Running on an elliptical with an incline is much more beneficial. I shall tell you how it can boost the benefits of your workout. Firstly, the burning of calories and pumping of your heart rate increases when the elliptical is set to a higher incline. This is due to the fact that you need to put in more efforts due to the higher incline. To better understand this is an example of walking uphill. You need to exert your body more while walking uphill compared to flat land. Additionally, using your elliptical with incline works out your gluteal muscles as well as hamstrings, as compared to lower inclines.