In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m discussing why your glutes are so important for your knees when you’re a runner with knee pain.

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.

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

Listen to this episode to learn the group of muscles runners need that will give them

• Power

• Speed

• Strength

• Stability

• And good alignment when they run

In this episode I’m talking about what’s good pain and what’s bad pain in running and how to know when to push through.

In this episode I’m talking about picking the right shoes for your knee problem and fueling right so you don’t bonk on a training run or race day.

How to set up your stretching and post-run recovery routine so you reduce knee pain.

How to set up your training plan to maximize your workouts so you’re ready for runDisney Marathon if you have knee problems. Listen to this episode to learn how to structure your run days and rest days to be ready for the Disney Marathon

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

Learn the steps to take and what to do when your knee hurts too much to walk or run and you’re training for runDisney race.

Learn the key things to focus on to actually run without knee pain.

Learn about the specific shoes for someone with inner knee pain.

Learn the best time to and what to do about your runner’s knee pain so it goes away fast

Learn 5+ tactics that you can do at home to get rid of knee pain.

Learn if you should be wearing your knee brace when you strength train.

Learn the difference between degenerative and acute meniscus tears

Podcast episode about running after a meniscus surgery