Incline Walking ~ Ramping
What is incline walking?
Incline walking is developed by Gin Miller, the legendary fitness
pioneer of step, a group program to drive new members into aerobic studios
by the millions.
Incline walking is a simple series of linear, low impact moves that burn
calories and fat equal to a 4 MPH treadmill workout and at the same time
strengthens, shapes muscles in the butt, hips and thighs done on a ramp.
On Gin's site, she recommends that beginning Ramping classes should use
music from 126 bpm up to 132 bpms, while experienced classes can Ramp at
132 bpm to 138 bpms. The music tempo has a big effect on the cardio
intensity. Generally speaking though, ramping is less intense than
stepping, since you are not lifting your body weight up and down, but
merely shifting your weight forward and backwards off of the ramp.
What is the Ramp?
The ramp, is a half-circular shaped device on an incline, which
simulates walking uphill. A similar device was introduced by Leslie
Sansone, called the walkblaster. The ramp is designed so you will feel the
burn in your rear and back of the legs.
The ramp has three different colored panels, so colors are used for
direction rather than right or left.
According to the President's Council on Physical Fitness, "Walking is
easily the most popular form of exercise. Other activities generate more
conversation and media attention, but none of them approaches walking in
number of participants."
Reviews of workouts that use the ramp
 
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