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/ˈfɑːtlɛk/ · noun
An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout..
In an article in Athletics Journal, Paul A. Smith described fartlek as "a continuous overdistance run with numerous faster-paced interval runs interspersed, until the runner feels tired, but not exhausted." Smith claimed that because fartlek existed in the mind of the runner as a form of play, it deemphasized the feeling or perception of fatigue. […] In a typical fartlek workout, you pick some landmark such as a tree or a bush and sprint to it, then jog until you've recovered.
Interval workouts are typically more intense and structured than strides and fartleks. If you have access to a track, distance is easier to gauge.
Use fartlek when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fartlek means An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout..
Common synonyms include interval training.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In an article in Athletics Journal, Paul A. Smith described fartlek as "a continuous overdistance run with numerous faster-paced interval runs interspersed, until the runner feels tired, but not exhausted." Smith claimed that because fartlek existed in the mind of the runner as a form of play, it deemphasized the feeling or perception of fatigue. […] In a typical fartlek workout, you pick some landmark such as a tree or a bush and sprint to it, then jog until you've recovered.
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