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History of the Test
The 20m Run Aerobic Fitness Test was developed by Canberra (Australia) physical educator, John Miller. Being a run between two lines 20m apart it's loosely based on the 'beep test'.
After conducting hundreds of 'beep' tests and putting up with:
... John decided there must be a better way.
The time of 5 minutes was selected after watching thousands of people go through the test and getting the feeling that completing 41 laps (level 6.1 on the 'beep' test) was a good standard of aerobic fitness for all comers, particularly 'regular folks'.
Rounded down and based on experience, 40 laps is a good score for men and 38 a good score for women.
The 20m run has a much better distribution curve of results than the 'beep' test. It has been modified so participants, from 'regular folks' and elite athletes of all levels of aerobic fitness can register how aerobically fit they are by the number of laps they can complete in 5 minutes.
20mrun.com a Miller Health program 7 Salvado Place, Stirling (Canberra) ACT 2611 Australia 61 2 6288 7703
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