Fitness Testing

Henman Shuttle Test

equipment required: flat surface, stopwatch, measuring tape, lines marked on ground or marker cones.
description / procedure: place two cones or markers 20 meters apart. Start at one marker, and run as fast as you can between the two markers for one minute, counting how many shuttles you can do. After one minute rest, repeat running between markers for another minute. Complete a total of five one-minute shuttle runs, with one minute recovery between each.

scoring: Your score is the total number of shuttles from all five one-minute periods.
comments: Tennis player Tim Henman often does this shuttle test to improve his fitness on court. Make sure you are running right to the markers each time.

reference: This test is based on that described by Tim Henman on the BBC website