105. Why Do Your Knees Get Cranky Going Downhill?
Your knees feel fine hiking uphill for an hour. Then you turn around, and twenty minutes into the descent they get achy and cranky. Why? Downhill hiking and downhill trail running aren't the easy version of uphill. They're a different demand, and where you feel a cranky knee isn't enough information to tell you why it's happening.
In this episode, Dr. Liz Koch, DPT, a physical therapist turned strength coach for outdoor women, explains what descending asks of your body and how strength training can build the capacity to handle it, without a magic list of "exercises to fix your knees."
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