Which maximal aerobic capacity test uses 20-meter shuttle runs with audible beeps?

• A. Illinois Agility Test
• B. Beep Test
• C. Harvard Step Test
• D. Cooper's Run

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recognizing a field test that pushes you to maximum effort while using audible cues to pace 20-meter shuttle runs. The Beep Test is designed exactly for this: you sprint back and forth between two markers 20 meters apart, following a series of beeps. Each stage has a faster pace, so as the test progresses you must run quicker to reach the line before the next beep. It continues until you can no longer keep up, which makes it a maximal aerobic capacity test because it drives you toward near-maximum or maximum oxygen uptake. This test is also known as the Multistage Fitness Test.

The other options are different types of fitness assessments: one is primarily an agility and speed test using cones; another is a step-based test that estimates fitness from heart rate after stepping; and the last is a long-distance run test used to estimate VO2max from total distance covered in a fixed time.