Does anyone feet go numb on an ellipticle?

I know it sounds silly, but after 10 minutes my feet start to go numb when I'm on an ellipticle.  I've tried new shoes, but no change.  Does this happen to anyone else?  Any ideas?

Oh yeah big time. I think this is fairly common.
Usually i lose feeling in the tips of my toes after about 25 mins or so.
I haven't been able to figure out how to make it stop, but it always goes away when my workout is finished.

it's the motion you are using, try to make longer strides instead of short choppy ones. the longer motion will allow for better blood circulation which will prevent the numb toes.

Ha ha...yeah I have the same thing happen to me!!!

lol.... yep me too

Thanks.  At least I know I'm not the only one!

the same thing happens to me, too- i think it is b/c i am putting too much pressure on the ball of my foot. I think that b/c during spin classes, the instructor always reminds us to use our legs/heel to push b/c our toes will go numb using the balls of our feet. I always connect the two when this happens on the elliptical machine.

i think it's because our feet never lose contact with the platforms. maybe this constricts the blood vessels in our feet.... just a guess. i try to lift my feet off of the platforms when it happens, but usually it only helps a little at best. i always tell myself that i will try that from the beginning, but forget. Plus, it takes more concentration, and i lose focus on it. antway, my two cents.....

glad i'm not the only one as well.  i found that a good pair of supportive shoes help, as well meking sure that my feet move as though i was really walking (lifting up my heel as i am pushing through the step).  also i try to line up my feet with my shoulders so i am not at an odd angle...my feet have to be centered on the step not at the tippy top or the bottom.  hope some of this helps.

The same thing happens to me on the Gazelle (ski machine thing).
I find it helps to get off and march in place for about 45 seconds and then continue. Some times I have to do it more than once so I take my pulse while I'm at it. Hope this helps!

mrcook,

I think it's just the Centripetal Force in that movement makes it hard for your heart to get blood down to your toes.

The same thing happens if you spin around with your arms streched out.   You feel your fingers get numb from the blood not getting out to them since the centriptetal force is too great.

I'm no doctor... this is just my theory... but it's based in pure basic science.

yep

I've only been doing for 2 days but my feet have't gone numb...yet. How long after should I expect this??

sounds reasonable, but i generally pedal on my bike around 90-110 rpm, and rarely do my feet go numb while biking. on the eliptical i generally move at 60-85 rpm. i would think a faster rate of rotation would lead to a higher rate of numbness.... not sure. 

Yup, everytime...I thought I was the only one.

So glad I'm not.

mrcook, my feet dont' go numb biking either.  I did 34 miles this past saturday too so if they were going to go numb then they would have.

The arc of the movement in biking almost has you just pushing your legs up and down rather than swinging them forward and back like in an eliptical.  So I think it's that movement is actually a lot different.

Like take your hands and wave them up and down... keeping them flat... but not moving but your lower arms.  Quickly you feel the force kick in for it.  Maybe it's not centripetal... but it's something similar.   Now do a boxing move where you are working a punching bag with both hands at rapid pace... it's more of a bicycling type move and your hands are clenched and they don't seem to have the same probem.

This is just my theory.  I'd be curious to know if I'm way off here or actually thinking right.