Bradee Felton

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Fit for Hiking · Ep. 150 Why Training for Downhill Hiking Matters Most for Happy Knees · 2 Jun 2026 podcast

So either you're adding dumbbells or you're wearing a pack and loading that up. matched

You can do these things in the gym, right? matched

It might you might feel a little silly. matched

I've done it before, but you can definitely do these things in a gym or you can do them at home, or you can do them actually out on the trail. matched

So actually practicing going on shorter downhill distances with a pack on your back. matched

Um, really you're going to want to do a lot of single leg matched

eccentric strength. matched

Okay. matched

So that is going to be absolutely essential because downhill hiking is basically just doing thousands of single leg type of movements. matched

Um so you're gonna want to do things like split squats, reverse lunges, matched

Forward lunges. matched

Bulgarians, boot squats, single leg deadlifts, things like that, a lot of different step down and step up variations. matched

Um and the slower and more controlled matched

type of on on downhill movements you can do. matched

So when you're in the descent of those exercises, the slower you can go, really practicing good control instead of rushing through the movement, practicing your balance, practicing your stability, practicing being able to slowly descend, that is going to absolutely make all the difference in your knee health. matched

So just think about you don't want to wait for a big hiking trip to expose your knees to downhill stress. matched

Okay. matched

Introduce that stress gradually and consistently. matched

That's why I don't all of a sudden, one month or two months before summer, be like, oh crap, I need to start implementing these things for my hikes. matched

I implement them all year. matched

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