Beep test and Cooper test online: audio cues and fitness norms

In how the stages work. In the beep test, a level is a set number of shuttles: level 1 runs at 8.0 km/h, level 2 at 9.0, and each one after that is 0.5 km/h faster. In the 1988 Léger test, speed rises exactly every minute, starting at 8.5 km/h. From level 2 on the speeds match, but the same level number means a different running time in the two tests, so choose the protocol before you start.

Tap the runner’s tile when they don’t reach the line by the beep. By the test rules, the first miss is a warning, the second means out, and the report records the last completed shuttle. You can also choose out after two misses in a row, or right after the first one. Remove a mistaken tap with the “Undo” button.

In the 20 m beep test and the Léger test, with Léger’s 1988 equation: 31.025 + 3.238 × V − 3.248 × A + 0.1536 × A × V, where V is the speed of the last completed level and A is age; for adults, 18 is used, which gives −27.4 + 6.0 × V. In the Cooper test: (meters − 504.9) ÷ 44.73. For the 15 m PACER, VO2max isn’t shown: it requires a shuttle conversion table.

For students aged 10–19 in the shuttle run, the FITNESSGRAM 2010 aerobic capacity cutoffs: “Healthy Fitness Zone,” “Needs Improvement,” and “Needs Improvement – Health Risk” by age and sex. In the Cooper test, Cooper’s table from age 13. Adults get only VO2max in the shuttle run: there’s no comparable norms table for this protocol. The rating is guidance for a PE class, not a medical assessment.

Choose the lap length, enter the participants, and press “Start.” Tap a runner’s tile on every lap — a second tap within five seconds doesn’t count. Signals sound at minutes 6 and 11, and a horn at minute 12. After the test, enter in the report how many meters each runner covered on their last unfinished lap.

Choose the 15 m PACER: the level speeds are the same as in the 20 m beep test, but each level has more shuttles. The result is then recorded in shuttles and level.

Marks are saved as the run goes. After a reload, the report shows everyone who dropped out and credits those still running with the last signaled shuttle. The beeps won’t resume on their own after a reload — the browser doesn’t let sound play without a tap — so keep the screen on: during the test, the page asks it not to go dark.