Nigeria Fitness Challenge – 1st – 30th October 2023

Fitness competition that stages across gym rivary nationwide

Head to head competitions between gyms to promote perseverance, endurance and teamwork. Each team will be tested on strenght, endurance, speed, power and teamwork. We are looking for the fittest gym.


Gym challenge details

Finding the fittest gym in Nigeria this year is going to be state based, with top gyms qualififying for national finals. Gyms will register to compete in their state fittest gym event.

  • Each gym can enter teams comprises of 4 team members and 2 reserves.
  • The categories are open men and open women.
  • Don’t have enough athlete to make up a men’s or women’s team? Your gym can enter a single team or multiple teams from either category. Athletes must be 18 years or above.
  • Teams compete in 9 fitness challenges over a one day event.
  • Teams score points for each challenge they compete in.
  • Each team has the opportunity to win their team category
  • Team points contribute to the overall placing of your team.

The top five teams from each state event gain entry to Nigeria National Gym Challenge final, with the opportunity to be crowned Nigeria’s Fittest Gym

why compete

  • Your gym has the opportunity to be crowned “Nigeria@s Fittest Gym”
  • Providing a competitive outlet for gym members and a great way to create a healthy rivary between gyms
  • creating a team environment
  • Giving gym members the motivation and focus to train for something bigger.
  • Winners have the opportunity to recieve a part of the 5 million Naira reward

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challenges

Below are number of challenges that could be in this edition of the Nigeria Nation Gym Challenge. Make sure you are ready for anything to be thrown at you.
There will also be blind challenge, details of this challenge will not be made available the the commencement of thisedition of the national challenge.

  • 100m Team sprint: Teams compete in sprint relay race against other teams in their categories
  • 2Km Run: Each participant will complete a timed 2km run
  • 500m Row: Each team member will record their fastest 500m row time
  • Agility Test: Each team member will record their best time through the agility course
  • Bench Press:Each team member will attempt 1 set trying to complete as many reps as possible. Males are requyred to lift 85% of their body weight and females are required to lift 60% of their body weight
  • Burpee to box jump: Each team member will attempt as many burpee to box jump as possible in 90 seconds
  • Farmers Carry:Each team will race in a head to head farmers carry against other teams
  • Sled Push: Team members will use a harness to tow a sled and an increasing amount of weight until they reach the finish line
  • Standard broad jump:Each team member will record their best forward jump. Team members must begin from a balanced standing position and explode forward with both feet leaving the ground simultaneosly
  • Team pull ups:Each team attempts as many strict pull ups as possible in 5 minutes. One team member at a time will leave the change over zone and complete a short sprint into the pull up zone and complete any number of pull ups

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guiide for gyms

You think your gym has what it takes to become Nigeria’s Fittest Gym?

  • Your gym is a commercial gym, studio gym, personal training studio, crossfit box/affiliate, martial arts/boxing gym, outdoor training group or sports club.
  • Menmbers at your gym come to get strong, get fit, loose weight, gain muscle, increase cardio endurance, train for sport and maintain health

If so your gym will need to:

  1. Pick teams for the two team categories. Each team must comprise of 4 members and 2 reserves. The team categories are:
    • Men
    • Women

    Please note: Gyms can enter a single team or multiple teams for either category. Athletes must be 18 years and above

  2. Register your gym and pay entry fee. The price to enter your is 5000 Naira per athlete. The cost can be sponsored by your team or athlete can pay their fee. We require one payment per team
  3. Start training your athletes based on the challenges
  4. Uniform: This is a battle so give your gym the opportunity to stand out in the crowd. Teams competing need to have matching uniforms, with your gym logo clearly visible. Each athlete must wear their team uniform while competing
  5. Did you conquer your state? The top 5 finishers from each state will fight it out against the rest of Nigeria at the national Grand prix. Your gym will be given the opportunity to be crowned Nigeria’s Fittest Gym

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