Do all excercises increase your endurance for running?

Question

Do exercises such as sit ups and push ups help increase your endurance for long distance running?

Answer 1

Yes , Situps and Pushups strengthen your core. This helps with posture. If you want proof look at the first half of the finishers at a 5k race, then look at the posture of the second half.Running form is important and a strong core is essential.

Answer 2

no, i dnt know what they are suppossed to do exactly but i know they help. i think they strenghten your arms, legs and tummy muscles.

Answer 3

nope, you need to run to improve that.

Answer 4

Those help strengthen your core muscles. You use so many muscles when running that getting the whole body fit will help for sure. So it may not directly increase your endurance, but will help by eliminating so many cramps and overall fatigue.

Answer 5

no, they do not increase endurance. However, they do increase speed.