Eastern Michigan Athletics
Join Team Eastern in the Midwest Fitness Challenge
11/12/2020 9:40:00 AM | General
Proceeds will benefit EMU student-athletes and the Department of Athletics
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Join Team Eastern, presented by St. Joe's Health, for the Midwest Fitness Challenge and link up with Eastern Michigan University fans and alumni to compete virtually against schools from around the Mid-American Conference. The Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics is excited join our MAC counterparts in providing a safe way to workout on your own while fostering friendly competition across the conference.
From Tuesday, Nov. 10 until Sunday, Dec. 20, participants can record workouts as a member of their team through FitRankings. Fans can register on the FitRankings platform as a member of Team Eastern and record all workouts to earn MET-Minutes that help them climb the leaderboard. MET-Minutes provide an automatic conversion to track a variety of workouts and convert them to points for our team. Click here for more information on FitRankings tracking of MET-Minutes.
The Midwest Fitness Challenge is $30 to register and all members of Team Eastern will receive a Block E T-Shirt and an Eastern Michigan Water Bottle. Proceeds from Team Eastern registrations will directly impact our student-athletes and benefit the EMU Department of Athletics.
HOW TO SUBMIT WORKOUTS
The FitRankings platform syncs with fitness apps (FitBit, Apple Watch/Health, Garmin, Suunto, and much more) to easily upload user workouts. After signing up, participants can sync their apps or manually enter workouts to gain MET-Minutes for their team. Be sure to record any and all workouts between Nov. 10 and Dec. 20 to get the most points for Team Eastern!
Follow along with the Team and Individual leaderboards to see how you stack up and help Team Eastern stay ahead of our Mid-American opponents!
If you are having trouble viewing the Midwest Fitness Challenge information below, click here.
