I was thinking the same thing, Lisa... from personal experience. Both Otto and I have had knee issues (Otto's was considered by our doc to be the beginnings of "gettin old") and it really just wound up being (at least partially for him, all for me) an imbalance. (Glute/ham vs quad.) Now that we've both corrected it with things like glute bridges, birddogs, leg curls, rdls, etc... no problems. (Otto also has had ankle issues, which when the ankle is weak can be seen in some knee pain if not careful.)
Sidonia, best way I've found to be sure I'm activating glutes on stepus and the like is to pull up the toes a bit. It instantly makes it feel better.
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