Comments on: How does the treadmill incline actually work? http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/ Getting Fit on the Road to Nowhere Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:03:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Healthy Helen http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Healthy Helen Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:52:06 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/#comment-33 First, the work our bodies do is not entirely transmitted to the outside environment. Energy is expended doing work on our bodies in order to generate a force! For example, pushing on a wall is a lot harder than leaning against it. Secondly, our bodies are not stationary as we walk on a treadmill; at the very least, we are moving one leg forward at all times. If we're on an incline, then we have to do (more) work against gravity to move our leg up the incline. Also, I imagine our bodies are optimized for travel over level surfaces, so we probably waste extra energy when walking an incline. First, the work our bodies do is not entirely transmitted to the outside environment. Energy is expended doing work on our bodies in order to generate a force! For example, pushing on a wall is a lot harder than leaning against it.

Secondly, our bodies are not stationary as we walk on a treadmill; at the very least, we are moving one leg forward at all times. If we’re on an incline, then we have to do (more) work against gravity to move our leg up the incline.

Also, I imagine our bodies are optimized for travel over level surfaces, so we probably waste extra energy when walking an incline.

]]> By: Nicole B http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Nicole B Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:17:00 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/#comment-32 Yep! It works your quads and glutes more when it's uphill, plus gives you a cardio workout if you walk fast enough. Yep! It works your quads and glutes more when it’s uphill, plus gives you a cardio workout if you walk fast enough.

]]> By: ? http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/comment-page-1/#comment-31 ? Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:08:56 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/#comment-31 It burns more calories and works different muscles (such as the gluts). It burns more calories and works different muscles (such as the gluts).

]]> By: **~(=Roxie=)~** http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/comment-page-1/#comment-30 **~(=Roxie=)~** Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:18:23 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/#comment-30 I think it does. Kind of similar like going up a hill. I think it does. Kind of similar like going up a hill.

]]> By: sydneeeh http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/comment-page-1/#comment-29 sydneeeh Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:44:10 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/#comment-29 Yes, plus it burns more calories! Yes, plus it burns more calories!

]]> By: love-is-a-beautiful-thing http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/comment-page-1/#comment-28 love-is-a-beautiful-thing Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:08:28 +0000 http://treadmill-guide.com/treadmills/how-does-the-treadmill-incline-actually-work/#comment-28 yes, it's like walking up a steep hill. yes, it’s like walking up a steep hill.

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