1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodointernational/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sBrKOrQGnZ"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/12/this-45-degree-treadmill-just-revealed-something-fascinating-about-running-extreme-inclines/">This 45-Degree Treadmill Just Revealed Something Fascinating About Running Extreme Inclines</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/12/this-45-degree-treadmill-just-revealed-something-fascinating-about-running-extreme-inclines/embed/#?secret=sBrKOrQGnZ" width="600" height="338" title="“This 45-Degree Treadmill Just Revealed Something Fascinating About Running Extreme Inclines” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="sBrKOrQGnZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/23/hd09ocrufdu6nrcp8dt9.gif?quality=75&w=800800446Standard treadmills only reach a maximum incline of around 9 degrees. But this one, developed by a team of physiologists at the University of Colorado Boulder, goes all the way to 45 degrees. The unique contraption is providing some insights into the best strategies for extreme uphill running.