What is a good incline on treadmill?
Running and exercising on a treadmill with a certain gradient, the degree of damage to the runner's knee joint is proportional to the gradient of the treadmill. That is to say, the smaller the treadmill slope, the less damage to the runner's knee; the greater the treadmill slope, the greater the damage to the runner's knee. When an athlete is running on a treadmill, if the slope on the treadmill is not well controlled, the athlete's thigh muscles will repeatedly contract, "driving" the athlete's knees to repeatedly flex and straighten, which can easily cause the athlete's knee to flex and straighten. damage to the patella, tibia and femur. Because the athlete runs on an incorrect slope, the pressure on the patella, tibia and femur will be very large, and over time, it will cause knee injury.
The best slope of the treadmill: According to the survey data on the Internet, the best slope of the treadmill is 2° to 5°. Such a slope can effectively reduce the pressure on the knee joint during running and reduce the impact on the knee joint, joint damage.
Although the slope can damage the knee joint of the athlete to a certain extent, the knee joint injury of the runner is not entirely the responsibility of the slope of the treadmill. Runners should also pay attention to the following issues:
First, when running, be sure to choose A pair of comfortable sports shoes with a certain thickness of the sole, the comfort is to relieve the fatigue of the athlete, and the certain thickness is to reduce the impact force of the treadmill on the runner's feet and knees.
Second, the exercise time should be strictly calculated. Don't think that the longer the exercise time, the better, it will only be counterproductive.
Third, you can't run every day, this is a big taboo. Usually four times a week is enough.
