Incline VS decline

[JohnSenay]

I've never used a treadmill with a decline before - can I get as intense of a workout using a decline as I can using an incline?

I ask because the declines I've seen do not appear like they'd be much of a challenge. (Again, I've never used one, so forgive my ignorance.)

[Kristen - Guru Team]

The decline setting is more for active recovery, gentle downhill training, and strengthening your knees and quads for balanced conditioning. However, it obviously is not as challenging as running on an incline. Some treadmills offer it to provide increased training variables and it does provide a nice recovery after a long, hard run. But it certainly isn't going to change your overall conditioning like running uphill.