A legendary Australian workout that pushes your speed, stamina and recovery ...

When I started running a few years ago, I would jog from one telephone pole to the next, then walk past two, three or four poles until my heart rate came down and my legs recovered. Then I would add ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF THE WORD "fartlek" makes you giggle, you're not alone. But there’s nothing funny about how this style ...

Fartlek workouts are a great way to get your wheels spinning for a prolonged period of time, without the stress of having to hit splits in a track workout. This effort-based type of speed workout can ...

I don't think that running coaches need to be high-performance runners themselves. I don't even think they need to run at all, at least not for their whole lives. However, if a coach is not currently ...

Setting out to be on the treadmill for a flat amount of time, say 30 minutes at a steady pace, can be challenging when it feels like you’ve been running forever, but the treadmill’s timer is just ...

Fartlek training boosts cardiovascular endurance, improves lactate threshold, and enhances overall fitness by combining varied paces in a single run—making it an effective, flexible, and ...

I’m just getting into running and reading about how to train for distances of seven to 10 miles. Can you explain what fartlek training is? Fartlek is a Swedish term that means “speed play” or playing ...