

Įndurance may also refer to an ability to persevere through a difficult situation.Īristotle noted similarities between endurance and self control: To have self control is to resist the temptation of things that seem immediately appealing, while to endure is to resist the discouragement of things that seem immediately uncomfortable.

In military settings, endurance is considered the ability of a force to sustain high levels of combat potential relative to its opponent over the duration of a campaign. The term stamina is sometimes used synonymously and interchangeably with endurance. "The major metabolic consequences of the adaptations of muscle to endurance exercise are a slower utilization of muscle glycogen and blood glucose, a greater reliance on fat oxidation, and less lactate production during exercise of a given intensity." Although a greater endurance can assist the cardiovascular system it does not imply that any cardiovascular disease can be guaranteed to improve. The act of gaining endurance through physical activity has been shown to decrease anxiety, depression, and stress, or any chronic disease in total. Increasing endurance has been proven to release endorphins resulting in a positive mind. In looking to improve one's endurance they may slowly increase the amount of repetitions or time spent, if higher repetitions are taken rapidly muscle strength improves while less endurance is gained. When a person is able to accomplish or withstand a higher amount of effort than their original capabilities their endurance is increasing which to many personnel indicates progress. Training for endurance can reduce the ability to exert endurance strength unless an individual also undertakes resistance training to counteract this effect. The definition of 'long' varies according to the type of exertion – minutes for high intensity anaerobic exercise, hours or days for low intensity aerobic exercise. It is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise. Now that was a feat of ability, patience and sheer physical endurance.Twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik on endurance trek at the foothills of the HimalayasĮndurance (also related to sufferance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from and have immunity to trauma, wounds or fatigue.It takes them to the limits of physical endurance, then asks for more.Caffeine has long been used to increase physical endurance, in both humans and animals.Strength and physical endurance would rocket as blood surged around their systems with unprecedented vigour.As soon as you set a limit to your endurance, you are lost.The triathlon is the ultimate endurance test.Normality should be our aim too, but spartan endurance in the face of pain is not the answer.The expeditions behind enemy lines were a tremendous test of one's endurance and nerves.At the end, all women were checked for changes in endurance and strength.Most of us with children can understand the frustration of a parent, driven beyond endurance, who hits out.But the resistance is pegged to stimulate toning and endurance, not strength, Kraemer said.Swimming helps to increase your strength and endurance.And rowing is ideal for building stamina and endurance.Grant continues: It was a case of Southern dash against Northern pluck and endurance.The people showed great courage, patience, and endurance during the long years of the war.Not for pretty reasons but for energy and endurance and to be sharp.endurance sports/training (=designed to test or improve your endurance ) Examples from the Corpus endurance From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English endurance en‧dur‧ance / ɪnˈdjʊərəns $ ɪnˈdʊr- / noun STRONG PERSON the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful over a long period of time physical/mental endurance She was pushed beyond her powers of endurance.
