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Chair squat test: The simple lower-body strength challenge that reveals your real fitness level

This straightforward squat test uses only a chair and your own body weight to measure lower-body strength, endurance, and ...
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40 push-ups could save your heart: The upper-body strength test doctors trust

This simple bodyweight test, recommended by top sports medicine experts, may reveal far more about your heart health than you ...

If You Can Complete These 4 Standing Exercises Without Rest After 55, Your Endurance Is Elite

If you complete the full circuit with steady form and no breaks, your endurance ranks among the top tier for adults over 55.
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You only need these six simple exercises to improve your muscular endurance

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 ...

If You Can Complete These 3 Exercises Without Stopping After 50, Your Endurance Is Exceptional

We spoke with Abbie Watkins, CPT, a certified personal trainer with OriGym, who shares three essential exercises that if you ...
Runner's World

How to build fatigue resistance, according to the coach of this year’s UTMB winners

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 ...
AOL

This Workout Technique Might Make Your Cardio Workouts Feel Easier, A Trainer Says

"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 ...