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Are you WU’s Most Fit Bod? WU’s Most Fit Competition is a way to find out. Individual’s fitness levels will be assessed using five modalities: bike, flexibility, treadmill, abdominal strength, and bench press. Participants will be competing in divisions based on age and gender.

Table of contents:

When is the Event? What are the Rules?
Who Do I Compete Against? What Do I Win?
How Do I Participate? Printable Event Overview (PDF)

When is the Event?

The event will take place October 28-30 in the SRWC. Individuals may participate Wednesday from 7:00pm - 10:00pm, Thursday from 3:00pm - 6:00pm, and Friday from 11:00am - 2:00pm. It will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete all five fitness measurements.

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Who Do I Compete Against?

Participants will compete against other students and SRWC members in the equivalent age and gender groups. See the following table for divisions:

Competition Divisions

DIVISIONS
Men
18-22
23-32
33-40
41-50
51+
Women
18-22
23-32
33-40
41-50
51+

A minimum of 4 participants must enroll in each division.

Individuals interested in participating that are members of a division that does not have enough participants will be combined with the next youngest division available. Example: If there are not at least 4 women between the ages of 33 and 40 interested in competing, the women between the ages of 33 and 40 who are interested in competing will compete in the 23-32 year old division.

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How Do I Participate?

Simply complete a registration form at the time of event.

In the event that multiple participants are waiting to compete, participants will be given a number and must remain in the facility until his/her turn. Participant numbers will be announced when the next official is ready.

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What Do I Win?

Individuals accumulating the most points throughout all five modalities will be crowned WU’s Most Fit and awarded SRWC pullovers.

The winner of each event will be awarded the number of points equaling total participants in their division. Example: If there are 36 males between the ages of 18 and 25, first place in each exercise modality will receive 36 points, second place will receive 35 points, third place will receive 34 points, etc.

Additionally, divisional individual champions will be awarded SRWC t-shirts.

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What are the Rules?

  • Register to participate at the time of the event.
  • Perform each modality in the order listed below (click for rules):
  1. Bench Press
  2. Upright Bicycle
  3. Flexibility
  4. Abdominal Plank
  5. Treadmill

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If you have any questions about the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, please call 785.670.1314 or e-mail getfit@washburn.edu