How to Use a Treadmill for Amputees: 5K Amputee Training Program

Today we're talking about how to properly walk on a treadmill for amputees. To get started, you want to keep it at an easy pace that you can sustain for 20 minutes. A good way to find your pace is to be able to talk while you're walking. A few ways to make walking on a treadmill more challenging: 1. Increase your speed 2. Increase your incline to make it feel like an uphill walk Treadmill Tip: Always use your treadmill at an incline of 1. Why? It takes a lot of impact off of your knes. Let us know how it goes and any questions that you have!

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