Every DEKA FIT Event on the 2023 Calendar: Dates, Details, and Venues
The ancient Greeks were revolutionary in many ways, one of which being gamifying and continuously testing the limits of fitness. But the original Spartans didn't measure fitness by how much they could bench press or how lean they could get in three months. Fitness, for them, was about survival, which meant being the most efficient when it came to everyday functional movements like squatting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and jumping. Today, we continue to test those same functional variables at DEKA FIT events across the country.
Related: 5 Things You Don't Know About DEKA FIT (and Why It Will Change Your Life)
DEKA FIT is a modern fitness competition featuring 10 zones of functional fitness — from lunges to farmer carries to sled push/pulls — and separated by 500 meters of running for a total of just over 3 miles run. The zones are designed to require little-to-no prior fitness experience, and once you earn your DEKA Mark at your first event, that score serves as a benchmark to compare your future fitness gains to and see how far you've progressed.
There are now five heat types to choose from, including the classic Open Heat (for all levels of fitness), Age Group Heats, gated Elite Heats (winners of which are eligible for a cash prize), Teams Divisions (which can be broken into Male, Female, and Co-Ed Heats), and DEKA FIT Ruck Heats (bring your own weighted backpack or ruck).
Related: Joe De Sena Earned His DEKA Mark. This Is What Kicked His Ass.
If you're reading to start holding yourself accountable this year and making real progress, here's every DEKA FIT event that's happening across the U.S. in 2023.
Every DEKA FIT Event on the 2023 Schedule
Feb. 11, 2023 — AUSTIN
Austin Convention Center: Austin, TX
March 4, 2023 — KNOXVILLE
World's Fair Exhibition Hall: Knoxville, TN
April 1, 2023 — NORCAL
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center: Sacramento, CA
May 6, 2023 — SOCAL
Anaheim Convention Center: Anaheim, CA
June 24, 2023 — CAROLINAS
Cabarrus County Events Center: Cabarrus County, NC
Aug. 26, 2023 — NORTHEAST
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center: Oaks, PA
Sept. 16, 2023 — ORLANDO
Orange County Convention Center: Orlando, FL
TBD in Nov. 2023
The DEKA World Championship
