This month on Trainer Tip Tuesday we will be discussing different precautions and considerations when walking on an incline treadmill. Incline treadmill walking is a common cardio exercise, but it does not come without potential risks. Today, we want to talk to you about how walking on an incline treadmill can affect your trunk and low back, and specifically a motion called trunk rotation.
Trunk rotation is often thought of as a motion that is specific to sports skills such as golf and tennis, but in reality trunk rotation happens every time you go for a walk. Walking on an incline treadmill can put excessive stress on your trunk muscles, especially those involved in trunk rotation. The downside is that when those muscles get stressed, issues in the low back, hips, feet, and even all the way up to the neck can start to occur. So it is of the utmost importance to make sure that your trunk rotation muscles stay strong and functioning well if you are going to walk on an incline treadmill.
We have some considerations we recommend you taking if you are wanting to walk on an incline treadmill, as well as some ways to troubleshoot potential issues with trunk rotation. We also discuss a simple exercise you can do to help strengthen the muscles that will rotate your trunk and may even help to increase your trunk motion.
Check out all of the details in this week’s episode of Trainer Tip Tuesday, and be sure to tune back in next week as we continue the discussion of potential issues that could come from walking on an incline treadmill and simple things you can do to resolve them.
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