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Consider this. You will be taking 35-45,000 steps per day. This is a lot of strain on the muscles that operate your foot.
Many people walk with their foot flat to the ground when bringing the foot forward for the next step. This requires tensing the muscles in your shin to keep the toes...
I regularly hike up mountains in CO (10k feet and above) with my ham radio. With winter gear and radio, the pack runs around 30 lbs. The hikes are shorter than a Camino day, but the heavy pack at altitude, and ascending/descending 2-3000' makes up for it.
I recently returned from walking with Father Steve's organization Warriorsontheway.org. The seven veterans in the 2019 group reported a 71% reduction in symptions.
Stick it out, and let the Camino work in you. It doesn't smack you in the face on day one. You may not notice anything in yourself...
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