Endurance

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Endurance

Test and Measurement Part 3
Test and Measurement Part 3

 

 

Endurance
  • it is the ability to sustain even after fatigue
  •  it is the most important for majority of sports directly or indirectly.
  • usually measured by number of repetitions
  • types of endurance – 1) Nature of activity   2) Timing of activity
Types of endurance – nature of activity
a) basic endurance- this is also called as aerobic endurance
  • large number of body muscles are involved and activity is performed at slow pace for long duration.
  • example-jogging, swimming at moderates speed for +30 minutes
b) general endurance- these activities are aerobic or anaerobic
  • activities maybe of low or high intensity but for a longer duration
  • it enables a sports person to perform different types of activities for a long duration without getting tired
c) specific endurance – it is the ability to resist fatigue caused by a specific sports activity
  • nature of fatigue is different for different Sports
Duration of activity.
A)  Speed Endurance – Resist fatigue in activity lasting upto 45 secs
Sprints (100, 200, 400) most suitable example.
depend power and capacity of energy production.
B)  Short Term Endurance → Resist fatigue in sports lasting from 45 sec – 2min.
800m is the best example.
It depend upon a large extent on strength end & speed end.
(c) Middle Term Endurance = activities lasting 2min-11min
1500 m best example
depend upon strength end & speed end but to a limited degree.
D)Long Term Endurance → lasting till minutes
5000m,10000m and marathon are the best examples

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