There’s a lot to love about running. Getting started is easy, you can do it anywhere, there’s plenty of opportunity to be competitive, and all you really need is a pair of running shoes. But perhaps ...

There seems to be a new walking workout trend doing the rounds on a weekly basis, so much so that it can be a challenge to keep up. With the Japanese interval walking method, the 12-3-30 walking trend ...

Treadmills make running convenient — even more so when you've got a machine in your home and bad weather is threatening your workout schedule. It's also true that running on a treadmill can be a ...

Ever feel like you just plod along on your runs, never able to go any further or faster? Performance Coach Kim Ingleby can help - she's got the inside track on improving your runs (and toning up in ...

When I started running a few years ago, I would jog from one telephone pole to the next, then walk past two, three or four poles until my heart rate came down and my legs recovered. Then I would add ...

Between LIIT training, HIIT training, group training and the rest, it can be difficult to navigate the various fitness fads to find one that actually works for you. That’s where Fartlek comes in. The ...

Whether you’re training for your first 5K or looking to smash a marathon PR, fartlek could be the game-changing workout your running routine is missing. Fartlek is Swedish for “speed play,” this ...

In my last column, I wrote about training in the new year. The column focused on establishing a solid base. Once you have established a foundation of consistent mileage, you may want to add some ...

Injecting speed into your running will pay huge dividends and fartlek is a fun way to do it, writes Paddy McGrath Fartlek is the Swedish term for speed play and it should be precisely that. In essence ...

When Fartlek came along in Sweden in the 1930’s it quickened training worldwide with new strides on new paths, innovative as any idea in athletics’ history: Interval training, the Fosbury Flop. You ...