Re: Oh, my aching knees & training
Something one of the young Army Ranger types told me on one trip into the
canyon - "We were trained that if your knees start to hurt going down hill,
it...
Bob Washburn 2006-10-06 22:30:14 #43244
Re: Oh, my aching knees & training
--- In Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com, "MaryPhyl"
wrote:
>
> Except for the stairs in my home I do very little exercise
> between hikes yet I get...
Roger Price 2006-10-06 22:15:21 #43243
Re: Oh, my aching knees
The problem may be how you walk. Years ago I too ruined my knees
on that trail. (At the ranch they call it the Kaibab shuffle.) Now I
am not timid and I...
MaryPhyl 2006-10-06 21:55:42 #43242
Re: Oh, my aching knees
As a 50+ guy I can feel your pain. What kind of pack weight are you
hauling around? I dont think we consider the added weight enough on
the relentless...
Warren 2006-10-06 21:00:51 #43241
Re: Oh, my aching knees
--- Rosemary- After tweeking a knee on my first trip down S Kaibab to
PR; I added three exercises to hiking regimen and haven't had a
problem since. They...
jagchiker 2006-10-06 20:58:16 #43240
Re: Oh, my aching knees
Poles are almost always the first answer for knee pain. Properly used they
greatly reduce the stresses on the knees on steep descents.
Another issue is...
Bob Washburn 2006-10-06 17:12:49 #43239
Re: Oh, my aching knees
Rosemary,
I empathize completely. I have too-small kneecaps which dislocate
all the time if I'm not keeping up with exercises, and have had the
unhappy...
mweber 2006-10-06 17:08:24 #43238
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