There seems to be a new walking workout trend doing the rounds on a weekly basis, so much so that it can be a challenge to keep up. With the Japanese interval walking method, the 12-3-30 walking trend ...

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 ...

Fartlek sounds like a usual name, but actually, it is one of the most efficient methods for increasing speed and endurance without turning your training into a guilty ordeal. It combines elements of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Treadmills make running convenient — even more so when you've got a machine in your home and bad weather is threatening your workout schedule. It's also true that running on a treadmill can be a ...

It’s amazing what switching up your running style can do for your motivation. The interval technique known as Fartlek will keep things interesting (and improve your fitness). Fartlek training involves ...

Ever feel like you just plod along on your runs, never able to go any further or faster? Performance Coach Kim Ingleby can help - she's got the inside track on improving your runs (and toning up in ...