Fitness Events

Fitness Challenges

Compete against your peers through our various Fitness Challenges throughout the year and receive a prize!

Below is what we generally offer, but make sure to check out our Upcoming Events for specific details:

  • Welcome to the Jungle
  • Residential College Step Challenge
  • Lake Carnegie
  • Winter Fitness Fest
  • Virtual Frozen 5k
  • Step with Heart!
  • Carnival of Fitness
  • Bench Press Challenge
  • May the 4th Be with You: The Plank Strikes Back!

Theme Nights

Show up and show off your swag during theme nights at Stephens Fitness Center and be entered into a raffle for a prize!

Below are the theme nights we have coming up, but make sure to check out our Upcoming Events for specific details:

  • Tigers: Show your Stripes!
  • Butler College Night
  • Forbes College Night
  • Mathey College Night
  • Faculty & Staff Night
  • New College West Night
  • Rockefeller College Night
  • Whitman College Night
  • Yeh College Night
  • March Madness Team Night
  • Graduate School College Night
  • Tigers United

Engagement Activities

Passing through Dillon Gym and want a chance to win a prize? Participate in our simple engagement activities and see if you can get the correct answer to win!

Below is what we generally offer, but make sure to check out our Upcoming Events for specific details:

  • Halloween Pretzel Prediction
  • Thanksgiving Pumpkin Puzzler

Upcoming Stephens Fitness Center Programs

Graduate School Night
Theme Night
Tue, Apr 4, 2023, 4:00 pm
Show off your Graduate School SWAG in Stephens Fitness Center!

Graduate Students who wear their graduate school apparel when going to Stephens Fitness Center on Tuesday April 4, 2023 from 4pm - 8pm will be entered into a raffle for a prize.

Graduate Students must check-in with a Campus Rec staff member to be entered into the raffle…

Carnival of Fitness
Fitness Event and Engagement Activity
Thu, Apr 6, 2023
TEST YOUR STRENGTH! Participants test their left hand and right hand grip strength.  TEST YOUR SPEED! Participants burn 25 calories on the Assault Bike. TEST YOUR MIND! Participants guess how many (skittles) are in the jar.

For any questions or reasonable…

Bench Press Challenge
Fitness Event
Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 8:00 am

Participants bench press a barbell with a set amount of weight as many times as they can. Participants must sign-in with Campus Rec Staff. Event will be monitored by Campus Rec Staff. 

Elite: Participants bench 100% of their body weight. Intermediate: Participants bench 50% of their…
Tigers United!
Theme Night
Tue, May 2, 2023, 4:00 pm
Show off your Princeton University SWAG in Stephens Fitness Center!

Dillon Gym members who wear Princeton University apparel when going to Stephens Fitness Center on Tuesday May 5, 2023 from 4pm - 8pm will be entered into a raffle.

Members must check-in with a Campus Rec staff member to be entered into the raffle.

For…

May the 4th Be with You: The Plank Strikes Back!
Fitness Event
Thu, May 4, 2023, 8:00 am

Participants elbow plank as long as possible. Participants with the top times wins.

For any questions or reasonable accommodation requests, please contact Andrew Brown at [email protected] or 609-258-3520.

Contact Us

Andrew Brown, M.S.
Fitness Center Evening Supervisor
Matt Brzycki, B.S.
Assistant Director of Campus Recreation, Fitness