Tingling toes on the elliptical???

I also have this problem, but mine is due to my foot surgery's and the nerve damage thats occured because of it. I know that if I go do 4 min forward, 4 min reverse this seams to cut down on that feeling. I also stretch before and after getting on to make sure everythings happy after.

Happens to me EVERY TIME too… I noticed that if I pick my feet up (like I’m walking) it goes away. So once I start to notice it I just do that for a few beats and it’s all fine again.
Very annoying though I agree! :grumble:

You're putting too much pressure on the front of your feet. Make sure you're using your whole foot for balance and not just your forefoot. If you lean back and put the pressure on your heels for a few minutes the tingling will go away in your toes.

Good to know cause it drives me crazy...i have a bad habit on walking on my forefoot

I've had the same thing happen everytime I'm on the eliptical, bike or arc trainer. I love the arc trainer, but its very annoying that once I hit about 30 mins there goes the toes. I've tried numerous things... tightening shoes, loosening shoes, differents shoes, different positions, you name it. It does seem to help if I lean back for a while, but the best thing I've found so far are those new walking shoes by sketchers. The ones with the big sole with the curve in the middle thats suposed to work out your butt while you walk. After reading some of the other posts I'm assuming it because it keeps the pressure off the ball of my foot. I've found it helps when I'm on the bike too, although I've over heard a few comments from fellow gym goers giggling for using the "walking" shoes while sitting on the bike. But hey if it works... why not?

This used to happen to me all the time! A trainer told me that I needed to adjust my feet and distribute weight evenly. Apparently I was putting too much pressure on the ball of my foot. I now try to push more evenly or from the heel. It seems to work. When I concentrate on foot placement, I don't get the tingly sensation.

Yep. Ive had this happen. I've even bought a new pair of shoes, thinking my shoes didn't fit right.

I learned it's the way I was distributing my weight. (this is hard to explain)

When i was pressing the foot pedals on the elliptical, I was pressing with the ball of my foot. When I realized to stand on the pedals evenly, (heels never coming off of the pedal) my feet stopped going numb.

Mine does it too after about 15 minutes. From the ball of my foot to the tip of my toes. I've only just started doing long times on the elliptical so it's only happened twice, but yeah, it happens!

Its caused by pressure on the front of your feet (toes). Try not to put so much pressure in this area. Also, shoes can have a lot to do with it, might look at getting different shoes. And shift your feet around on the pedals, don't keep them in the same spot for the full workout.

My wife has this problem on the elliptical and she found that by using the elliptical barefoot she doesn't have the problem as much. Probably a combination of her shoes and the pressure she was putting down on the front of her feet. Easier not to apply this pressure when barefoot. Course I'd only go barefoot on your personal machine, not at the gym!

I also have this problem, pretty much every time I workout. It either tingles or feels really hot. My elliptical at home as an option to change the angle of the foot rests on it. If you're able, try experimenting with this and see if it helps.

Shannon

As others have said, it's putting the weight on the balls of your feet for too long. If you make a conscious effort to distribute the weight evenly from heel to toe, you won't have this problem. Or, you can switch to 10 minutes pedaling forward, 1 minute backward, repeat.

You can search this topic; it's been brought up before.

It happens to me to. I've found that if I use my entire foot and not just my forefoot, the tingling goes away.

Glad to see I'm not the only one with this issue lol. I have this happen all the time as well! Lots of good information from others on here!

The reason it happens is because of the CONSISTENT pressure on the ball of your foot. Since you don't get much of a chance to actually lift your feet off and your whole body weight is mostly on that point, it compresses the nerves in that area and causes your foot to feel like it fell asleep.
You can try occasionally shifting your weight to your heels for a few minutes and lift your toes up off the pedals, then switch back again.

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Couldn't agree more.. A lot of people think it comes from impaired circulation, but it's actually nerve compression. It happens to me as well, especially since i sprained my ankle and am on the elliptical since i CAN'T move my foot a lot. Shifting weight always seems to help me. I think people tend to put more weight on the front of their foot because they lean forward more on the elliptical.

I read an article the other day that this happens because we are using the pressure from the front of our feet instead of the back. Not only will it eliminate the tingling it will be a better work out for your legs. I am going to go and try and find it for you and post it an bump i tfor you ....hope this helps

I used to have part of my foot go numb until I got my Vibrams.