A good question. In my admittedly feeble mind, conditioning suggests being able to do something that takes more strength or skill or both than just endurance. Endurance means things like running, cycling, swimming, walking. You work on your endurance in order to run a marathon but you work on your conditioning to perform better in the military or law enforcement - that's how it seems to me.Hello,
When discussing training programs, are the terms conditioning and endurance synonymous?
Thank you
This is generally my view of conditioning.I would say endurance is a subset of conditioning.
When people refer to endurance events they would normally mean longer distances and durations. These athletes are conditioned to these requirements.
Whereas, for example, an amateur boxer is conditioned for a shorter time frame.
Hello,
When discussing training programs, are the terms conditioning and endurance synonymous?
Thank you
So by this definition Conditioning = Endurance in certain sports or abilities…Conditioning = sport or task specific ability
Conditioning to me is improving a task-specific ability. For instance, conditioned to be in shape for a sport, conditioned to do something, etc. So conditioning for a sport like wrestling and conditioning for a sport like bobsled and conditioning for a sport like cross-country skiing are all different, but would require specific conditioning. E.g. you are conditioned to do task.Hello,
When discussing training programs, are the terms conditioning and endurance synonymous?
Thank you
Well said…Basically both are vague and meaningless unless you know what the person who is using them means.
Exactly correct.So by this definition Conditioning = Endurance in certain sports or abilities…