March Madness Is Back!
March Madness was such a success last year, we just knew we had to roll it out again this year for everyone at Get Fit NH. Whether you’re a veteran of our challenges or brand new, you’ll want to get involved, because who doesn’t like a little madness?
The Concord and Epsom gyms do things differently, which we will highlight below.
Get Fit NH Epsom
We know how much you love to push that sled so we’ll be breaking up into training time teams and go after it on the green. It’s a great feeling to push a 135 pound sled for the first time or for the fifty first times. Last year we about wore out the turf, and Coach Nancy loves to see those laps rack up. The prize for all this hard work? Your very own dinner party from the Carlson’s kitchen
Get Fit NH Concord
We are going to break into teams of 4, so look for the sign up sheet on the desk. The deadline to form a team will be March 8th, so you only have about 10 days to get it together We will go head to head bracket style, most MEPS wins the round and moves on.
We’ve put a few new rules in place for this year’s challenge. Since we never want to put anyone in harm’s way and overtraining can lead to injuries and other complications, we’ve added a MEPS cap of 1200 per person for each week. If there is a tie for MEPS at the end of the week we will use tiebreakers (most Meps in the yellow zone, then red as a second tiebreaker if needed) in order to decide who will advance to the next round. Also new this year, only MEPS earned between Monday and Friday will count towards the challenge. Last year the carry-over of not getting the results from the week before until Wednesday or Thursday because of weekend MEPS detracted from the competition. So in order to get your MEPS in you will have to make sure you are in at some point by Friday night before we close.
Want to participate but don’t have a belt?
We got you covered!
For this challenge we are selling the new MZ3 MyZone belts for LESS than what we pay! That’s right- $60! If you have one of the older belts, those are great and work fabulous, however the upgraded belts (MZ3) record activity in real time. So let’s say you are out skiing – if you have you belt on then your MEPS will update immediately rather than recording on your bean until the next time you return to the gym. Also you will be able to see your effort stream (meaning your tile) in real time rather than going back to see how you did.
And the Prize. A sweet custom Get Fit NH tee designed by the winning team!
This contest will run the 13th of March through the 14th of April (last two weeks of March and first two weeks of April) with recovery week smack dab in the middle. MEPS earned during recovery week will not count for the challenge, as the purpose of recovery week is to, well, recover.
Let’s get ready to have some fun and kill it for March Madness Round 2!
-Coach Adam
March Madness Challenge
Start Date: Monday March 13, 2017
End Date: Friday April 14, 2017
Cost: Just a little Blood, Sweat and Tears 
Registration deadline: Wednesday March 8, 2017