Umshini wokugwedla uyithuluzi lokuqeqesha elilingisa ukugwedla emanzini. Ukugwedla ngaphakathi sekuphenduke umdlalo wobungcweti. Imishini yokugwedla ngaphakathi yaziwa nangokuthi ama-ergometer (aziwa nangokuthi i-Ergo noma i-ERGO emazweni angaphandle), asetshenziselwa ukukala amandla asetshenziswa abasubathi ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca [1].

Umshini wokugwedla usiza ukuqinisa imisipha emilenzeni, okhalweni, ezithweni ezingaphezulu, esifubeni nasemhlane. Ukushaywa ngakunye kuzoqedela ukufinyela okuphelele kanye nokwelulwa kwezitho ezingaphezulu nezingezansi, okhalweni nasesiswini, nasemhlane, okuholela emphumeleni wokuzivocavoca umzimba wonke wemisipha. Ukuzivocavoca komshini wokugwedla kuzuzisa kakhulu abantu abanamafutha amaningi okhalweni, esiswini nasezingalweni ezingaphezulu.

Uma ugwedla, kufanele unake ukuhambisana kokunyakaza kwakho. Ukushaywa ngakunye kanye nokwelulwa kufanele kwenziwe endaweni, ngaphandle kokuphumula. Imisipha ehilelekile ekunyakazeni ngeke yelulwe ngokuphelele noma ifinyezwe uma ubukhulu buncane kakhulu. Kulingisa ukunyakaza kwemvelo kokugwedla futhi kufanelekile ejimini nakwezemidlalo yasekhaya, ukuzivocavoca imisipha yezandla, imilenze, okhalweni, nezinye izingxenye, ukuzivocavoca ngempumelelo imisipha yokuwelula, ikakhulukazi umhlane ongezansi, okunganciphisa izimpawu zobuhlungu emhlane.