Table data for the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1
The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test (YYIR1) is a test of the ability to do repeated high-intensity exercise. Participants run out and back on a 20 meter course, with a 10-second active break after each 40m, with the speed increasing at set intervals until they are unable to continue (see a full description of how to conduct the Yo-Yo IR1 Test).
There are two versions of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test. The table below shows information about the Level 1 test, which starts at 10 km/hr. The less commonly used Level 2 version starts at 13 km/hr (see the data table for the Level 2 test).
Levels, speeds and accumulated distances for the YYIR1
| level | speed LEVEL | shuttles (2 x 20m) | speed (km/hr) | accumulated dist. (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 10.0 | 40 |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 12.0 | 80 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 13.0 | 120 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | 13.0 | 160 |
| 5 | 12 | 1 | 13.5 | 200 |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | 13.5 | 240 |
| 7 | 12 | 3 | 13.5 | 280 |
| 8 | 13 | 1 | 14.0 | 320 |
| 9 | 13 | 2 | 14.0 | 360 |
| 10 | 13 | 3 | 14.0 | 400 |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | 14.0 | 440 |
| 12 | 14 | 1 | 14.5 | 480 |
| 13 | 14 | 2 | 14.5 | 520 |
| 14 | 14 | 3 | 14.5 | 560 |
| 15 | 14 | 4 | 14.5 | 600 |
| 16 | 14 | 5 | 14.5 | 640 |
| 17 | 14 | 6 | 14.5 | 680 |
| 18 | 14 | 7 | 14.5 | 720 |
| 19 | 14 | 8 | 14.5 | 760 |
| 20 | 15 | 1 | 15.0 | 800 |
| 21 | 15 | 2 | 15.0 | 840 |
| 22 | 15 | 3 | 15.0 | 880 |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | 15.0 | 920 |
| 24 | 15 | 5 | 15.0 | 960 |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | 15.0 | 1000 |
| 26 | 15 | 7 | 15.0 | 1040 |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | 15.0 | 1080 |
| 28 | 16 | 1 | 15.5 | 1120 |
| 29 | 16 | 2 | 15.5 | 1160 |
| 30 | 16 | 3 | 15.5 | 1200 |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | 15.5 | 1240 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | 15.5 | 1280 |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | 15.5 | 1320 |
| 34 | 16 | 7 | 15.5 | 1360 |
| 35 | 16 | 8 | 15.5 | 1400 |
| 36 | 17 | 1 | 16.0 | 1440 |
| 37 | 17 | 2 | 16.0 | 1480 |
| 38 | 17 | 3 | 16.0 | 1520 |
| 39 | 17 | 4 | 16.0 | 1560 |
| 40 | 17 | 5 | 16.0 | 1600 |
| 41 | 17 | 6 | 16.0 | 1640 |
| 42 | 17 | 7 | 16.0 | 1680 |
| 43 | 17 | 8 | 16.0 | 1720 |
| 44 | 18 | 1 | 16.5 | 1760 |
| 45 | 18 | 2 | 16.5 | 1800 |
| 46 | 18 | 3 | 16.5 | 1840 |
| 47 | 18 | 4 | 16.5 | 1880 |
| 48 | 18 | 5 | 16.5 | 1920 |
| 49 | 18 | 6 | 16.5 | 1960 |
| 50 | 18 | 7 | 16.5 | 2000 |
| 51 | 18 | 8 | 16.5 | 2040 |
| 52 | 19 | 1 | 17.0 | 2080 |
| 53 | 19 | 2 | 17.0 | 2120 |
| 54 | 19 | 3 | 17.0 | 2160 |
| 55 | 19 | 4 | 17.0 | 2200 |
| 56 | 19 | 5 | 17.0 | 2240 |
| 57 | 19 | 6 | 17.0 | 2280 |
| 58 | 19 | 7 | 17.0 | 2320 |
| 59 | 19 | 8 | 17.0 | 2360 |
| 60 | 20 | 1 | 17.5 | 2400 |
| 61 | 20 | 2 | 17.5 | 2440 |
| 62 | 20 | 3 | 17.5 | 2480 |
| 63 | 20 | 4 | 17.5 | 2520 |
| 64 | 20 | 5 | 17.5 | 2560 |
| 65 | 20 | 6 | 17.5 | 2600 |
| 66 | 20 | 7 | 17.5 | 2640 |
| 67 | 20 | 8 | 17.5 | 2680 |
| 68 | 21 | 1 | 18.0 | 2720 |
| 69 | 21 | 2 | 18.0 | 2760 |
| 70 | 21 | 3 | 18.0 | 2800 |
| 71 | 21 | 4 | 18.0 | 2840 |
| 72 | 21 | 5 | 18.0 | 2880 |
| 73 | 21 | 6 | 18.0 | 2920 |
| 74 | 21 | 7 | 18.0 | 2960 |
| 75 | 21 | 8 | 18.0 | 3000 |
| 76 | 22 | 1 | 18.5 | 3040 |
| 77 | 22 | 2 | 18.5 | 3080 |
| 78 | 22 | 3 | 18.5 | 3120 |
| 79 | 22 | 4 | 18.5 | 3160 |
| 80 | 22 | 5 | 18.5 | 3200 |
| 81 | 22 | 6 | 18.5 | 3240 |
| 82 | 22 | 7 | 18.5 | 3280 |
| 83 | 22 | 8 | 18.5 | 3320 |
| 84 | 23 | 1 | 19.0 | 3360 |
| 85 | 23 | 2 | 19.0 | 3400 |
| 86 | 23 | 3 | 19.0 | 3440 |
| 87 | 23 | 4 | 19.0 | 3480 |
| 88 | 23 | 5 | 19.0 | 3520 |
| 89 | 23 | 6 | 19.0 | 3560 |
| 90 | 23 | 7 | 19.0 | 3600 |
| 91 | 23 | 8 | 19.0 | 3640 |
Source: the data in the tables above were adapted from the research paper by Bangsbo et al. (2008)
Reference
- Bangsbo J, Iaia FM, Krustrup P., The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test A Useful Tool for Evaluation of Physical Performance in Intermittent Sports, Sports Med 2008; 38 (1): 37-51.
More Resources
- Purchase the YoYo Intermittent Recovery Test mp3 file
- Procedure for the YYIR1
- there is a table of VO2max scores for each level of this test
- There are also rating tables for the YYIR1 test results.
- What do speed levels mean?
- You may also be interested in the Tables for Other Yo-Yo Test Versions.
- Download a score sheet to record results of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1, plus other yo-yo test scoring sheets.
- List of Yo-Yo Test Resources.
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