Beep Test Alternatives
Not only is there the official beep test version, there are also a couple of modified versions of the beep test, and many alternatives to the beep test that measure similar aspects of fitness. The alternatives to the beep test include the large range of aerobic fitness tests:
- Walking/Running Tests — tests in which the participants run or walk for a set distance or time, such as the Cooper 12 minute Test, in which participants try and cover as much distance as they can in 12 minutes.
- Step Tests — The athlete steps up and down on the platform at a given rate for a certain time or until exhaustion. Heart rate may be recorded during the test and/or for some period afterwards.
- Treadmill Tests — there are several common treadmill incremental running tests to exhaustion, such as the Balke and Bruce protocols.
- Yo-Yo Test — Like the beep test, the Yo-Yo test is a maximum aerobic endurance fitness test, involving running between markers placed 20 meters apart, at increasing speeds, until exhaustion. The timings of the test is different, though the main difference with the yo-yo test is that in the commonly used version, there is a 10-second recover period between 40m runs.
More Resources
- About the variations of the beep fitness test
- Modifications of the Beep Test
- List of information pages
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