Quick Start Guide: Run Your First Competition with FittestArena
May 26, 2026
So you've decided to run a fitness competition. Whether it's a small in-house throwdown at your gym or a full community event, FittestArena gets you from zero to live leaderboard in under 10 minutes. Here's how.
Step 1: Create Your Account
Head to fittestarena.com and sign up for free. No credit card required, no trial period — just an account.
Once you're in, you'll land on your dashboard. This is your home base for everything.
Step 2: Create an Event
Click New Event and fill in the basics:
- Event name — something your athletes will recognize
- Dates — both the event dates and the registration window
- Location — venue, city, country
- Custom URL — your event gets its own public link (e.g.
fittestarena.com/your-event)
Hit save. Your event is created.
Step 3: Set Up Divisions
Divisions are how you group your athletes — by category, skill level, gender, age, or whatever makes sense for your event.
Go to Divisions and add as many as you need. For each division, you can set:
- Type — Individual or Team
- Price — free, or a paid entry fee collected via Stripe
- Cap limit — max number of athletes allowed
- Scoring system — points-based or placement-based
Tip: If you're running teams, set the team size here. Athletes will fill in their teammates during registration.
Step 4: Build Your Workouts
Go to Workouts and create each event workout. For every workout you'll choose:
- Scoring type — Time, Reps, or Weight
- Scoring format — Single score or elimination rounds
- Ranking — Lower is better (For Time) or Higher is better (AMRAP/Weight)
- Divisions — which divisions this workout applies to
You can also add tiebreak rules, time caps, and descriptions for each workout.
Once you're ready for athletes to see a workout, set a Publish date and it'll go live automatically.
Step 5: Register Athletes
You have two options:
Manual entry — Go to Individuals or Teams and add participants yourself. Great for in-person events where you're handling registration at the door.
Self-registration — Share your event link and let athletes sign up on their own. They'll pick their division, fill in their info, and pay (if applicable) all in one flow. If your division requires approval, you'll get a notification to accept or decline each registration.
Step 6: Enter Scores
Once competition day arrives, head to Scores in the dashboard. You'll see every participant and workout in a grid.
Click any cell to enter a score. FittestArena automatically:
- Calculates rankings for each workout
- Updates overall standings across all workouts
For online competitions, athletes can submit their own scores directly, and if you've enabled score approval, you'll review them before they go live.
Step 7: Share the Leaderboard
Your leaderboard is live at your event URL the moment scores start coming in. Share the link with athletes, coaches, and spectators, no app download required.
You can also control what's visible: publish or hide individual workouts on the leaderboard as the day progresses.
That's It
Create event → add divisions → build workouts → register athletes → enter scores → share the leaderboard.
FittestArena handles the scoring math so you can focus on running a great event.