Want to live longer? Try fartleks.

想长寿吗?试试间歇快跑。

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2025-12-30

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Fartlek is a Swedish term for “speed play.” This informal version of interval training is simple, effective and dare we say … enjoyable? And not just because fartlek is fun to say.  Exercise columnist Gretchen Reynolds is here to vouch for this often-overlooked, decades-old practice. Reynolds, who helped popularize the 7-minute workout, has found that a growing body of research points to the benefits of this approach, even in small doses. According to exercise scientists, it can improve strength, endurance and longevity and may even lower the risk of dementia. Today’s show was produced by Elana Gordon. It was edited by Maggie Penman. Thanks to Anjuman Ali. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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  • Hey there, it's Martine.

  • I hope you've had a wonderful holiday season so far.

  • So today, we wanted to re-air this delightful episode that we had from earlier this year.

  • It's with my co-host, Elahe Azadi, and she interviewed our exercise columnist, Gretchen Reynolds.

  • Gretchen came on the show to explain an often overlooked, decades old,

  • and surprisingly easy way to get some daily movement into your life.

  • Okay, without further ado, Here's the show.

  • Good morning.

  • I'm out on one of my favorite running routes.

  • I'm about to start fart licking.

  • I've warmed up with about 10 minutes of running.

  • It's a beautiful, cold morning.

  • I saw a lovely sunrise as I was warming up.

  • And now I'm about to start my regular fart lick route.

  • I just picked up the pace.

  • I'm going to be running to the next cross street here, which is one of my longer little fart legs.

  • This is Gretchen Reynolds.

  • She writes about exercise for the post.

  • And recently, she wrote about a way to make your workouts more efficient.

  • It's called the fart lick.