Foot numbness on eliptical trainer

Mazeway

press with the heel

SaraC1977

Me too! It's a revelation..ha, ha. I thought I was the only one. It only happens in my right foot though. I try to move my foot around while I'm on it and try not to fall off. It usually helps a little but now I just deal with it. I go for about 45-60 minutes. I can't really get off it and wiggle because the ellipticals at Planet Fitness revert back to the beginning after about 5 seconds of inactivity. I learned this the hard way when I stopped to get water and came back and had lost all my stats. I had only been gone about 30 seconds, too.

chellec23

I get the same problem. I find that if, while still on the trainer and doing the workout, I put my weight on my heels (sorta lean back a little while pedaling) for a minute the numbness goes away. Sometimes it will return a couple of times during my workout, but I just put my weight on my heels again and keep going.

Hike_higher

I was getting it too and found out I needed wide size shoes I also rock back on my heels for a little bit and it seems to allow blood to start flowing to my toes again.

SIMA80

yep...get this all the time...about 20-30 minutes into it...I usually just place my foot differently, more on the toes or heels, for couple of minutes and it goes away...

Cullinanmarti

Some people have this and is related to nurse pinching. Also if the elliptical has a shorter stride length it is sometimes possible, try different model or ask advice of staff at work out area if the stride length varies. Also avoid leaning over the machine. If L4 and l5 of your spine is compressed you can get pain and numbness too. Posture is important on elliptical . Remember straight neutral spine , tucked under gluts(trying to say tuck your *kitten* under shoulders back, chest up. Sometimes you have to get off and do a little stretching if the numbness starts...yeah, I know this happened to me a lot! Sometimes you just have to try other equipment too. Have you tried a step climber instead? My sister gets this when she rac walks if she does not warm up....her cure is to Crandall, cross her feet over and then relaxed forward and try to touch her toes...she learned this while playing basketball and she's aid it helped. Good luck!!!!!

Doodlewhopper

Take off the shoes. Let your feet work as nature intended them to. The basic problem is your feet are weak due to wearing shoes. Only a small percentage should be wearing support shoes.

Strengthen your feet by going bare foot as often as you can. (expect your feet to ache for the first few weeks)

angserino

Wow! I thought I was the only one that had this problem. My toes go numb after being on the elliptical for an hour. When I go backwards, it goes away. Some interesting suggestions here. Thanks, OP for posting.

ami5000psu

This used to happen to me. I solved it by not using the elliptical anymore.

Cyclingbonnie

Maintain flat foot. Being on the balls of your feet will cause the numbness.