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Fitness Expert Shares Insight on Endurance

January 25, 2024

Alexander Rothstein, M.S., coordinator and instructor for the Exercise Science, B.S. program, lent his expertise to the Real Simple article “How to Build Endurance for a Stronger Heart and Muscles.” Rothstein explains the difference between muscular and cardiovascular endurance, and that endurance is often confused with stamina. He explains that, while the two are similar and related, cardiovascular endurance focuses on just the physiological components of maintaining physical effort, whereas stamina includes the psychological as well as the physiological components.

“Stamina is a combination of cardiovascular endurance and the perception of fatigue,” Rothstein says, adding that it also includes the ability to push past the feeling of fatigue.