I do a little bit of stretching before I do 45 minutes of low-intensity cardio. However, usually around the 25 minute mark my foot (typically my left foot) begins to lose blood circulation and becomes numb. By then, I slow down to regain circulation. Anyone know what the problem is here? I take a good mutli. Do I need to stretch more? Any help is appreciated.

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what kind of cardio are you doing when this happens? could it be your shoes? do you think you could have diabetes or some other problem that could effect circulation?

i'm a distance runner, and i've had things go "numb" during and after running for short periods of time (toes mostly, but they aren't completely numb) when i was wearing shoes that were too worn. that's the only experience i have had with that, but maybe someone else will know. i'd say, if you have to slow down to feel your foot again, evaluate your health, your form/posture, and your equipment/clothing. good luck, hope the situation gets better soon! :nod:

Must be too obvious to be true...but could you tie that shoe too tight? don't know why it would always be the left foot though unless you always tie that one tighter.

/total shot in the dark.

Are you doing cardio on a stairmaster, by chance? My feet always would fall asleep doing stairmaster.

Mine do that on the crossramp. I stay on that monster for about 45 minutes at a time and after the 30 minute mark my toes start to go numb.

I think it is just like sitting on your leg (or some similar position) and not moving for 45 minutes. I know my leg falls asleep if I do that for even 15 minutes. So the numbness must have something to do with keeping your feet in about the same positions for long periods of time. Change up your feet positions a bit and it will help get rid of the problem. Works for me when I feel the toes start to numb.

Of course, this COULD be a sign of a problem, but from what I have heard in the past it is quite common.

Are you doing cardio on a stairmaster, by chance? My feet always would fall asleep doing stairmaster.

My feet also will go a little numb doing the stairmaster, but only my cheap home version. I've never had a problem on the more expensxive gym stairmasters.

what kind of cardio are you doing when this happens? could it be your shoes? do you think you could have diabetes or some other problem that could effect circulation?

i'm a distance runner, and i've had things go "numb" during and after running for short periods of time (toes mostly, but they aren't completely numb) when i was wearing shoes that were too worn. that's the only experience i have had with that, but maybe someone else will know. i'd say, if you have to slow down to feel your foot again, evaluate your health, your form/posture, and your equipment/clothing. good luck, hope the situation gets better soon! :nod:

10% Grade incline at around 4 mph. I think my shoes are okay. I will loosen them tomorrow. I don't have (that I know of) diabetes.

My shoes were not tight this morning, same problem occured. My left foot is numb and starts to lose (what feels like) all circulation. Any thoughts?

I'd take one second look at the shoe and shoe lacing. Remember, your feet swell as you run -- that's why some marathoners will start a race with a one-shoe-size larger shoe knowing the foot will get larger as the race goes on. Likewise, a shoe could be loose around the instep, but tight around the toes (again not at the start, but during the race) -- or vice versa.You might need to loosen up the shoelaces lower down (or farther up) the shoe.

This happens to me occasionally on the bike, and usually if I just wiggle my toes a little bit that helps it out quite a bit. I know some yoga poses to help with this that are very easy: For 5 min. before you leave the house in the morning, sit with your butt up against a wall and your legs straight up in the air touching the wall (Maker your body and "L" shape, upper body on the floor, legs on the wall) and just hang out like that for about 5 min. before you walk out the door. The pose is meant to reverse circulation in your lower body (forces your heart to work harder to pump blood to those areas...if anyone ever seen or done an inversion table, same principle)...this way, when you stand and go do cardio the blood will have an easier time reaching your feet (this is really hard to explain online, I've tried a bunch of times and it never sounds right..but if anyone knows how blood flows upwards in the body, it should be easy to understand why this would help.) Also, I can suggest this pose to any waiter or waitresses that are on their feet all day...if you do it after work it will help to prevent varicose veins and increase circulation in your legs and feet.