Muscular endurance is a muscle's ability to complete multiple repetitions ("reps") of a movement against resistance for an extended period. Muscular endurance improves athletic performance and the ...

When I’ve finished a long run, my leg muscles feel like they’re ablaze. By the last few seconds of planking, my abs feel like they’re burning and close to shaking. When the workout burn is real, it's ...

If you've wondered how to swim, run or cycle for longer; perform more reps of an exercise in the gym; or just find everyday tasks like carrying shopping easier, you might consider working on your ...

Plenty of us are guilty of going to the gym, picking the heaviest weight we can find and lifting it for a small number of repetitions. While this might help us build bigger muscles, it doesn’t improve ...

Johnston defines muscular endurance as a muscle’s ability to repeatedly contract at a relatively high percentage of its maximal force output for an extended period of time. His philosophy on training ...

Distance-running plans are chock-full of workouts that improve metrics like VO2 max and lactate threshold to help you run faster for longer. But coach Scott Johnston looks beyond these traditional ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When I’ve finished a long run, my leg muscles feel like they’re ablaze. By the last few seconds of ...

If you complete the full circuit with steady form and no breaks, your endurance ranks among the top tier for adults over 55.

While many athletes will be familiar with the concept of base building as it applies to their aerobic systems, the idea can also be applied to strength training. Building a strength training base is ...

Simon Spichak finished his MSc at University College Cork, where he studied the interactions between the microbes in the gut and the brain. He became interested in science communication during his ...