Aerobic Endurance Training: Fartlek
Fartlek: continuous running with free or structured pace changes.
How to play
- Easy jog for 5 minutes.
- Pace changes: 1 minute fast and 2 easy.
- Changes based on terrain or a signal.
- Easy jog to finish.
Rules
- Everyone regulates their own intensity.
Variations
Easier
Few changes.
Standard
20-minute fartlek.
Harder
Longer fast segments.
Adaptations
- Asthma: own pace.
- Limited mobility: adapted.
Learning goals
- Develop aerobic endurance.
- Learn about fartlek training.
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