Painful and numb toes during cardio

chocolate_snaps · January 30, 2009

I know what you mean. My gym has several styles of elliptical and most dont fit me. They have one particular one that ismore comfy than the rest and now that I am exclusivly using it, my toe pain is a little less. The last 15 minutes of my hour I can feel it coming on rather than 15 mintues into it.

And How! I can only use Life Fitness Ellipticals. I haven't found another one with a long enough stride. It can handle my most zealous workouts.

I always walk on the front of treadmills. You know, the part where the conveyor belt starts.:thumbup: If I stand far enough that I don't stomp all over the machine, I cant comfortably hold the bars or whats worse I am at the end of the conveyor belt. I still give'em a go round if there are no free ellipticals or if Im doing Couch-to-5k workout.

The using your whole foot thing is a good trick too.

susan1961 · January 30, 2009

Concur that this is likely a neuroma. I had no choice but to stop doing elliptical as mine progressed from only being symptomatic after 20 minutes to bugging me all the time, even when I wasn't on the machine. Changing your weight distribution or seeing a podiatrist to construct an insert that splays the toes, and wearing a shoe with a wider toe box, can sometimes help.