Definition
Condition is usually referred to as the body’s endurance performance, which actually refers to the overall condition and performance. The condition is made up of endurance, strength, speed and mobility. Classical fitness training includes improvement in each of these sporting areas. That is why numerous sports benefit from targeted fitness training. However, endurance training often only refers to intensive endurance training.
Which sports benefit from fitness training?
What forms of fitness training are there?
Conditioning training in the original sense improves not only endurance but also strength, flexibility and speed of the body. Accordingly, there is a variety of exercises that focus on one of these areas. Depending on personal preference, you can put together a mixed training plan or improve one of the areas in a targeted manner.
Endurance training can be arranged in different ways, for example, units on the bicycle or rowing ergometer or through running training. Strength training increases the strength of the trained muscle groups and leads to an increase in the circumference, i.e. hypertrophy, of the muscle. Exercises to increase mobility consist of intensive warm-up and warm-down and can reduce the risk of injury. Exercises that improve speed are generally very intensive and demanding for the cardiovascular system. The following articles may also be of interest to you:
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How fast can I improve my endurance?
In colloquial language, the word condition is often used for the endurance of the body, i.e. the ability to maintain a higher level of stress over a long period of time. If you want to achieve endurance and possibly start from scratch, you need endurance and patience. In addition to intensive training phases and increasing training intensity, regeneration is an important component in achieving endurance.
It makes sense to increase the training slowly, especially for untrained people. All in all, several training sessions per week are certainly more effective than a single overexertion. A well thought-out training plan is especially important when preparing for marathons or other competitions that require good endurance.
Over a long period of time (several weeks), regular training units and especially rest days should be taken, which increase in volume and intensity. Interval units, i.e. alternating fast and slow loads, are very effective. However, muscles and tendons must be able to get used to the load slowly, otherwise serious injuries can occur.
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