Durability, fatigability, repeatability, and resilience in endurance sports: definitions, distinctions, and implications

J Appl Physiol (1985). 2025 Dec 1;139(6):1703-1709. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00343.2025. Epub 2025 Jul 1.

Authors

Benedikt Johannes Meixner^{1

2

3}, Michael J Joyner⁴, Billy Sperlich¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sport Science, Integrative and Experimental Exercise Science and Training, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
³ iQ-move Praxis Fraunberger, Erlangen, Germany.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States.

PMID: 40590809
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00343.2025

No abstract available

Keywords: Endurance performance; Environmental stressors; Exercise physiology; Fatigue mechanisms; Recovery capacity.