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Walking pads with incline: how steep, and how you change it
Updated
Four of the six machines on our list have some incline. Only one, the Sunny Auto Incline Treadpad, changes it by motor while you walk. The others make you step off and change it by hand, or give you a fixed tilt.
- UREVO Strol 2E Pro12 percent
- Yagud pad7 percent
- Sunny Treadpad6.6 percent
- Sunny SF-T7240114.7 percent
The three kinds of incline
| Machine | Most incline | How you change it |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny Auto Incline Treadpad | 6.6 percent, 6 levels | Motor, while walking |
| UREVO Strol 2E Pro | 12 percent | By hand |
| Sunny SF-T724011 | 0.4 to 4.7 percent, 3 levels | By hand, off the machine |
| Yagud pad | Flat or 4 degrees, about 7.0 percent | Two fixed positions |
The WalkingPad A1 Pro and the Goplus 2 in 1 have no incline listed.
Which kind to pick
- You want to switch between flat and uphill during a walk. Get motor incline. With a manual pad you have to stop the belt, step off and change it.
- You want steep and you set it once. Manual is fine. The UREVO's 12 percent is the steepest on our list. It is also the only one without a stated belt length. If the deck is 36 inches, as another UREVO listing with the same model number says, our estimate is that it suits slow walking up to about 5 ft 2 in tall.
- You just want a little tilt. A fixed position like the Yagud's is simple and has nothing to break.
Incline under a desk
Incline lifts the front of the deck. As a rough estimate, 6.6 percent on a 45.7 inch deck raises the front end by about 3.0 inches, and your feet, standing mid-deck, by about half that. Your desk has to go that much higher too. See walking pad under a standing desk.
Incline also makes the same speed feel harder. Start flat, add one level at a time, and slow down when you raise it. Brisk walking counts as moderate activity at 2.5 mph or faster, per the CDC, so you do not need a steep hill to get there.
Check your minimum belt length first, then compare the full picks on our shortlist.
This is general information, not medical advice. Check with a doctor before you start a new exercise routine, especially if you have a health condition or have not exercised in a while. Keep children and pets away from the moving belt, and use the safety key if your machine has one.