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endurance [in′du̇r·əns] (engineering) The time an aircraft, vehicle, or ship can continue operating under given conditions without refueling. Endurance See also Longevity. Atalanta feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148] famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] symbol of longevity and endurance. [Eastern Folklore and Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 301] prisoner persists through travails of Soviet camp. [Russ. Lit.: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich] able to cover a hundred miles in one day. [Medieval Animal Symbolism: White, 80–81] event combines swimming, bicycling, marathon run. [Pop. Cult.: Misc.] dance contest with endurance as chief factor. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 57–69] epitome of stoic endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Gayley, 10–15] one-legged toy survives multiple calamities; ultimately immolated. [Dan. Lit.: Andersen’s Fairy Tales] always creating new ways to stay alive through long war. [Am. Lit.: Catch-22] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This is one of those muscular endurance movements that prepare you for a long, grueling volleyball match. Here is an example of a seven-day cross-training program that will improve all of your five components of fitness: cardio-respiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and increased body density and lean body weight. These "report cards" show the results of standards-based exercises that measure body composition, muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance and aerobic capacity. |
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