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The Training For Trekking PodcastAuthor: Rowan Smith: Hiking and Trekking Coach
The Training For Trekking Podcast is created to help hikers, trekkers and mountaineers prepare for their bucket list adventures. Rowan shares with you the simple training strategies to get you fit, strong and resilient to tackle anything the trail will throw at you. He also dives deep into subjects such as how to prevent altitude sickness, nutrition while hiking, injury prevention and much, much more. So you can have the very best chance of a safe, enjoyable and successful adventure! Language: en Genres: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Why Do My Knees Hurt When Hiking Downhill?
Episode 371
Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
In this episode we answer one of the most common questions in the hiking community "why do my knees hurt while hiking downhill?". Inside we cover: Why knee pain on steep descents is so common for hikers The most common 'gaps' hikers have in their preparations that lead to knee pain A few simple training strategies that can make a dramatic difference to knee pain on descents == Download the free Hiker's Knee Prevention Guide here: https://www.summitstrength.com.au/hikers-knee.html Learn about our online personal training for hikers here: https://www.summitstrength.com.au/online.html
