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Originally Posted by LisaM
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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I got my elliptical about 6 weeks ago, and have worked up to a 40 minute workout. The treadmill was too rough on my knees and I just wasn't pushing myself hard enough on videos. But I too, have the balls of my feet go numb about half way thru my work out. I thought it was my shoes, so I went out and got new ones, but its still happening. I will try your suggestions tonight when I workout and see what happens.
Since I got my elliptical I have gone from working out once or twice a week, to working out 5-6 days a week. When I first got on it I could only do 7 minutes and in 6 weeks I have worked my way up to a 40 minute workout where I'm actually pushing myself. Its probably the greatest investment in myhealth that I've made since surgery.