Dec

6

What does the negative incline on treadmills sapposed to do ?

Filed Under Treadmills | 

treadmills
shammidive asked:


I used the negative incline on the treadmill while speed walking and running, will that lengthen my leg muscles ? I dont like using the uphill because it builds muscle, i want to burn fat the most effective way. thanks !!

Comments

2 Responses to “What does the negative incline on treadmills sapposed to do ?”

  1. just wonderin on December 8th, 2006 12:40 am

    sounds to me like you are on top of it.

  2. b8k3p on December 8th, 2006 3:24 am

    Any aerobic activity like walking, jogging, swimming. . . will help to burn calories –which, in turn, CAN burn fat — if you’re burning enough of them.

    The negative incline on a treadmill isn’t going to do much in the lines of elongating or stretching your muscles — you’ll have to actually stretch, to do that.

    Going uphill does help to build the butt and upper leg muscles . . . but, so does going downhill (just, differently). Going down focuses on the muscles above the knee (the quads).

    Building muscle isn’t necessarily a bad thing when you’re trying to lose weight . . . because muscle burns fat — the more muscle you have, the more calories you’ll burn — even when you’re just sitting at home watching television.