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, ...

CORK CITY COUNCIL has been ordered to pay €8,000 compensation to an unsuccessful female 43-year old firefighter job applicant due to a discriminatory ‘one size fits all’ beep fitness tests for ...

The Fitness Pacer Test starts deceptively slow but ramps up quickly. Each beep demands faster sprints with less recovery time. At first it feels manageable, but fatigue sets in faster than expected.

Cork City Council has been ordered to pay €8,000 compensation to a woman whose application for a firefighting job was unsuccessful due to a discriminatory ‘one size fits all’ beep fitness test for ...

SmartGym, Apple’s 2023 Apple Watch App of the Year, is rolling out a new update today that delivers some of its longest-requested features. Here’s what’s new. Starting today, SmartGym users will be ...

Many active-duty service members and recruits working to improve their timed runs for military fitness testing often do not diversify their training enough. Too many just put in miles, mostly slow ...

Lansdowne House, the offices of the Workplace Relations Commission in Ballsbridge, Dublin.(Image: Colin Keegan, Collins Agency, Dublin) Cork City Council has been ordered to pay €8,000 compensation to ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — How many times do you try to get something accomplished only to find yourself checking your phone and losing track of time? These timers can help you. If you’ve ...

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The fitness test to enter the Gardai was made significantly easier last year - but the bleep test still remains part of it. (stock images) (Image: gettyimages.ie) An ex-Garda sergeant has slammed a ...