Feet going to sleep...

the exact same thing happens to me but I try and work through it to finish workout. normally what I do is take a few second to lean back onto my heals and let the blood flow back into my toes before hitting it hard again...this seems to help a bit!!!

It happens to me too. It's because your shoes are too tight, it restricts the blood-flow to your feet. Ellipticals put your feet in unnatural positions, which contributes to the problem as well. Good luck!

Me too this last week. Only my right foot. I thought it was my new Nikes but it only happens on the elliptical. I have to lift my foot off the machine every so often to let the blood circulate back through and then I keep going. Weird!

My feet do this too. I think what happens (at least with me) is that my feet get shoved all the way up to the front of my shoes and my circulation to my feet gets cut off. The solution might be shoes a half size bigger or finding a different way to tie them. I have a different way I tie my shoes now, google "how to tie a heel lock".

How many miles do you have on your shoes? did you buy them a half size bigger? sounds like you either need new insoles (if this is a new problem with your kicks) or a different pair of kicks because they're too thight (your feet swell when you exercise).

Edit: I do find it strange that it only happens on the elliptical though.

I thought I was the only one experiencing this problem. I do 60 minutes of Zumba 4 times a week and 1/2 way through the workout my feet go numb. I started going barefoot and I feel better, plus I can move easier with only my socks on.

I thought my feet were just strange! Glad it's not just me.

If your feet fall asleep, especially in activities that require much dorsi-flexion like driving, or the elipitical, there could be sciatic nerve entrapment in the membrane just below the knee. It is the membrane that stretches like a curtain between your two shin bones. The sciatic nerve passes through a hole there.

Stretch your calves using both the standard stretch and the advanced soleus stretch, often, and see if you get some relief.

You will know this is your issue if the sleeping tingles are mostly radiating from the little toe and the outside of the foot.

If your feet fall asleep, especially in activities that require much dorsi-flexion like driving, or the elipitical, there could be sciatic nerve entrapment in the membrane just below the knee. It is the membrane that stretches like a curtain between your two shin bones. The sciatic nerve passes through a hole there.

Stretch your calves using both the standard stretch and the advanced soleus stretch, often, and see if you get some relief.

You will know this is your issue if the sleeping tingles are mostly radiating from the little toe and the outside of the foot.

BTW if you do the advanced soleus stretch and your foot goes to sleep, chances are this is your issue.

I sometimes have this issue when I run, usually about 20 minutes in. As others have said, making sure my laces aren't too tight beforehand helps as well as stretching. Not sure exactly why the stretching helps, but I notice that my feet falling asleep often coincides with my calves getting really tight...which happens less often when I make sure they're good and warm before the run.

My feet do this too. I think what happens (at least with me) is that my feet get shoved all the way up to the front of my shoes and my circulation to my feet gets cut off.

This is exactly what I assumed was the reason for my feet doing the same thing, and only on the elliptical. I don't use the elliptical anymore, but when I did, this was a big problem for me.