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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FARTLEK

Swedish, literally: speed play.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FARTLEK

fartlek  [ˈfɑːtlɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FARTLEK

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fartlek is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FARTLEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fartlek

Fartlek, which means "speed play" in Swedish, is a training method that blends continuous training with interval training. The variable intensity and continuous nature of the exercise places stress on both the aerobic and anaerobic systems. It differs from traditional interval training in that it is unstructured; intensity and/or speed varies, as the athlete wishes. Most fartlek sessions last a minimum of 45 minutes and can vary from aerobic walking to anaerobic sprinting. Fartlek training is generally associated with running, but can include almost any kind of exercise.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FARTLEK


befleck
bɪˈflɛk
CENELEC
ˈsɛnəˌlɛk
cleck
klɛk
cromlech
ˈkrɒmlɛk
Dalek
ˈdɑːlɛk
fleck
flɛk
LEC
lɛk
lek
lɛk
lg.
lɛk
Molech
ˈməʊlɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FARTLEK

farrieries
farriery
farrow
farruca
farse
Farsi
farside
fart
fart about
farther
Farther India
farthermore
farthermost
farthest
farthing
farthingale
farthingland
farthingless
farthingsworth

WORDS THAT END LIKE FARTLEK

cheek
creek
geek
Greek
Hayek
Holy Week
keek
leek
meek
midweek
nek
Osijek
peek
Radek
seek
sleek
trek
turn the other cheek
Uzbek
week

Synonyms and antonyms of fartlek in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fartlek» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FARTLEK

Find out the translation of fartlek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fartlek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fartlek» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fartlek
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fartlek
570 millions of speakers

English

fartlek
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fartlek
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fartlek
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фартлек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fartlek
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fartlek
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fartlek
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fartlek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fahrtspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファルトレク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fartlek
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fartlek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fartlek
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fartlek
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फटकेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fartlek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fartlek
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fartlek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фартлек
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fartlek
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fartlek
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fartlek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Fartlek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fartlek
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fartlek

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FARTLEK»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FARTLEK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fartlek

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FARTLEK»

Discover the use of fartlek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fartlek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance
Fartlek training, often referred to as "speed play," has been a mainstay of endurance training for decades. It refers to loosely structured training generally performed on cross-country trails. The runner alternates between fast, intense running ...
T. Jeff Chandler, Lee E. Brown, 2008
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Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
Although Fartlek training is generally associated with running, it can also be used for cycling and swimming. A sample Fartlek run involves easy running (~70% VO, max) combined with either hill work or short, fast bursts of running (-85-90% ...
Thomas R. Baechle, Roger W. Earle, National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.), 2008
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Swimming Fastest
Marathon and fartlek swimming are training methods that involve swimming continuously for long periods. The major difference between the two methods is that the pace of the swim is constant in marathon training, whereas in fartlek training ...
Ernest W. Maglischo, 2003
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Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics
Fartlek training. 3. Interval-based sessions. Continuous Training Continuous, or steady-state, training involves performing a steady, constant, low-intensity activity for longer than 10 minutes. Usually, for the development of an aerobic base for a  ...
Claire Mitchell-Taverner, 2005
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Galloway's Book on Running
Fartlek Variations. Two popular fartlek variations are hill fartlek and timed segments. Hill fartlek begins with a normal non-stressful pace (about one minute slower per mile than 10K race pace). When you come to a hill, accelerate up and over ...
Jeff Galloway, 2002
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Run Fast: How to Beat Your Best Time--- Every Time
Holmer felt that fartlek, done correctly, could be practiced three to five times a week. He recommended running uphill no more than twice a week, preferably on Mondays and Thursdays. "Fartlek brings us back to the games of our childhood,"  ...
Hal Higdon, 2000
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Client-centered Exercise Prescription
Fartlek Training Fartlek (translation of Swedish term that means "speed play") is a form of training developed in Sweden. It combines elements of continuous training with interval training. Although Fartlek is timed and formalized by athletes as ...
John C. Griffin, 2006
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Training for Young Distance Runners
The last training method for developing aerobic fitness is fartlek, which is the Swedish word for speed play. In fartlek training you run continuously in a natural setting, such as a forest area or park, changing the pace at will. If you feel like ...
Laurence S. Greene, Russell R. Pate, Larry Greene, 2004
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BTEC National Sport
... the principle of overload, the intensity should be high enough to lead to biological adaptation. energy supplies. Through Fartlek training, the anaerobic endurance component leads to an improvement in aerobic endurance (Vo 2 maximum).
George Caplan, 2007
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Running Times
Emotionally, however, you can't help it as you drive yourself based on numbers on the watch and the times in your log book. My runner did just that and ended up limping through the trials marathon. The biggest lesson learned? Fartlek runs ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FARTLEK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fartlek is used in the context of the following news items.
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An excuse to walk
It's great and it's called 'fartlek'. Here's how it works. Run comfortably for a while to warm up, then when you see a cyclist, pick up the pace, ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
2
Rules of the road
There's Fartlek Freddie who is affronted by the fact that a car is on the road interfering with his speed drills. Who can forget Musical Martin ... «The Telegram, Jun 15»
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Eight entrepreneurs get SCORE 'Success Awards'
Encore 50+ Entrepreneur: Pauline Warg, Fartlek Jewelry, which raised $27,000 in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. It makes ... «Mainebiz Daily, Jun 15»
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Build a foundation for running fast
... efforts such as speed intervals (e.g. 6 x 300-meter relaxed sprints a track), fartlek intervals (30-60-second hard efforts sprinkled throughout an ... «Triathlete Europe, Jun 15»
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Running the creative transformation marathon (Part 2)
... efficiently, by doing coordination exercises, and faster, by running intervals or using fartlek, a technique for adding variety to longer runs. «Bangkok Post, Jun 15»
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Kalamazoo Area Runners Fast Track 5K and 10K training starts July …
... Step up to the next level through our own custom designed program incorporating light fartlek (speed-play) and a gradual mileage build-up. «MLive.com, Jun 15»
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21 things only real runners know
Fartlek is nothing to do with eating too many beans, but running random sprints in the middle of a run. To do a tempo, you don't need to be in ... «Belfast Live, Jun 15»
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Workout of the Week: The Basic Fartlek
What: Fartlek—Swedish for “speed play”—refers to a series of faster-paced pickups during a run with a recovery interval in between. The length ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jun 15»
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Getting to know running terminology
Fartlek is a Swedish term meaning speed play. Or, you may do a tempo run, where you run at a steady pace around 70 to 80% of your max ... «Huntsville Item, Jun 15»
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UCF's Knight Runners take great strides
The breakdown of weekly summer training starts with a tempo or a fartlek run, which is a time-based workout used to build endurance, ... «Central Florida Future, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fartlek [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fartlek>. Apr 2024 ».
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