @ashleybouder on Instagram for more info)
- Barry’s Bootcamp on Instagram Live… all you need is your bodyweight to participate (If you’ve ever been too afraid to go IRL…)
- Planet Fitness is live everyday at 7pm ET for the next two weeks, via their Youtube channel