{"id":222903,"date":"2026-06-30T14:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isports.ch\/magazin\/?p=222903"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:59:25","slug":"treadmill-with-incline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isports.ch\/magazin\/en\/treadmill-with-incline\/","title":{"rendered":"Treadmill with Incline"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tre\u00adad\u00admill with incline takes your trai\u00adning to the next level: raising the gra\u00addi\u00adent simu\u00adla\u00adtes uphill running, increa\u00adses calorie burn and spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcally streng\u00adthens your legs, glutes and calves, all without any extra speed. At isports you\u2019ll find tre\u00adad\u00admills<\/a> with incline for every level, available to order online or to test in our Lupfig show\u00adroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the benefits of incline on a treadmill?<\/h2>\n

Even a slight incline signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly increa\u00adses trai\u00adning inten\u00adsity. You burn consider\u00ada\u00adbly more meta\u00adbo\u00adlic energy<\/a> than on a flat surface, work your muscles harder and at the same time protect your joints, because trai\u00adning this way is gentler on the joints than fast running on the flat. A tre\u00adad\u00admill with incline is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfore ideal for effec\u00adtive inter\u00adval trai\u00adning, which is hard to plan and carry out in classic road running. And even if you live in flat terrain, you can train uphill running at any time.<\/p>\n

\"Tunturi<\/a><\/p>\n

Manual or electric incline adjustment?<\/h2>\n

There are two vari\u00adants of incline: machi\u00adnes with manual adjus\u00adt\u00adment, where you fix the gra\u00addi\u00adent before trai\u00adning, and tre\u00adad\u00admills with elec\u00adtric incline adjus\u00adt\u00adment, which can be changed at the push of a button or via a trai\u00adning pro\u00adgramme while running. The elec\u00adtric version is more con\u00adve\u00adni\u00adent and enables dynamic hill inter\u00advals.<\/p>\n

Which incline for which training goal?<\/h2>\n

The optimal incline depends on your goal. This lets you control inten\u00adsity spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcally through the incline rather than through speed alone, which pro\u00adtects the joints while keeping the trai\u00adning sti\u00admu\u00adlus con\u00adsis\u00adt\u00adently high. As the incline increa\u00adses, the acti\u00adva\u00adtion of the glutes and leg muscles<\/a> also rises. As a guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Incline<\/strong><\/td>\nSui\u00adta\u00adble for<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0\u20132%<\/td>\nWarming up and brisk walking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\u20135%<\/td>\nFat burning and base endu\u00adrance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\u201310%<\/td>\nStreng\u00adthening legs and glutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\u201315%<\/td>\n Deman\u00adding hill and inter\u00adval trai\u00adning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Interval training with incline: an example<\/h2>\n

\"tunturi<\/a><\/p>\n

Hill inter\u00advals are par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlarly effec\u00adtive for fat burning and endu\u00adrance. A simple pro\u00adgramme for in between:<\/p>\n