There's a difference between thriving on confrontation and being willing to speak one's mind without fear of confrontation. I would hope that one who is willing to speak one's mind, without making things personal, would not have to worry about confrontation but, unfortunately, it seems like people sometimes forget to take a deep breath and not take things in ways they are not meant to be taken. Let's all try to keep the comments here productive and on topic. Off-topic personal commentary has a way of turning things ugly. From this point on, keep in mind that off-topic personal commentary can be removed by the moderators if it detracts from the conversation at hand. Everyone should be able to feel comfortable offering advice without fear of such commentary being targeted at them.
As for the treadmill, Chris, I'm sure you know how little of a slope a 1% grade is. Seeing as 1/2% to 1% is usually good enough to at least approximate the effort level of running outdoors, if yours has even a bit of an incline, it's possible that the incline does just that if not more.
