fartlek (redirected from Speed Play)

fart·lek  (färtlk)

n.

1. 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.

2. A workout using this technique.

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[Swedish, speed play : fart, running, speed (from fara, to go, move, from Old Norse; see per-² in Indo-European roots) + lek, play (from leka, to play, from Old Norse leika).]

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fartlek [ˈfɑːtlɛk]

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Sport another name for interval training

[Swedish, literally: speed play]

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Noun

1.

fartlek - a method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise athletic training - the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete