Legs · Leverage Machine
Walking on Incline Treadmill
How to do the walking on incline treadmill, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Carry
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set the treadmill to a brisk walking speed and raise the incline to a challenging grade. Walk tall with a natural arm swing, pushing through your whole foot on each step. Let go of the handrails so your legs and glutes do the work over the set duration.
- 1Feel your glutes and calves drive each step up the incline
- 2Push through the ball of your foot and stay tall through your torso
- 3Keep a steady rhythm and breathe evenly with the effort
Common mistakes
- Do not hold the handrails or lean back into them
- Avoid short choppy steps; keep a full natural stride
- Do not hunch forward at the waist as the grade climbs
Muscles worked
The walking on incline treadmill mainly works the glutes and calves, with the quads, hamstrings, and hip flexors assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- CalvesPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the walking on incline treadmill for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.