The Swedish word for ‘speed play’, fartlek is one of the most common training sessions that I use with my athletes. The history of fartlek training dates back more than 80 years, when coaches and ...

Between LIIT training, HIIT training, group training and the rest, it can be difficult to navigate the various fitness fads to find one that actually works for you. That’s where Fartlek comes in. The ...

This fartlek training guide (yep, you heard that correctly) could be just what you need to turn what feel like shackles on your sneakers into tiny wings. Fartlek—which translates directly in Swedish ...

This is Your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. There’s a lot to love about running. Getting started is easy, you can ...

Fartlek translates into ‘speed play’ in Swedish. It is a training method which combines interval training with continuous training. It loosely resembles a long distance run, but the runner adds in ...

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"Fartlek training" is an invigorating way to spruce up cardio days and speed up weight loss. This training method comes from Swedish Olympian and coach Gösta Holmér and appropriately translates to ...

When Fartlek came along in Sweden in the 1930’s it quickened training worldwide with new strides on new paths, innovative as any idea in athletics’ history: Interval training, the Fosbury Flop. You ...

FARTLEK may sound like rude word but it is in fact a Swedish workout style. From the Scandinavian country which gave us hygge, then lykke and lagom comes Fartlek – but what exactly is it? Fartlek ...