Elliptical users: Do your feet fall asleep?

[toadstool]

Mine always fall asleep after 20 minutes or so on the elliptical. Anyone else? Got any secrets for combating the tingling toes?

[CountessKerouac]

YES! This happens every time! I thought I was just strange! :) I just pause it for a little bit, move my feet around and then I'm okay.

[April]

AGH! This used to happen to me all the time, but I quit working out for like, 6 months, and now that I'm back in the swing, I haven't had this problem, thank goodness. Same deal when I was on the stair climber.

[eggplant]

Yes! Just my toes. I don't use these machines that often though, so it doesn't bother me too much. I have no idea what to do about it because it seems to happen no matter how my feet are placed on the thingies.

[MollyCat]

Happens to me all the time. I just reverse for about 5 minutes to take the pressure off the tingly bits and then start up again going forward. This helps a bit but it doesn't take the tingling away.

[beforewisdom]

This used to happen to me about two years ago when I was heavier and used an older model of elliptical machine where the peddles where moved on a diagnol shaft.

It doesn't happen anymore. I am lighter and my current gym uses another model the pedals move in an elliptical motion via several shafts ( it also has shafts for moving my arms back and forth ).

[Seadolphin]

Its happened to me a few times, but in not on a regular basis.

[IamJen]

I asked the trainer at work about this too awhile back. Evidently it's pretty common. One thing that sometimes helps me is to stand in a different position on the "footplates". I usually tend to scooch toward the front, so if my feet start to tingle, I'll move the the back/heel.

[SallyK]

Oh my gosh :wayne: I love you for posting this. This happens to me all the time! I'm so glad I'm not the only one. And it's almost always 20 minutes into the workout. I'm pretty happy when 30 mintues is up. If I had to do 40 minutes with tingly toes, I think I'd probably fall off the machine.

[beforewisdom]

When a bodypart "falls asleep" it is not about circulation being cut off, but a nerve being compressed.

My guess is that these elliptical machines may force us to hold our weight in such a way that this happens.

Like I said earlier, now that I use a different model it doesn't happen to me.

The model I used had the pedals/skis/plank move up and down two diagnol metal tracks.

Is this the case with everyone else?

Just curious.

Steve

[SallyK]

I happens to me on both kinds of machines.

[Jinga]

Elliptical users: Do your feet fall asleep?

Yes, indeed they do. Plus my toes get all smashed into the front of the pedal ... and the stance is akward. :-/ ... I wish stairmasters were still 'in'. I loved those things, but they seem to have been phased out.

[Quizeen]

I wish stairmasters were still 'in'. I loved those things, but they seem to have been phased out.

The Gauntlet has replaced most Stairmasters in gyms. It's that escalator-style machine. If you like Stairmasters you should give The Gauntlet a go. It'll kick your butt, but good. Plus, you have to actually lift your foot up to the next step intead of keeping your feet in one place, which helps prevent having your foot fall asleep.

[Jinga]

The Gauntlet has replaced most Stairmasters in gyms. It's that escalator-style machine. If you like Stairmasters you should give The Gauntlet a go. It'll kick your butt, but good. Plus, you have to actually lift your foot up to the next step intead of keeping your feet in one place, which helps prevent having your foot fall asleep.

I've heard of those, but have yet to see or use one! They do sound arse-kicking good.

[toadstool]

I wonder if using the elliptical barefoot would help...

[Pigeonwhole]

It only started after I got new sneakers so I thought maybe it had to do something with that. I had New Balance before and no tingling. But I'm glad that I'm not the only one.

[IamJen]

That's an interesting idea toadstool..the pressure for me is often the front of my foot pushing against the tongue/front of my shoes.

Plus, any reason to ditch shoes is a good one. :D