- Battle begins on October 5 and runs through November 16, 2026
- Burke's Fitness Battle is open to BCC students, faculty, and staff
- Teams can have a maximum of 4 members
- Teams get a point for every day a member of their team logs a fitness activity
- All activity for the week must be logged by Monday at noon
- Teams can get bonus points each week (see scoring below)
- The week runs Monday through Sunday
- Team scores will be updated on the Paterson webpage each Monday afternoon
- Prize announcements coming soon!
Scoring
- Each team member can get 1 point a day by logging a fitness activity (see examples of activity below)
- Each team can get 1 extra point per week by taking a photo of at least two teammates doing something active together paterson@berkshirecc.edu
- Team members can get one additional point by attending Burke's Activity of the Week. Activity of the week will be posted on the Paterson website Friday night
- It should be noted a select few of Burke's Activities of the Week will only be open to BCC Students
Activity
Activity is anything active that is a minimum thirty minutes in duration. Here are some examples of acceptable activity:
- 30-minute walk
- 30-minute hike
- Weight Lifting 20 minutes, Exercise Bike 20 minutes
- Pickleball
- Raking Leaves for 30 minutes
- Yoga Class
Past Winners
Fall 2025 First Place - Peter, Paul and we should have Asked Mary
Fall 2025 First place Student Team - Cool
Fall 2025 Second Place - Dogs are Barking
Fall 2025 Third Place - Win the Day Warriors
Fall 2024 First Place 5-Person Team - Trying Our Best
Fall 2024 First Place 4-Person Team - Wander Women
Fall 2024 Second Place - Corn Queens
Fall 2024 Third Place - Dogs are Barking
Spring 2024 First Place - Preguicosos
Spring 2024 Second Place - Wander Women
Spring 2024 Third Place - Dogs Are Barking
Polymarth Wrath
Burke's Fall 2026 Activities of the Week:
- Week 1: (10/4-10/10) Participate in October 7th's Falcon Health and Wellbeing Day
- Week 2: (10/11-10/17) Participate in or cheer at the Battle at the Field House Dodgeball Showdown October 15th
- Week 3: (10/18-10/24) Scan in to Paterson for a 30 minute workout; OR attend the Berkshire East Zipline Trip (students)
- Week 4: (10/25-10/31) Attend After Class Burn 11:30am October 27th OR get a full team selfie in the Fitness Center
- Week 5: (11/1-11/7) Attend a Yoga Class at Paterson
- Week 6: (11/8-11/14) Attend a Pilates Class at Paterson
Dogs Are Barking
Fall 2026 Standings - Through Week 1
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Dogs Are Barking | 32 |
| The Prose | 31 |
| Hikers & Bikers | 29 |
| Crafternoon Collective | 28 |
| No Corn, Still Stars | 27 |
| 82Much | 26 |
| Stronger Together | 24 |
| Learning Curves | 23 |
| Polymath Wrath | 22 |
| Falcon Four | 20 |
| Mothly Crew | 20 |
| Human Racers | 9 |
| Flying Fit Falcons | 6 |
No Corn, Still Stars