Went up the same trail again this weekend with my usual hiking buddy, and going up felt about the same as always.
Coming down was the part that got me. Legs held up fine for a while, then started shaking somewhere past the halfway point, and I ended up going pretty slow just to keep from stumbling.
Also spent another long afternoon in a hospital waiting room with my parent, and those stiff chairs left my back and hips sore for the rest of the evening.
Still haven’t figured out where to even start with actual strength work at this point. Thinking about trying stairs at home this week, nothing fancy, just seeing how the legs handle going down instead of up.
Not expecting a big change yet, but it feels like a small place to start.