endurance training

Long-effort fitness work

Endurance training is exercise designed to increase the body's capacity for sustained physical effort.

The goal is cardiovascular and muscular adaptation—improved heart efficiency, oxygen delivery, and fatigue resistance.

Running, cycling, swimming, and rowing are typical forms.

She added endurance training to her routine to prepare for the marathon.

Related

treadmill · stamina · stationary bike · mental toughness · pushing through · fitness · goal setting · oxygen uptake · aerobic · marathon · race day · hitting the wall · cardio · heart rate variability · tempo run · intrinsic motivation · exercise · mileage

Categories
Opposites
training energy system

endurance trainingstrength training

Building muscle through resistance

anaerobic training · HIIT · high-intensity interval training · plyometrics · Olympic weightlifting

activity level

endurance trainingsedentary lifestyle

Habitual physical inactivity

inactivity · rest · physical inactivity · detraining · bed rest

training goal / physical quality

endurance trainingstrength training

Building muscle through resistance

weightlifting · resistance training · bodybuilding · Olympic lifting · powerlifting

Family

training, endurance

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