The beep test is a killer, isn’t it? What starts off as an easy jog soon turns in to several minutes of grueling effort, as the beeps steadily catch up with you. The Beep Test and its more recent alternative, the Yo-Yo test, are staple fitness tests that you can easily do yourself to test your […]
Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test – King of Fitness Tests
Similar to the bleep test, the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test is a standardised fitness test you can do to test your fitness levels. It combines short intensive runs with brief recovery periods, which gives it a good level of realism to the fitness requirements of intermittent sports and makes it the fitness test of choice […]
5-a-side.com Does the Beep Test
For a couple of weeks now we’ve been mentioning the beep test as a way to test your fitness for 5-a-side. It wouldn’t be right if we didn’t have a go at it ourselves. So the Gaffer set out to take on the challenge – how would I score? Apart from leading to potential embarrassment […]
The Beep Test – A Comprehensive Guide
The beep test, also sometimes referred to as the ‘bleep test’, has a variety of names. Most formally it is known as the ‘multi stage fitness test’, but also goes under the title of the ‘Leger test’, ‘pacer test’ and ‘20m shuttle run test’. Whatever the name, the test is a standardised assessment of a […]
How Fit Do I Need to be For 5-a-side?
If you want to be a good 5-a-side player then you need to have impressive fitness levels. But just what sort of heights do you need to reach to be a top player? We find out exactly what the fitness requirements are for top futsal players and how you can test yourself against them. Graeme […]