ABOUT FIT EXPO

Founded in 1994 by the University of Virginia, the Collegiate Fitness Expo was created to be an affordable way for fitness instructors to obtain quality training and continuing education. What started as a one day choreography exchange with 75 participants is now the east coast's premier collegiate fitness event with more than 500-600 attendees from 50+ colleges and universities. From master classes to demo teams to dance parties, each year group fitness instructors, personal trainers, and health coaches come together for a weekend of fun, friendship, and continuing education.

The Southeast Collegiate Fitness Expo provides an opportunity for students to showcase their talents and lead the majority of the presentations and workshops. Benefits of attending include:

• sharing creative ideas
• experiencing the latest trends
• networking with other colleges and universities
• visiting various recreation & well-being centers
• creating friendships
• learning from peers
• obtaining CEUs/CECs
• getting certified
• having fun!

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Host Locations

The Southeast Collegiate Fitness Expo has been hosted by various institutions since its beginning in 1994. During a handful of years, multiple universities hosted FitExpo in the same year to maximize the amount of students who could participate who otherwise may been unable to attend due to travel limitations. The Demo Team Competition started at the 1995 fitness expo and have been a long running tradition each year for colleges and universities to showcase their programs through a choreographed routine.  The following colleges and universities served as a host for the Southeast Collegiate Fitness Expo:

• Year 1: 1994 - University of Virginia
• Year 2: 1995 - University of Virginia (Demo Team begins)
• Year 3: 1996 - James Madison University
• Year 4: 1997 - University of Richmond
• Year 5: 1998 - James Madison University & East Carolina University
• Year 6: 1999 - Virginia Tech
• Year 7: 2000 - James Madison University & Georgia Southern University
• Year 8: 2001 - Virginia Tech, East Carolina University, & University of Georgia
• Year 9: 2002 - University of Maryland & Georgia State University
• Year 10: 2003 - Virginia Commonwealth University & University of Florida
• Year 11: 2004 - Virginia Tech
• Year 12: 2005 - University of Virginia
• Year 13: 2006 - Elon University
• Year 14: 2007 - University of Maryland
• Year 15: 2008 - James Madison University
• Year 16: 2009 - University of South Carolina
• Year 17: 2010 - College of William & Mary
• Year 18: 2011 - North Carolina State University
• Year 19: 2012 - Virginia Tech
• Year 20: 2013 - Old Dominion University
• Year 21: 2014 - University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Year 22: 2015 - University of Maryland
• Year 23: 2016 - University of North Carolina Asheville
• Year 24: 2017 - James Madison University
• Year 25: 2018 - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Year 26: 2019 - University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Year 27: 2020 - Radford University
• Year 28: 2021 - East Carolina University
• Year 29: 2022 - The University or North Carolina at Charlotte 
• Year 30: 2023 - University of Virginia 
• Year 31: 2024 - East Carolina University

Historical information provided by Allison Zuchowski, Steven Trotter, and America Minc.