Cardio exercise

Treadmill Incline Walk form, muscles worked, and workout tracking

The treadmill incline walk is steady walking on a raised treadmill deck, typically five to fifteen percent grade, which shifts emphasis onto the glutes, hamstrings, and calves while elevating heart rate well above flat walking. Lifters use it for low-impact fat-loss cardio and aerobic base building, because it burns significant calories without the joint stress or recovery cost of running.

Treadmill Incline Walk illustration

How to do Treadmill Incline Walk

  1. 1Start the treadmill flat at an easy pace for a few minutes to warm up.
  2. 2Raise the incline gradually to your working grade and set a pace you can hold without holding the rails.
  3. 3Walk tall with a braced core, driving through your heels and squeezing your glutes with each step.
  4. 4Keep your breathing steady at an effort where short sentences are still possible.
  5. 5Avoid gripping the handrails, which strips away most of the workload; lower the incline and pace for the last few minutes to cool down.

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