While no sanctioned sport competitions may ever take place on a treadmill, there can be distinct advantages to training on a treadmill if the training is done intelligently with an appropriately configured treadmill. There are 2 distinct advantages to treadmill training: an optimal learning environment can be created for improving running mechanics, and treadmill training conditions can safely elicit coordination strategies conducive to enhancing power output and running speed through the manipulation of incline and treadmill speed (4).

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