Build A Better Body With Incline Treadmill Exercise

Build A Better Body With Incline Treadmill Exercise
The majority of men store all of their fat in their stomachs. Having to do continuous sit ups can cause you to fell as if you are getting a flatter stomach however there is a possibility you may look worse if you are not in control of the body fat. Your muscles do get large, but the fat that is covering them continues to settle there without changing. Instead of your stomach looking thinner, it sticks out and looks a lot bigger then it should.

Walking even running on the incline treadmill will give you what you need: you will burn more calories, which means you will have an increase in fat loss and defined abs. Also, you have the benefit of having stronger legs, calf and even thigh muscles. Using the inclined treadmill you get the same exercise benefits as doing aerobics combined with weight training.

The treadmill is absolutely the best machine for cardio, cutting fat and building a strong as well as healthy body. For example, a 210lb man walking 4 1/2 mi/h will burn approx. 10 cal/min. If you run 5 m/h you will increase the calorie burn up to 12.5; running 10m/h will increase it to about 24 cal/min.

An elevated walk/run will overload your muscles, it's a lot like doing step ups or squats when you are in the weight room. What the incline does is it forces your own legs to lift your own bodyweight, and that's against gravity. This builds as well as strengthens the muscles. If you are walking or running up hill this will tone your muscles, not just the front but the back also. Your quadriceps, which are the muscles on your thigh (in the front), these muscles make your knee straighten when you run and when you walk. Your hamstrings and gluteal (butt) muscles are straighten (as in extend) the hip; they also provide most of the power for movement. And in addition it burns fat to build those beautiful ripped abs. (Fitness Rx for Men, Volume 4 #2, p.156, Mar 2006)


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