- Definition
Muscular endurance is how long your muscles can keep working without getting tired, like when you hold a plank or do many push-ups.
Holding a plank position for a full minute uses muscular endurance in your core muscles.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Muscular endurance is like seeing how many times you can swing across the monkey bars before your arms get tired.
Ask your child: How many times can you hop on one foot before it feels tired?
Common mix-up: Kids may confuse endurance with strength, which is about one big push. Muscular endurance is about your muscles' staying power for many smaller pushes over time.
Examples
- Riding your bike for a long time without stopping.
- Doing many sit-ups in a row.
- Repeatedly climbing the rock wall at the playground.
muscular endurance is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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