Question for runners/joggers - numb toes??
Anyway, my question is that my toes tend to get numb when I jog. I will jog for 30-40 minutes at a time. My pace is slow, but steady. If I'm on a treadmill, it's around 5 mph. I wear New Balance shoes, but I'm not sure what they are designed for. I think they are walking shoes. I've had them for a while...
Would you think this is due to poor technique? (Like maybe I'm runnning on my toes too much) Poor footwear? Or is it just all just part of being a big fat dynamo (like too much weight on my feet)?
Anyone with advice, I'm all ears. I feel like I could go faster and longer if my toes weren't acting up.
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Lost 140 lbs with VSG. (Hooray!!)
got pregnant (yeaaaa!)
got cancer (boooo!)
regained 40 lbs. (grrrr!)
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I've never gone a running store. I wonder if they would even open the door for me there, because I don't look like a "runner"!! I tend to buy all my shoes at Zappos. ;)
Nutshell:
Lost 140 lbs with VSG. (Hooray!!)
got pregnant (yeaaaa!)
got cancer (boooo!)
regained 40 lbs. (grrrr!)
In summary: Alive & Grateful.
~*Sandy*~ Ht 5'7" HW 262/SW 254/GW 160/CW 155
This could be a couple of things. Heres my advice:
1. First invest money in a really good pair of running shoes that pit you perfectly. If you have one of those places that will custom fit you - its worth it. Running when heavy can put a lot of stress on your joints - even on a treadmill - and you want to reduce that as much as possible. Don't be shy of spending more than 100 on these. Walking shoes or cross trainers may not provide what you need right now. Get running shoes and only use them for running. You may have to buy two pair a year.
2. Make sure you have all of the right compression garments. Swinging skin and fat can throw you off balance and increase the pressure on your joints - especially hip muscles in my case. When you run make sure that your stomach and thighs are not bouncing up and down excessively when you run. As you lose you will go through these garments fairly quickly.
3. Check with your PCP. If you were an out of control diabetic like I was you may have some neuropathy. IT won't correct but your exercise and weight loss will keep it from going further.
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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.
VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013
Number 2 is really interesting to me. I was just complaining the other day about how much the sides of my torso ache after jogging (as much as my calves and feet, but it didn't make as much sense) and wondering if it was all the fat and loose skin bouncing around that was causing this ache. I should check out some compression garments for exercise because what you said totally makes sense.
I will look into running shoes. I was never diabetic, but I did have insulin resistance at my highest weight. I have no idea if similar damage can be done with IR as with diabetes.
Nutshell:
Lost 140 lbs with VSG. (Hooray!!)
got pregnant (yeaaaa!)
got cancer (boooo!)
regained 40 lbs. (grrrr!)
In summary: Alive & Grateful.
them. Since I was 300...they have a treadmill and other stuff to help size you =) Also your running shoes should be 1/2 to 1 size larger because your feel swell while running.MS Shell
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I do need to figure out where to get high compression garments in my size. So far I can't find any that have heavy-duty running compression large enough for me.
Tina
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