Guide to Buying the Beep Test
This aerobic fitness test is also known as the Multistage Fitness (MSFT), Beep, Bleep & Yo-Yo Endurance test. For comprehensive information about the test, see the Beep Test Home. You can download for free the beep test mp3 file from this site, though you may wish to buy it from elsewhere, and the information below will help you do that.
The beep test is available on cd, mp3, phone app and in the past as an audio tape. Each format has its advantages and disadvantages. The digital formats are preferred as the timing cannot be affected by tape stretching, and with the cd it is easier to play selected tracks and return to the start if required. If you have purchased an audio tape version (no longer available), you should also read the information about calibrating the tape.
Beep Test Software
Why buy the cd when you can have software that can run the test right from your computer and record results in real time and produce a graph of results. You can also customize the software to run many other beep type tests too. See more details about the Team Bleep Test Software.
Where to buy the cd
The information below has details of places online that are known to supply the beep test cd or tape. If your location is not listed below, don't worry as many of the suppliers will post to anywhere in the world. In the case of digital downloads, yours and the product's location is usually irrelevant.
UNITED STATES
- There are some beep test cds and downloads available through eBay (see the advice for buying on eBay).
- A beep test version used for Fitnessgram is the PACER. You may be able to buy the PACER test cd — this recording also has cadences for the curl-up and push-up tests.
- Amazon: you can download the Beep Test mp3 or purchase the Beep Test cd.
- If you have an iphone or ipad, there are some Beep Test Apps.
UNITED KINGDOM
- Coachwise Ltd, the trading arm of The National Coaching Foundation (known as sports coach UK), has the Bleep test CD for purchase online. The pack contains the CD, a booklet containing full instructions and VO2max tables.
- The Bleep Test is available from Amazon.co.uk. (seach for the term Bleep not Beep)
- There are some bleep test cds and mp3 downloads available through eBay UK (see the advice for buying on eBay)
- If you have an iphone or ipad, there are some Beep Test Apps.
CANADA
- There are some beep test cds and downloads available through eBay Canada (see the advice for buying on eBay)
AUSTRALIA
- The Beep Test audio and dvd is available from Amazon.com.au.
- There are some beep test cds and downloads available through eBay Australia (see the advice for buying on eBay)
- A version is produced by the Australian Coaching Council / Australian Sports Commission is available from the AIS Shop. The cd and tape comes with a booklet which contains notes on; test conditions, information for the subject, equipment to be used, test area setup, taking the test and analyzing the scores. It also contains a shuttle run record form, predicted VO2max uptake values, normal values for a range of sports and average results obtained from a sample of Australian students aged 12-17.
Other COUNTRIES
If you are not from one of the countries listed above, there may be an eBay site for your local country. In the case of the beep test audio, it may not matter where you buy it from if it sold as a file download. For some of these searches, international sellers will be listed alongside local suppliers. Don't forget to see also the advice for buying on eBay.
Still can't find a copy?
The links on this page are for copies of the beep test that I have found online. If your location is not listed or the recommended sources are not to your satisfaction, then the cds are also available from many national coaching and sporting associations, and also police departments and other services which may include the test as part of their assessments. Search locally.
Related Pages
- Free download of the beep test file from Topend Sports
- Maximizing Your Score — to get the most out of the beep test.
- Guide to variations of the beep / bleep test
- Fitness tests which are modified beep tests
- Test Procedure — Detailed instructions for conducting the beep test. Also video examples.
- Calculating Your Score — calculator to determine your VO2max equivalent score.
- POLL: What do you call this (bleep?) test?
- What's your best score? some results of athletes.
- Beep Shuttle Listing — a listing of the number of runs for each level.
- Beep Test Software — provides the standard Multistage Fitness Test or Bleep Test right on your PC or Laptop, with many additional features.
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