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Strength and endurance are the main topics in this podcast episode. Strength is the ability to exert force against resistance, while endurance is the capacity to endure prolonged physical or mental effort without performance decrease. They are both important for overall fitness and improved performance, but have differences like duration and muscle fibers. Training both is crucial for a healthy life. Hello, this is Em again and welcome to my podcast called Fit Talk, your playbook for sports and fitness. Today, we will be covering the differences between, drum roll please, strength and endurance. Strength is defined as the ability to exert force against resistance, this could be physical or mental. Typically, in the sports world, it relates to muscular strength, such as how much you can squat or bench press. Endurance is defined as the capacity to endure prolonged physical or mental effort without a significant decrease in performance. A good example of endurance is being able to keep a steady pace while running a long distance. Both are built over time, they do not just appear overnight. Some more similarities between these two would be the contribution to overall physical fitness, overall improved performance, and health benefits. Some differences would be how long you can last versus maximum strength, slow twitch fibers versus fast twitch fibers, and increased cardiovascular efficiency versus increase in muscle size. Overall, the two are very different, but also similar, but both are important when training or just trying to live a healthy life. Tune back in next week as I discuss the importance of drinking water.