shuttle run

Back-and-forth sprint

A shuttle run is a fitness test or exercise where you sprint back and forth between two points, typically touching or crossing a line at each end before reversing direction.

It measures agility, speed, and the ability to change direction quickly: We did shuttle runs in gym class.

Common in athletic training and military fitness assessments.

Opposites
movement pattern

shuttle run100-meter dash

Brief straight-line footrace

marathon · straightaway · long-distance running · distance run · endurance run

activity level

shuttle runresting

In a state of stillness

standing still · sitting · standing · lying down · stillness

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G