The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1 Test measures aerobic capacity by measuring an individual’s ability to repeatedly perform high intensity shuttle runs.

Equipment Required: Large open space, headphones/speakers, Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 audio track, stopwatch, tape measure, marker cones x3

Procedure:

1. Participant selects a starting point and places a cone (Cone A).
2. Participant measures a distance of 5m using the tape measure from Cone A and places a second cone (Cone B). Participant then measures a further 20m from Cone B and places a third and final cone (Cone C).
3. Participant readies themself on Cone B in a standing split-stance position and starts the Yo-Yo test audio track. When instructed, the participant must run to Cone C before they hear a beep signal. After the signal is made, the participant must then run back to Cone B before the next signal is heard. Once Cone B is reached and the second signal has been made, participants then have a 10s recovery period where they must jog to Cone A and then back to Cone B before the commencement of the next shuttle.
4. In this test, participants are allowed two consecutive fail attempts before they must withdraw from the test. If the participant fails to reach a cone before the beep is sounded then the first fail attempt is awarded; if the participant then fails to reach the next cone before the subsequent beep is sounded then the second fail attempt is awarded and the participant must withdraw.
5. Participant inputs the level they reached on the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1 test into SharedGoals by clicking on the green “Add score” button.