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Walking on incline treadmill

rrruuunnn
rrruuunnn Posts: 15 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Try walking on incline 3-8 degrees for 20-30 min. At a speed you can breathe through your nose comfortably. The incline will incorporate the muscles behind you like the butt hamstring calves and back.

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  • rrruuunnn
    rrruuunnn Posts: 15 Member
    A track coach suggested the angles 3-8 degrees as healthy on treadmill
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    Incline it is! Up hill all the way baby! Thanks for the info. :)
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,992 Member
    3-8 degrees is fine, but on leg day I prefer to walk at 15 degrees for 20 minutes. Get that heart pumping and sweat pouring!
  • rrruuunnn
    rrruuunnn Posts: 15 Member
    I agree. The track coach was advising me for jogging at 3-8. But walking would be good at higher inclines.
  • MjShaw2
    MjShaw2 Posts: 1 Member
    I walk incline on 15 for 1 mile is that to mile
  • nic632
    nic632 Posts: 295 Member
    edited May 2015
    I use a treadmill at home and I have no choice but to use it at a 5% incline as you can't adjust it. It's really frustrating sometimes and as I have big calves already due to the amount of walking I already do as I don't drive, I'm concerned that they're going to get even bigger now I've started running on it. Any running I do is at 5.0 mph or brisk walking is at 4.5 mph.
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