Fartlek comes from the Swedish for “speed play”. It is a training system designed for runners to allow them to exercise over much larger distances than they normally race over and varying the pace so it is enjoyable, but still beneficial.

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Just a quick note to wish those of you that celebrate Christmas a very happy time with friends and family. We would also like to add that our thoughts are with Her Majesty’s Forces on Operations this Christmas and we wish them well and a safe return home.

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Sprinting as fast as we can up a slope, hill or some form of gradient is something most of us would avoid like the plague. However, it is an excellent form of cardio-vascular exercise that can benefit you no matter what your aim or chosen sport. (Picture taken by Allmightymo)

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Commando Conditioning’s very own Sean once again teamed up with the world premier Parkour and Freerun company Urban Free Flow this week to help out with a new British horror movie, Devils Playground.  If you hadn’t already guessed from the picture Sean plays a crazed killer zombie. The film stars Danny Dyer and Jaime Murray. A hardened killer searches for a cure to the illness causing a zombie apocalypse across the globe, and that is slowly turning him into one. The fight for survival has begun!!

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We have all been guilty at some point of skipping lunch or eating something we would usually not want to from a cafe or cafeteria through lack of choice. With all the good intentions in the world it is not always possible with our hectic lifestyles to make and prepare sandwiches the night before work.  As we all know sandwiches from a shop are often expensive and a little disappointing.

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The following is a list of inspirational tracks that we recommend exercising to.  If you think we’ve missed something, please add it as a comment at the bottom. Music can really help to  focus the mind and can really lift you up when your feeling unmotivated. Many modern gyms have cardio equipment that you can plug headphones into and listen to the radio or watch TV. We here at Commando Conditioning think that our top 50 is far more inspiring than watching an episode of EastEnders at the gym. What do you think? If you haven’t got an MP3 player yet then we recommend the iPod nano. With its huge 8GB storage capacity its more than capable of handling our top 50 and then some.

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