However, if you miss two consecutive ends this will complete your test. It is important to note here that you must not commence a shuttle run until the sound of the beep.ĭepending on who is conducting the test, it is a common practice to allow for the unsuccessful completion of one shuttle and if you can catch up and make it to the next end before the beep you are back in the game. This process is repeated back and forth until you fail to reach the end of the shuttle before the beep sounds. Successful completion of a shuttle is when you are able to reach the end of the 20-metre shuttle before the sound of the next beep which indicates the start of the next shuttle. Level 1 will require you to run at a pace of approximately 8.5km/hr and will increase by approximately 0.5km/hr for each level (there is an increase of 1km/hr from level 1 to level 2). To start the test the beep test audio program will indicate that the test will begin shortly and when you hear the 3 quick successive beeps you start your first shuttle run.
The beep test is conducted by continuously running between two ends that face each other at 20 metres apart.ģ successive beeps sound to start the test and are also sounded at the start of each new level. Device for playing the beep test audio program.In order to conduct a beep test, you will need the following equipment The speed remains constant for the entire level. Starting at level one requires you to run at a pace of approximately 8.0km/hr increasing to 9.0km/hr for level 2 then by 0.5km/hr with each level thereafter. The test is structured into 21 levels and each level is broken up into a determined number of shuttles and each level lasts approximately 62 seconds (see beep test levels details below). It is also used for determining eligibility to gain entrance or employment by some sporting clubs and organisations. The beep test which is also known as the multi-stage fitness test, bleep test, pacer test and 20-metre shuttle run is commonly used by sporting clubs and organisations to test a person’s VO2 maximum.
#BEEP TEST SET UP SOFTWARE#
I note that there are a number of variants of this test and some argument over some of the timings in the original test, the software here uses data from. At the end of the test there is another longer beep and the program halts, press the reset button on the shield to begin again. Turning the unit on sounds the start beep and begins the test. The data for the number of shuttles, the time for each shuttle and the Vo2 max values are all held in separate arrays with the element count being the number of levels. The software comprises of 2 loops the outer loop counts and displays the levels the inner loop counts and displays the shuttles as well as taking care of the shuttle timing and beeps.
I also removed pin 10 from my LCD shield as mine is one of those with a faulty backlight setup. Note - In the photo's my piezo sounder is mounted on a Deek Robot data logging shield a standard stackable prototype shield is perfectly Ok it was simply the case that I have used this shield for other projects and had it already set up with the piezo sounder. The circuit consists of an Arduino Uno a piezo sounder connected between Arduino pin 3 and ground which I mounted on a prototype shield and an LCD shield with buttons to take care of the display requirements all stacked together like a cake. Your fitness level is judged at the point you fail to make it to the cone before the beep occurs, at this point you read your Vo2 max value from a screen. The project was designed to automate the Multistage fitness test, aka the beep test, where the participant runs between 2 cones keeping in time with an audio tone which gets faster and faster.