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Thats what the Yo-Yo test aims to find out.)

How the Yo-Yo test works

Performing the Yo-Yo test is simple.

Heres how the test works.

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When you hear the beep in the audio, run to a set of cones 20 meters away.

Then, they will run again, with the speed of the beeps gradually increasing, he says.

Once you cant keep up any longer and miss a beep, the test is over.

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They likely need a one-two punch of base-building aerobic work and anaerobic speed-building work, Sant says.

Sant also recommends doing hill sprints, or repeat sprints, of around 10 seconds.

This will be a good pace for improvements without taxing the body too much or pushing limits.

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Next stop: a better Yo-Yo test scoreand even stronger performance.

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