Fitness Testing
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Should we do fitness testing on our children?
Beep Testing Kids
The beep test is a maximal exercise test to measure aerobic fitness.
Physically, there is no reason children should not be doing a maximal exercise test (it is more a problem for adults with sedentary lifestyles and other health issues doing the test with no preparation!).
If the kids are not very fit, they will not go very far on the test. The test can be a great motivation tool for them to improve and learn to push themselves. I'm all for getting kids more active, they are pretty hardy things and we need to stop being so soft on them.
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- Conducting the Beep Test