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'''Endurance''' (also called '''sufferance''') is the ability for humans and animals to exert themselves through [[aerobic exercise|aerobic]] or [[anaerobic exercise]] for relatively long periods of time. The definition of 'long' varies according to the type of exertion - minutes for high intensity anaerobic exercise, hours or days for low intensity. Training for endurance can have a negative impact on the ability to exert [[physical strength|strength]] unless an individual also undertakes [[resistance training]] to counteract this effect.<ref>{{cite journal |last = Hickson |first = R.C. |year = 1980 |url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=7193134&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum |title = Interference of strength development by simultaneously training for strength and endurance |journal = European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology |publisher = Springer Verlag |accessdate = 2007-05-07 |volume = 45 | issue = 2-3 | pages = 255–263 |doi = 10.1007/BF00421333}}</ref>
== Endurance exercise ==<!-- This section is linked from [[Weight training]] -->
Endurance exercise or [[endurance training]] consists of performing low- to medium-intensity [[exercise]] for long periods of time. E.g., [[jogging]] or [[running]] several miles to hundreds of miles; [[cycling]] dozens of miles to thousands of miles; [[swimming]] hundreds of yards or meters to dozens of miles or km.
Physical endurance is differentiated from other forms of physical stress in that in endurance exercise fatigue of the muscles and cardiovascular system do not force the effort to end. The need for sleep, the buildup of non-recyclable waste chemicals, the depletion of convertible energy stores and other needed chemicals (e.g., water, sodium), physical injury, psychological failure, or attainment of the goal will bring the effort to an end.
== Equestrian Sport ==
In [[equestrianism|equestrian]] sport, [[endurance riding]] refers to long distance races (often 100 miles) by one horse-rider pair. Endurance races were part of military history and also have a place in the history of the American West. The [[Tevis Cup]] is a famous race from the east to the west side of the Sierra Nevada.
It is an international sport and is governed at the international level by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI).
The [[Shahzada]] is an Australian National Event With Riders Travelling from all over the Country to compete, it is a {{convert|400|mi|km|sing=on}} ride consisting of 160 km (or 100 miles) per day for 4 days.
In the UK the official Endurance Group is called 'Sport Endurance'.
== Auto racing ==
In auto racing, endurance refers to long distance races, often leagues or more.
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