When buying or using a treadmill one detail that is often overlooked is the incline functionality of the treadmill. The standard incline of most treadmills is usually somewhere between 0%-10% When running, jogging or walking on a treadmill at an incline, the amount of calories burned increases tremendously. In fact, if you were to walk at incline compared to jog on a flat treadmill, the amount of calories burned would be very similar.
One important factor to keep in mind when using a treadmill is your heart rate. Sometimes running at 100% for 5 minutes isn’t better then walking at an incline for 15 minutes. When an individual can keep a constant calorie burning heart rate up, the amount of calories burned will be greater. This is why inclining your treadmill is so imperative with your workouts.
In the picture below you’ll see a Sole F85 Treadmill. Sole Treadmills are recommended by TTR for a number of reasons, one of them being the amount of incline each Sole Treadmill offers. At the beginning of the article I mentioned the standard of most treadmill inclines was between 0%-10%. When it comes to Sole Treadmills, each treadmill offers up to 15% incline.
Sole F85 Treadmill – Up to 15% Incline!
When considering a new Treadmill or when you’re ready for your next treadmill workout, test yourself by increasing the incline. You’ll get a better overall workout and burn more calories.
Are you guilty of not using the incline?
