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Originally Posted by hello kitty
now if someone could just tell me why my feet go to sleep when I use them...hahaha
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The elliptical is my cardio machine of choice these days, due to my knees, and I had the same problem initially. There are a couple of ways to avoid this--and you do need to avoid having your feet go numb, as it means there's nerve pressure going on.
1) If you aren't already, make sure you switch to going backwards every five to seven minutes, and go backward for at least two minutes before switching again. I listen to music while I'm "running" on the elliptical, and I just switch every song.
2) Change your upper body posture, as well, lean forward, lean back.
3) "Run" on your toes for a while, then switch back.
4) "Run" flat-footed, but lift the heel of the leg that's uppermost on each stride for a while, so you're stretching the arch and ball of the foot. Sounds funny, but easy to do. I just basically use it as kind of a dance step to whatever music I'm doing.
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Lisa M
Lap RNY - 9/26/05
surgery/
lowest/
goal
Weight:
303/
137/
150
BMI:
56/
25.1/
27.4
Now in maintenance stage, with desired weight range: 150-153 pounds
Current weight: 145 Updated 6/18/08
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Originally Posted by Gina in NY
Doesn't matter what you can eat, just matters what you do eat.
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