This is an excerpt from Dancer Wellness With Web Resource by Mary Virginia Wilmerding & Donna Krasnow.Muscular strength is the ability to exert maximal force in one single contraction, such as lifting a weight that you could lift only once before needing a short break. Muscular power refers to a great force production over a short period of time, such as in fast leg kicks and explosive jumping. Muscular endurance is when less force is sustained over a longer period of time such as in gallops, skips, pliés, and swings. Dancers often confuse endurance with strength, so it is sometimes useful to think of endurance as continuous and strength as maximal. Show This dancer displays muscular strength as well as flexibility in this difficult balance.
Learn more about Dancer Wellness. What refers to the ability of muscle to exert force over time?Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to repeatedly exert force against resistance for an extended period of time. Performing multiple repetitions of an exercise is a form of muscular endurance.
What word describes the ability of your muscles to lift a weight or exert force?Muscular strength is determined by how much force you can exert or how much weight you can lift. Building muscular strength uses heavier weights for fewer repetitions. Muscular endurance refers to the ability of a muscle to sustain repeated contractions against resistance for an extended period of time.
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