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:

• 1994 - University of Virginia
• 1995 - University of Virginia (Demo Team begins)
• 1996 - James Madison University
• 1997 - University of Richmond
• 1998 - James Madison University & East Carolina University
• 1999 - Virginia Tech
• 2000 - James Madison University & Georgia Southern University
• 2001 - Virginia Tech, East Carolina University, & University of Georgia
• 2002 - University of Maryland & Georgia State University
• 2003 - Virginia Commonwealth University & University of Florida
• 2004 - Virginia Tech
• 2005 - University of Virginia
• 2006 - Elon University
• 2007 - University of Maryland
• 2008 - James Madison University
• 2009 - University of South Carolina
• 2010 - College of William & Mary
• 2011 - North Carolina State University
• 2012 - Virginia Tech
• 2013 - Old Dominion University
• 2014 - University of North Carolina Wilmington
• 2015 - University of Maryland
• 2016 - University of North Carolina Asheville
• 2017 - James Madison University
• 2018 - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• 2019 - University of North Carolina Wilmington
• 2020 - Radford University
• 2021 - East Carolina University
• 2022 - The University or North Carolina at Charlotte 

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