Endurance Training

Endurance training is developing energy production.
Energy production comes from food and the system is getting the food to manufacture adeomine triphosphate{atp}the chemical compound that supplies energy for the muscular contraction.

There are different types of endurance training :

Aerobic endurance
Anaerobic endurance
Speed endurance and
Strength endurance
We can go in to every single one but, let’s try to keep it simple as we can.

Back to:
Endurance training is important for many sports - not just the pure distance events like running, swimming and cycling for example. While the type and amount of endurance training will change according to the specific demands of the sport, even some traditional strength and power based games demand a solid aerobic base.

There could be several reasons you want to do this, whether it be to look good for your significant other, to keep up with your kid, to stay healthy, to perform in sports, or even to fight diseases. Whatever the reason may be, one thing is for sure. You need endurance training.

VO2 Max
It's difficult to talk about endurance performance and endurance training without mentioning V02 max or maximal oxygen uptake. Elite endurance athletes typically have a high VO2 max and for the most part it seems to be genetically determined (1). However, in untrained individuals VO2 max can be improved by as much as 20% Lactate Threshold
If VO2 max can be seen as an upper limit for aerobic exercise, the lactate threshold determines how much of that 'aerobic' upper limit can be used.

Exercise Economy
Two athletes may have the same VO2 max and they may have the same lactate threshold expressed as a percentage of their VO2 max. Yet what is far more relevant is the speed or workload at which the athlete is exercising when they reach these two markers.