I started doing the elliptical machine at the gym I belong to a
couple of years ago when I had a meniscus tear. My physical
therapist told me to do it regularly, and to continue with it
once I started running again (6 months later) because it helps
keep the muscle around the knee area strong. Since I don't work
out it helps with the strength in my entire leg in general. So I have
been doing it regularly, (at least 4 times a week), when I run.

I have had this problem you speak of quite a bit. I find that whenever
it happens I just need to cut back from doing the elliptical for a few
days, and then my feet are back to normal.

How long do you usually work out on it?
Is it always 40 minutes? (I do 60 minutes at a time everytime)
Do you do it everyday, or how many days do you do it during the
week?

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Hi - I have only used an elliptical while on vacation when both TM's were broken in the hotel gym. My foot when numb during the workouts. I just assumed maybe I was pinching a nerve somewhere? I've never had this running.

I also have the "numb feet" elliptical problem, usually in my case after about 15 minutes. A number of my friends suffer the same thing, we all thought we were crazy until we started talking to one another.

I found that stepping off the pedals slightly for at least part of the session, or raising my heels and doing a few revolutions on my toes, helps a lot. Although most of the articles I've read recommend well-padded shoes, I also found that I personally do better in bare feet. Shifting weight periodically by leaning more forward, pedalling backwards for a while, or "sitting" for extra quad work seems to minimize the numbness also. I can usually stand it for about an hour (4X normal) using these little tweaks. Hope these ideas help!