IF THE WORD "fartlek" makes you giggle, you're not alone. But there’s nothing funny about how this style of training can help runners—especially beginners—level up to faster speeds. The idea of ...

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Hearing about a workout called a “fartlek” for the first time as a new runner might be intimidating and confusing. That’s because most terms, like “long run” and “speed workout,” are pretty ...

Whether you’re training for your first 5K or looking to smash a marathon PR, fartlek could be the game-changing workout your running routine is missing. Fartlek is Swedish for “speed play,” this ...

Fartlek, or 'speed play', is a continuous run incorporating both faster and easy periods – though not static rest like with intervals. It's a time-efficient way of challenging both your aerobic and ...

With this training method, you can burn more calories while running and strengthen your muscles even more. Jogging is simple yet extremely effective for burning calories and building muscle. However, ...