Multistage Fitness Bleep Test CD Safari Sports

The Multistage Fitness Bleep Test CD, otherwise known as the beep test or the 20m shuttle run test is a continuous sub-maximal test which has become the most recognised tool for measuring aerobic power. 

Multistage Fitness Bleep Test CD

The multistage fitness test, otherwise known as the beep test, is a tool to measure aerobic power. This test was originally developed for adults in 1982 by Leger and Lambert and then modified later in 1988 for children, by reducing the stages from 2-minutes to 1-minute by Leger et al. It is an extremely simple test, which requires minimal equipment and demands the athlete(s) to run continuously until volitional exhaustion.

It requires the athlete to perform continuous 20m shuttle runs, whereby the individual must reach the opposite end of the 20m grid before the next beep sounds. The time between recorded beep decreases each minute, forcing the individuals to increase their running speed. It is this increase in speed which reflects the increase in difficulty/intensity. There are numerous variations of this test, but the most commonly used protocol has an initial running velocity of 8.5 km/hr, and increases the speed by 0.5 km/hr each minute thereafter.

Important Note:

It is important to note that whenever fitness testing is performed, it must be in a consistent environment (i.e. facility) so that it is protected from varying weather types, and with a dependable surface that is not affected by wet or slippery conditions. If the environment is not consistent, the reliability of repeated tests at later dates can be substantially hindered and result in worthless data.