Free Warm-up Fartlek
Free fartlek: a continuous run in which each student decides when to speed up and when to recover, within a few guidelines.
How to play
- Course marked with cones.
- Easy jog for 2 minutes.
- Over 6 minutes, each student does at least 4 pick-ups of 10–15 seconds whenever they choose.
- Finish with 2 minutes of easy jogging.
Rules
- Everyone regulates their own effort.
- Don't pass on the inside.
Variations
Easier
Two short pick-ups.
Standard
Four pick-ups in 6 minutes.
Harder
Pick-ups on the straights and recovery on the curves.
Adaptations
- Asthma: gentle pick-ups.
- Limited mobility: adapted course.
Learning goals
- Develop endurance.
- Learn to self-regulate intensity.
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