Walking And Incline Questions

[ztachick]

Hi there- I was wondering what part of the leg or butt gets worked on regular racks or a treadmill that is not inclined jsut normal- and what different inclines do to the different areas- i hope that made sense, any advice related to this would be great- thanks a lot.

[Jake]

An incline will provide a higher level of intensity. You'll mainly be hitting the glutes and quads while walking on a level surface. On the incline you'll put more of a emphasis on the quads giving them a better workout.

[ztachick]

Ok so on on a regular track it would work bothe the quads and behind- and on a treadmil on an incline it works mostly the quads... right? thanks

[Jake]

It'll just work them better with more intensity on an incline.

[ztachick]

Thanks 64oz

[2big4mysize]

the incline will also be stretching the tendons and muscles of the back of the leg and sole of your foot, so make sure you stretch well before and raise your incline workouts slowly for your saftey. You also will get a better fat burn and cardio workout going the same speed distance and time on an incline as compared to flat workout.

[snorkelman]

Hmm, although I used to also endorse stretching well before a workout, i have lately read some interesting material and now I barely stretch at all be fore a workout, and just do a warm up and then either stretch between sets (for weight training) or after the workout (for cardio).

[2big4mysize]

I too saw that study about the lack of need for stretching before warming up but some folk use the stretching as the warmup period. And if you put that incline on 7 or 8 without stretching those leg areas about to come under strain your tendons and muscles will let you know about it. Having had a partial tear in both achillies that is something I don't wish on anybody.

[ztachick]

thanks :wave