Multi-Stage Fitness - Bleep Test

Aim: To test Aerobic Endurance

Suitable for: All ages

Equipment: Tape measure, cones, tape recorder, multi-stage fitness test tape.

Procedure:

Player continually runs between two lines 20 metres apart in time to beeps on a tape.
Initial speed is 8.5km/hour increasing by 0.5km/hour each minute.
Subjects must touch the line at each end.
The test is divided into stages to help monitor your progress at subsequent tests.
The test finishes when you can no longer reach the end marker before the bleep.

Scoring: The level and number of shuttles reached is recorded.

Practicality:

Large groups can be tested at the same time.
Minimal equipment and costs – Tape measure, cones, tape recorder, multi-stage fitness test tape.

Reliability and validity:

Correlation to Vo2 max is good. Reliability and validity are affected by subject’s motivation. This is a maximal test and lack of motivation will not give a reliable and valid result.

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