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Interval Training Workout
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Dave
Interval Training Workout
While I generally advocate a HIIT workout routine for getting in great shape, today
I’d like to discuss a Fartlek training session.
What is Fartlek? It’s a term that
means “speed play” in Swedish and is...
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Interval Training Workout
While I generally advocate a HIIT workout routine for getting in great shape, today
I’d like to discuss a Fartlek training session.
What is Fartlek? It’s a term that
means “speed play” in Swedish and is an interval training workout that involves
continuous exercise alternated between low, medium, and high intensity intervals.
The main advantages of Fartlek training are that it allows you burn fat and also
improve both anaerobic and aerobic capacity.
In other words, it helps you to more
efficiently perform really intense exercise as well as improving your overall
endurance.
Fartlek Training Session
How does Fartlek work in practice? Generally, Fartlek is performed through
running but you could theoretically customize other activities to incorporate the
same principles.
You start by running at an average pace and then pick a time to
sprint.
After you sprint, you may run at a slower pace or the same pace that you
started running at.
It’s up to you.
Then,
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