Photojournalist Rob Currell from The Newark Advertiser was back out at the Newark Showground to report on the September 2023 Midlands Fitness Games.
Hundreds of athletes turned up from all over the country to compete in teams of four.
Hundreds of athletes turned up from all over the country to compete in teams of four.
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00:39 - So we've got about 320 athletes,
00:42 probably a couple hundred spectators.
00:44 Ever since we started this,
00:45 we always like to let the spectators come for free
00:48 to generate an atmosphere and make it feel crowded and busy
00:53 and gets the athletes going.
00:55 So we've been taking part in, like I said,
00:57 five workouts with various crossfit movements,
01:00 with the barbell, gymnastics, some running,
01:02 some rowing, over the course of the day.
01:05 We've evened it up so some people will have strengths
01:08 and weaknesses that will get highlighted.
01:10 But we try and make it all inclusive.
01:12 So because it's in a team of four,
01:14 they can split the work as they need
01:16 and can play to their strengths as well
01:18 throughout the team.
01:19 Yeah, so this is our sixth event now.
01:22 There's 75 teams of four people competing.
01:27 So we got two males, two females in each team.
01:30 They take on five workouts over the whole day
01:33 and then the scores tally up
01:35 and we see who finishes in the top spot.
01:38 - Just what are the plans for the future with the event,
01:41 mate, and how are the events evolving as time goes on?
01:44 - So our next event is April next year.
01:48 I think we're going with teams of three
01:50 for that one of same sex.
01:52 We did that last year and it was very successful,
01:53 so we'll run that one again.
01:56 Evolving-wise, we're just trying to keep them interested
01:59 and keep them varied so that when people do return,
02:02 if they've done it before,
02:02 they're experiencing something new
02:04 pushing ourselves to new limits on different movements.