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Fartlek

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, fartlek means: Running training that mixes faster and slower efforts, often using changes in terrain or informal targets.

In Turkish: fartlek, hız oyunu

How it is used

Runners use fartlek for varied-pace sessions, often away from a track.

Example sentences

  1. Our fartlek used the park's trees as targets for faster efforts.

    Landmarks guide the changes instead of fixed lap times.

  2. She chose a gentle fartlek on the rolling woodland trail.

    The terrain helps shape the session's changing pace.

Common collocations

  • fartlek session
  • fartlek running
  • interval trainingA workout method that alternates short periods of hard effort with easier recovery periods or rest.
  • enduranceThe ability to keep up physical effort for a long time without tiring, important in sports like running, cycling, swimming and rowing.

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