Tactical professions across the globe (including military, police and firefighters) must take some form of aerobic fitness test. Most of these tests involve running, and the most common running test ...

The “beep test” – a standard aerobic fitness measure used for prospective firefighters for the last 40 years – discriminates against women and advantages younger candidates, a tribunal has found, ...

Airdrie student Jillana Nelles says it's been a yearly occurrence since about Grade 5. She and her classmates line up on one side of the school gymnasium, waiting for the telltale chimes of the beep ...