stadighet
Stadighet is a Norwegian term that denotes the capacity to sustain physical or mental effort over time. It is commonly translated as endurance or stamina and is used in sports science, fitness, and everyday life to describe how long a person can perform a task without a pronounced drop in performance. The word is derived from the adjective stadig, meaning steady or constant, with the suffix -het forming a noun.
In physical contexts, stadighet covers aerobic endurance—the ability to sustain prolonged, steady activity such as running
Several factors influence stadighet, including cardiovascular fitness, energy systems, lactate tolerance, training status, sleep, nutrition, and
In addition to its athletic use, stadighet may describe perseverance in non-sport contexts, such as work, study,