Muscular Endurance

Muscular endurance is the ability to continue using muscular strength. When you have muscular endurance, your muscles are able to perform repeated movements for long periods of time without become tired. Many daily activities as well as many sports activities require muscular endurance. Suppose you have a heavy load of books to carry home from school today. You use muscular strength to life the books from your desk. If you walk home from school and continue to carry the books, you use helps you maintain correct posture.

Muscular endurance is important in many sports. To repeatedly hit a tennis ball, swing a golf club, or roll a bowling ball, you need muscular endurance. This is the reason your arm and shoulder muscles may become tired when you first begin practicing these sports.

Muscular endurance is also needed to hike, ride a bicycle or swim long distances.

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