Running to the Castle

A podcast for injury-prone runDisney runners on a journey to running magical miles. Join me, Dr. Ali, as I share the secrets I've gathered as a runner, Doctor of Physical Therapy and coach. You'll learn the exact ways I get my clients to the castle strong without feeling broken or held together with KT tape as they cross the finish line.

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How to Incorporate Strength Training and Running

Listen to the episode to learn whether you should strength train before or after you run.

Other topics I talk about include when to start new strength exercises, add more weight or resistance, strength train on long or short run days, and strength train on rest days or not.

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Strengthening for Knee Arthritis

In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m talking about what to do and what to avoid when doing strength workouts as a runner with knee arthritis. Learn how to back off painful knees, how to load them properly to maximize your workout without flaring up your knee arthritis.

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Strengthening for Meniscus Problems

In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m talking about what to do and what to avoid when doing strength workouts as a runner with meniscus tears.

When you’re doing strength workouts and you have meniscus tears or problems there are a few things you want to be mindful of doing:

  • deep bending

  • plant and twist movements

  • deep bending during a flare

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How to Strength Train without Squats and Lunges

Squats and lunges are the most common recommended exercises for runners to strengthen their glutes. But, not everyone wants to do squats and lunges, especially if their knee really hurts with squats and lunges... for that runner I outline exactly what to do instead of those exercises and strengthen your glutes.

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Offload Your Knees

In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m discussing how to offload or take the pressure of your knees as a runner.

You’ll hear many people (your friends, coaches, doctors) tell you to strengthen to take the pressure off your knees. Does that really help? Listen to this episode to find out.

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Are Squats and Lunges Bad for Your Knees?

In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m answering the question: Are squats and lunges bad for my knees?

Some runners will say you need to do more squats and lunges because they’re painful, and others will say don’t do squats and lunges because they’re bad for your knees… so which is it? Are they bad for your knees? Listen to find out.

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How to Strengthen Glutes without Squats

You know that if you have Runner’s Knee, IT Band Syndrome or Meniscus problems that one of the top recommendations is to strengthen your glutes to support your knees, and you know that squats are a solid way to strengthen your glutes.

But what about when your knees hurt so bad you can’t do squats? I gotchu

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How to Manage Knee Pain and Continue Running

In this episode I’m talking about managing new pain that has come on for someone in the past few weeks. The example is she went out for a run Monday and got knee pain, knee felt fine on Tuesday, so she went for a run on Wednesday and the pain came back

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