Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Stamina and Endurance: What’s the Difference Between the Two?

When you research these two terms often times they are used interchangeably. However, there is a difference between the two and knowing how they differ can help you improve your work out routines.

More about stamina…

  • Stamina measures your ability to perform physical work over a period time. For example, someone with a high level of stamina would be able to perform a task such as chopping wood for a long period of time without resting. While endurance may require some muscle strength when you are building up your stamina you are using more muscle strength to perform a task.

  • One person may be able to lift 50lbs and the other person may be only able to lift 40lbs. However, if the person that can only lift 40lbs is able to do more bicep curls than the person that is able to lift 50lbs the person lifting 40lbs has a greater level of stamina.

More about endurance…

  • Endurance refers to your cardiorespiratory work capacity. It measures how long you are able to jog, swim, or ride your bike. These activities do not require a lot of muscle strength but they do require a good oxygen delivery system.

  • A long distance runner may be focused on building up endurance rather than stamina. If he or she were focused on increasing how far they can run they would focus on building up their endurance. However if their concern were increasing speed, they would focus on building up their stamina because more muscle work is required for speed.

Knowing these terms will help you to determine which areas you should focus on. Our exclusive fitness gym has certified personal trainers that will help design a plan specifically for you to achieve your personal fitness goals.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing this! I think that these are two very important factors to learn about if you want to be in better shape. It is important that you try to improve on whichever one you think will get you in the best shape possible. That is why I have been going through some in home personal training so that I can be in the best shape that I can be and be able to not get tired so easily when performing any type of physical activity.

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