Why does it feel natural to take two steps at a time climbing up stairs sometimes but not while going down?

Question

Why does it feel natural to take two steps at a time climbing up stairs sometimes but not while going down?

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Answer 1

Because when exerting the extra effort to climb two stairs at a time, the muscles you use to do it are at their maximum length, whereas when you have to control your descend going multiple stairs at once the muscles you use are already almost fully contracted and can’t easily maintain the same level of control and power output.