Feet hurt when doing certain exercises...

I sometimes get that too so I'm interested in any replies that may have any solutions!

I would check with my doctor to make sure it isn't a medical problem. Otherwise try different shoes and see if the problem persists.

It will definately improve with weight loss and muscle gain. My feet and legs used to hurt a lot during some exercises but I've built up some muscle and it helps. Now mostly, I just feel the soreness of my muscles.

Well from my experience with my feet problems I found out that I have whats called "Morton's Neuromas". Which is a not that starts to form in the nerves of your feet, precisely between the 2 small toes. This has become extremely difficult to exercise on my feet so my routines have been cut back big time.

What are your symptoms? Mine started with the numbing of the last 2 toes of my feet and then progressed with my feet hurting so bad that the pain would go up into my ankles. I now have to have foot surgery, which sucks but i wll be able to get back into the exercising within 4-6 weeks. Right now i can only do like 30 minutes of spinning and 15 minutes of treadmills.. all other classes are out of the question until then.

Check with your doc, and in the mean time use a frozen water bottle on your feet after you exercise to help with the pain and i always take ibuprophen afterwards too.

Good luck!

I sometimes get terrible pain in my feet when exercising...even walking, let alone high impact exercises. I have flat foot and overpronation, and being over weight makes the pain worse. Is the pain consistently in the same place? The arches, or the heal perhaps? I suggest getting cushioned trainers with for example, arch support. I have found them a life saver, along with othoses, which I had specially made by a podiatrist.
Perhaps start with good supportive trainers. Depending on the amount of exercise you are doing...I have heard that runners need to replace their trainers every 4-6 months, and failure to do so can cause injury.
If this does not help. I would suggest seeing a podiatrist.
good luck with getting that sorted

I get the same exact problem you describe, especially with jumping or doing yoga barefoot. Running, elipitical, and most weights isn't a problem but aerobics can make me want to cry. I play competitive womens volleyball, in my 40's, and I'm overweight. I buy new shoes from the good "running" stores every 6 months and I have inserts from the good "running shoe" stores. It helps quite a bit but stretching and advil is the only release I get. They hurt for about the first 15 minutes of playing volleyball or aerobics but then it quits. I think it's just part of getting older. My opinion, stretching the bottom of your foot, heel and calves before, during. and after exercise and really good shoes replaced every 6 months and some advil. I wear mizunos. The muscles in the bottom of your foot shrink as you get older or with weight gain can weaken them. Also drink more water, caffeine can cause muscles to be dehydrated causing injury also. Tight calves can cause pain in your foot or achillis. I have 40 pounds till goal weight so I'm hoping it improves with more weight loss. Good luck!
All of my volleyball team ,who is now in their 40s and 50's( we've been playing together since college and some are avid marathon runners/cylcists) have either shoulder or feet aches. Somedays it just sucks being over 21!

Get some high inpact shoes nike has some great ones i have bad feet as well

I have the same problem, only with certain exercises, not all of them. I walk, run, do heavy lifting, no problems. However, when I do jump rope or jumping jacks only, my feet ache like crazy for a few minutes until the muscles relax. I always figured it had something to do with not doing that motion enough to build up the muscles, but honestly after reviewing some videos for the first time that someone took while I was doing them, I thought it must be my form.

For some odd reason, I found out when I do the jumping jacks, I completely splay the bottom half of my leg out and basically land with my feet turned completely in, toes pointed at each other. This explains the pressure and strain on the muscles, since this is not a normal movement. Now, this probably isn't the case with you, but it's a good reminder to ALWAYS check your form. I've been extremely active all my life, but only recently started working with a trainer. Since I have, it has opened my eyes to numerous movements I never once considered I had a problem with, only now to figure out I've been doing so many things the wrong way (wrong positions, alignment, landing at angles I wasn't aware of, etc.). Now that I'm aware of position and correct form, it's amazing what a difference it has made in my results!

Anyway, best thing to do is to check form, give it a couple weeks and see if it gets better or worse (but don't overdo it), then if that fails, consult a doctor. It should be pretty easy to figure it out with some xrays if its arthritis or a skeletal or structural problem that needs to be addressed. Hope it works out for you!