Fitness and Well-being

You Should Do These Exercises To Improve Your Endurance

You need to do these endurance exercises! We need the stamina to do any activity or exercise. Endurance is a must to work our way through life also.  

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“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” -Buddha

Endurance can be defined as the ability of a body to withstand physical exertion for a long duration. If your endurance is good, you will be able to resist various issues like disease, fatigue and stress.

By improving your physical power, you can also improve your mental power. You can increase your endurance by doing certain exercises that will dares your body to work harder.

Here are 5 exercises that you can perform to improve your stamina and endurance:

  • Jogging

Jogging is also running at a slow pace. You are likely to burn more calories by jogging when compared to walking. This aerobic exercise increases your muscle strength, bone strength and cardio muscular strength.

It employs less pressure than running and is hence less stressful. You can jog for longer duration and will be able to develop working on your stamina.

  • Running

Running is one of the easiest ways to improve your stamina and boost your metabolism. It will assist you in burning the excess fats reserved, as it improves the glycogen ability of your muscles but this may need you to run a longer distance. All you have to do is slowly and progressively increase the distance you run daily.

  • Cycling

Cycling is a fun activity which will help you tone your muscles and improve your stamina. This is the time to take out your cycle and go for a long ride. This is going to improve the mobility of your knee and hip joints which will strengthen your legs.

  • Swimming

Swimming is another cardio-vascular exercise that will aid you to increase your stamina. Swimming applies less pressures on your joints and also helps tone your muscles. Your muscle are working hard when you are swimming. It will help you lose additional fats and lets you have a lean and healthy body.

  • Lift weights

Strength or weight training will aid improve your skeletal muscles. You can use dumbbells, weight bars or kettle bells to aim definite muscles. You can also do a blend of weight training long with cardio exercises to not only support the muscles but also to increase stamina, lose surplus weight and to tone muscles.

There are activities from our day to day life also that can help us achieve endurance apart from the above mentioned. Climbing stairs and walking are considered as exercises also and they have proven to increase stamina.

If you develop an endurance to these exercises, you are most likely to stay fit and also have a headstrong stamina to face any challenges that comes your way.

Karthika Menon