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The
Multi-Stage (Bleep) Fitness Test
Equipment: 20
m measuring tape, prerecording of test, tape player, markers, scoring
recorders.
Target Population: Sports
teams & school classes. Health screen first!
Advantages: Large groups
can do test together.
Disadvantages: Audio
tape can stretch, high motivation needed for accurate score, scoring
can be subjective.
Procedure:
Subjects run between two
lines 20m apart trying to keep up with a set of pre-recorded bleeps
on a tape or CD. Roughly every minute the level changes (and the
bleeps get closer together) and the running speed gets 0.5 km/h
faster (start speed is 8.5 km/h).
The athlete tries
to keep up with the recording getting as many levels and shuttles
into the test as possible.
The results below
are not predictions for Max VO2 but are indicators
for aerobic fitness. Each score implies the test level and the number
of shuttles completed successfully (e.g. 4/6 = level four and six
shuttles completed).
| Gender
& Age (yrs) |
Excellent
|
Good
|
Average
|
Fair
|
Poor
|
| Males
14-16 |
12/7
|
11/2
|
8/9
|
7/1
|
<6/6
|
| Females
14-16 |
10/9
|
9/1
|
6/7
|
5/1
|
<4/7
|
| Males
17-20 |
12/12
|
11/6
|
9/2
|
7/6
|
<7/3
|
| Females
17-20 |
10/11
|
9/3
|
6/8
|
5/2
|
<4/9
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| Males
21- 30 |
12/12
|
11/7
|
9/3
|
7/8
|
<7/5
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| Females
21-30 |
10/8
|
9/2
|
6/6
|
5/1
|
<4/9
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| Males
31-40 |
11/7
|
10/4
|
6/10
|
6/7
|
<6/4
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| Females
31-40 |
10/4
|
8/7
|
6/3
|
4/6
|
<4/5
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| Males
41-50 |
10/4
|
9/4
|
6/9
|
5/9
|
<5/2
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| Females
41-50 |
9/9
|
7/2
|
5/7
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4/2
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<4/1
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