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 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.
Are Apple Fitness+ Glute Workouts Good for Runner's with Knee Pain
Apple Fitness+ are convenient and easy to access for Apple users. Are they good for runners with knee pain? I've been a physical therapist since 2012 and I receive this workout for my clients. Listen now.
Strength Exercises for Race Day
Listen to this episode to find out what kind of strength exercises you should be doing for race day if you have knee problems.
Strengthening for IT Band Syndrome
In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m discussing things to be careful and mindful of when you’re doing strength exercises when you have IT Band Syndrome.
Strengthening for Inner Knee Pain
In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m discussing things to be careful and mindful of when you’re strengthening your muscles because you have inner knee pain.
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.
How Your Glutes Help Your knees
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.
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.
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
The One Muscle Group to Exercise if You Only Have Time for One
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
Get Rid of Your Knee Pain with Tactics That Actually Work
Learn 5+ tactics that you can do at home to get rid of knee pain.
Strength Training for Injury-Prone Runner The First Step
Strength training for injury-prone runners: take this step first.
The Key to Making Strength Training Work for You as an Injury-Prone runDisney Runner
Make your strength workouts work for you when you’re an injury-prone runDisney runner.
Phases of a Running Journey and How To Use Each Phase to Run If You're Injury-Prone
Learn exactly how to run all year round even if you’re always getting hurt so you can train for runDisney races without getting injured again.