Airborn Sporto Boots!

Everyone knows, travelling can be an absolute nightmare. How do you best like to fly? With or without your sporto boots? Do you pack your luggage carefully, by rolling every item up painfully, to get the maximum held in your suitcase, or are you a last minute packer, who just throws everything in at the last moment? Then how do you choose what to actually wear when you go to travel? The easiest way to make this decision is to consider the weather where you are going, not from where you are leaving. It’s all good and well wearing your favourite pair of trainers, comfortable tracksuit bottoms and a warm duck down jacket, but do you really pay attention what goes onto your feet?

 

Roads in Russia

It snows a lot in Russia

When I decided to wear my sporto boots on a plane, I found it was a  fabulous decision. They felt a bit clunky as I got on, as Sportos can be heavier than most footwear, but luckily they were still comfortable. As my plane set off for Russia I kicked them off and settled down to an awesome seat in business class. There’s not a lot to tell about the flight, other than that my Sporto boots chilled just in front of my seat, and I reclined it and enjoyed sleeping the flight away. Whence I arrived at my destination, it was time to put my Sportos back on. Admittedly getting them all tied up was a little painstaking after being cramped on a plane for however many hours, but once they were on it was time I got off, and comfortably walked down the steps onto the freezing cold Russian snow. Now I was tremendously happy to have my sporto boots on, the warm, furry lining caressing my feet and ankles as the sportos protected me from the bitterly cold snow.  Thanks to my sportos, I had nothing to worry about.

 

Sporto Boots for Cold Weather
Winter Sporto Boots

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April 27th, 2013 Sporto Boots, Sporto Duck Boots , , , 0

Happy Christmas from everyone at Sporto Boots

Hi there!

A simple post from us today to merely wish all you sporto boot lovers the best bootiest Christmas you can possibly have! We have a ton of stuff lined up for 2013 including more top sporto deals, more new cool things to do with your sporto boots, and also a big focus on health and fitness and walking in general. We hope that we can continue to please you with our content and updates! Thanks very much, I hope that you continue to enjoy your sporto boots as much as the rest of us!

Merry Christmas from Sporto Boots

Merry Christmas from Sporto Boots

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December 23rd, 2012 Sporto Boots , , 0

Health and Fitness with Sporto Boots

Sporto Boots for Fitness

Many people ask us how they can use their Sporto Boots for fitness or training purposes. It’s easy for us to help, as we love health and fitness and believe it a common hobby everyone should have!

Health and Fitness thanks to Sporto Boots…

Now, wearing sportos won’t just make you fit and healthy, obviously, as the only person that can make you fit and healthy is YOU. There are no shortcuts, no cheats, and no tricks, but using your sporto boots effectively can definitely help get you in shape. We have listed a few circuits below that you can try out for yourself and see how they improve your fitness, muscular strength, body composition and tone and also your overall health!

The circuits below can be completed easily in your front room or anywhere you have a small amount of space! Don’t put off your training because you’re too lazy.

Bodyweight push up - sporto boots

Perform a bodyweight pushup

Beginner health and fitness circuit:

Warm up by walking for 2 minutes, whilst raising your hands to the ceiling (like a shoulder press) and out in front of your (chest press).

Once warm, find a small open space.

Perform 20 bodyweight squats.

Perform 10 push ups.

Perform 20 star jumps or jumping jacks.

Perform 5 burpees.

Do all the exercises then rest for a couple of minutes. Then repeat another one or two times. The whole thing will take you barely 10 minutes! Well worth it!

Bodyweight Squat - sporto boots

Bodyweight Squat

If this is too easy, here’s a more advanced circuit.

As with the easier circuit, warm up by walking for 2 minutes, whilst raising your hands to the ceiling (like a shoulder press) and out in front of your (chest press).

Now:

Perform 10 bodyweight jumps squats.

Perform 20 push ups.

Perform 40 star jumps or jumping jacks.

Perform 10 burpees.

This one’s a little more difficult, but not much. The hardest exercise is definitely the jump squat – perform a normal bodyweight squat, but when you drive up to standing again propel yourself into the air and leave the floor as forcefully as possible. Land softly back into a squat and jump high again!

These circuits are simple and take little time, but are effective and can be done with no equipment and very little space. Just wear your sporto boots to give you safe traction and footing and give it a go. Remember to consult your doctor before engaging in any kind of exercise program! Enjoy!

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November 24th, 2012 Sporto Boots , , , , , 0

Sporto Boots and Duck Boots

One thing about hot climates is that it’s unusual to need sporto boots or even duck boots, as most hot climates are not predisposed to ice or indeed, rain. However, the middle east is actually a little different. Being one of the hottest habitable places in the world, where in the summer the temperature reaches a staggering 57 degrees, Kuwait is truly one of the hottest places on earth where people live all year round. It’s hot for about 10 months of the year. However, every Christmas time, ‘winter’ rolls around, and that means it drops to icey levels – temperatures at night of 0 degrees centigrade mean that duck boots or sporto boots may actually be required.

Temperatures of freezing and below mean that sporto boots can be of much more use than you would otherwise think for these blazing hot countries, which become chillingly cold in winter time.

Sporto Duck Boots

Rain in Kuwait

Unlike Asia, the middle east is not particularly humid, and so duck boots aren’t a footwear choice for the arabs. Sporto boots are even less familiar. In countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, where monsoon season brings about a solid 3 or 4 months a year of rain, sporto boots can come in very handy.

The choice is yours when it comes to sporto boots. Granted, a pair of ice boots or duck boots will serve you well when the weather gets chilly, and their robust design will keep you going even when the temperatures touch freezing and there is still sand trying to creep it’s way into your toes!

We’ve felt the cold here in the Middle East and it isn’t pleasant! Get me some warm sporto boots stat!

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November 14th, 2012 Sporto Boots, Sporto Duck Boots , , 0

Sporto Boots in the Middle East

Firstly we apologise for the lack of Sporto Boots updates, one of our staff members and contributors has moved to a new life in the Middle East!

So, we welcome his input to bring you our first foreign Sporto Boots report, as he took his sporto’s out there with him!

Have you ever wondered how your sporto boots would fare in a sandy, dry, hot, climate? One like a desert perhaps?! Well that’s exactly where I am now, in Dubai, in the Middle East.

Here you will find an abundance of sand. The summer temperatures rise to PLUS 50 degrees C, and well the simple question is – how do sporto boots hold up in these kind of extreme temperatures?

A beautiful Dubai Sand Dune - Sporto Boots

A beautiful Dubai Sand Dune - Sporto Boots

Thankfully, we have the answers as a summer in Dubai has allowed a fantastic test of sporto boots and their sand (and heat) braving qualities.

Facts about Dubai and Kuwait:

They are GCC countries in the Middle East.

Temperatures soar to over 50 degrees C every summer.

There are frequent sandstorms which mean that visibility is limited and driving becomes difficult.

Sporto Boots can withstand the sandy, broken down terrain relatively easily.

The heat however, gets to everything, as it’s simply so dry and so hot. It melts glue for hecks sake!

One of the many awesome things you can do in Dubai is go sand dune racing in big Toyota Land Cruisers. Skilled arab drivers take you sliding and drifting over the sand dunes so you get a real feel of the fun of the desert. But really, you want to hear about sporto boots don’t you!

As long as you don’t leave sand in your sportos, they should be fine. So when you get home, make sure you hit them on the wall or some concrete to make sure all the sand is removed. This helps protect them. They are grippy, versatile boots that can be worn in all terrains and the sand is no problem at all. They provide good grip and and strong and protective, cushioning your feet when you walk and also protecting you from random rocks and jagged edges.

This is where you can easily tell a quality boot from a, well, more average one. If the boot is made with a lot of glue instead of stitching, well unfortunately the glue will dry out and be not sticky anymore, and your boots will literally fall apart in places. This is if you really expose them to the heat extremes though, so if you look after them normally as you would anything else, they should be fine. I wouldn’t recommend actually trekking in the sand dunes with your sporto boots on though. Mainly because you’ll sink into the sand dunes, and possibly die. For sandboarding and general sand walking though, your sportos will serve you well!

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August 27th, 2012 Sporto Boots , , , , 0

Driving In Sporto Boots

As we all love our sporto boots and want to wear them everywhere, what better idea than to drive direct to your walking or hiking destination?! With sportos, anything is possible. Save yourself the hassle and trouble of driving hours to a prime trekking or hiking spot, and then having to park up, get out into the mud, and change into your sporto duck boots or other appropriate trekking footwear. This problem becomes even worse if it’s snowing or raining and the ground under your feet waterlogged and damp! This way, you can be wearing the most appropriate clothing and footwear to tackle the outdoors, without any of the associated problems and issues that come with it!

Sporto Boots

The issue most people face when driving in duck boots and sporto boots is that often the sole of the shoe is simply too chunky and rubbery to offer adequate feel and touch when one is attempting to drive! It is no secret that sporto boots are for winter, wet weather and snow conditions, so the idea that one may drive safely in them is rather alien. However, like most versatile pieces of footwear, these duck boots offer a truly grippy and supportive sole, perfect for walking, but less useful for driving!

Duck boot uses

Venn Diagram - Sporto Boot Uses and Duck Boot Uses

Venn Diagram - Sporto Boot Uses and Duck Boot Uses

Here at sporto boots we pride ourselves in giving you all the best sporto information, and duck boots as well. Therefore, we know the overlap is often quite large, if we were to draw a Venn diagram we would see the uses for Sporto Boots and Duck Boots are similar! Well do not worry, at least you know your duck boots will do the business!

Consider some other uses of duck boots such as:

Spinning in Sporto Boots – ever tried a spin cycle class in Sportos?
Winter Sporto Boots – your sportos in the snow
Sporto Boots – BLOG is always accessible!

So there are a few ways you could keep sporto boots at the forefront of your mind when planning your next outdoors trip or outing! If you have trainers or running shoes that you don’t want to ruin, why not take your duck boots outside and really go at it! Give them a quick wipe down to keep the mud off them and away you go!

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February 27th, 2012 Sporto Boots, Sporto Duck Boots , , , 0

Sporto Boots in the social sphere

It’s often hard to figure out just how well known various fashion items such as duck boots and winter snow boots are, including the issue with the brands themselves. How well known are Sporto Boots? It’s a tough question because if someone has heard of Sporto, then yes, they will have heard of their duck boots. And then it is an easy question. If however, you ask someone if they ever wear duck boots and have they heard of Sporto, then it is a tough question if they haven’t!

How about how well known our favourite brands are in social areas, such as Twitter and Facebook? Do they have fan pages, support tweeters and brand evangelists?! For Sporto, yes indeed they do have a Fan page, like like like! Is Google plus or circles of any value to the duck boot cause?

Sporto Boots, in Social?

One surefire way to hear about your brands are on websites such as tripadvisor and other holiday review areas. Of course, the reasoning is that if people enjoy and use their products, then naturally they will talk about them, on said Twitter, and Facebook. Think of the potential to have sporto boots everywhere! We’d definitely list our articles, you know, cleaning sporto boots, our favourite duck boots, waterproof sporto boots and so on and so forth. Oh, don’t forget about the sporto boots blog as wel!

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Social!

Twitter logo on Sporto boots

Thank you for listening, we really do want any excuse possible to talk about a product such as this! We’re just fans of an amazing footwear brand! Check our latest article on Winter Sporto Boots. Please do let us know of anywhere you’ve found Sporto boot information online, we’d love to hear about it!

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February 9th, 2012 Sporto Boots, Sporto Duck Boots , , 0

Sporto Boot Spinning?

Spin Classes in Sporto Boots

One of the important considerations for those sporto boots and footwear fans is how versatile are your shoes?! You may think it strange us asking this, but I know myself how much of an annoyance it is carrying around changes of footwear with you, which are often both bulky and heavy, making life difficult. You city workers wearing nice leather shoes, a pair of sports trainers or sporto shoes would be a good consideration would they not? Sporto boots are lightweight, comfortable, and easy to pack in your gym bag or rucksack.

An emerging lunchtime trend is that people are fitting their gym workouts into their lunch hours, due to the limited time issues that we all face these days. So, if Spin cycling is your thing, consider some sporto shoes in the backpack for completing your spin classes. For those who don’t know what spinning is:

Sporto boots for spinning?

Spin is a group exercise workout whereby an instructor heads up a class usually full of 15-20 participants who are all on Spin bikes. The class is simply a varied cycling workout to music, with imagined hill climbs, sprints, and relaxation breaks. Classes vary in length from 30 minute blitzes to hour long sessions. Wearing sporto shoes or boots whilst doing a spin class would offer good support and cushioning in the forefront of the foot. So if you like to Spin (or even cycle) then try it in your sportos, you might be pleasantly surprised! Also, if you are interested in the gym in general or even specific mma training or circuit training, check out our MMA circuit training with Sporto Boots article!

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January 22nd, 2012 Sporto Boots , , , , , 0

New Year Sporto Boots

Eaterly anticipating the new year at sportoboots.net has left us furiously searching for new sporto designs and styles. Unfortunately however, as usually appears the case, there is nothing new in the sporto boot range. A quick look at their Facebook fan page shows us that (slightly ashamedly) sporto havent updated their info or page since early (march) 2011. The fanpage promised new sporto boot styles but as of yet we haven’t seen anything.

So are there

New Year Sporto Boot Designs

Happy New Year from all at Sportoboots!

This quote is taken from the sporto fan page on facebook:

“Sporto boots and shoes are designed to withstand the elements while providing style, and comfort for both work and play. Sporto combines today’s water-resistant technologies with modern styling to create a shoe that can weather any storm.”

So really, info we already knew all along! So where are the new sporto boots for 2012?! If you know anything, please drop is an email here at sportoboots.net and we hope to update you shortly! For now, check out some of our older Sporto articles, such as Winter Sporto Boots

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January 17th, 2012 Sporto Boots , , 0

MMA Training and Sporto Boots

MMA Training and Sporto Boots

One of the world’s fastest growing and emerging trends is MMA (mixed martial arts) or known to many people simply as ‘UFC’, it’s a sport that has literally taken the world by storm. A little like Sporto Boots did! But MMA is even bigger, and we thought can you be involved with MMA training and conditioning and also get some benefit and quality utilising sporto boots in your training?! I know we’ve considered how useful Sporto’s would be at the gym or for example, running, but what if you were doing something more athletic and taxing on the body?! A lot of basic MMA training involves simple, but tough, fitness circuits.

Americana shoulder lock

Americana shoulder lock

For example, an example circuit would be:

One minute at each station, with 30 seconds rest in between:
Squat thrusts / Medicine Ball sit ups / kettlebell swings / wall get ups
Now, most of you know what squat thrusts are – simply resting on all fours and shooting your legs up to your hip level, then out extended again – a tough exercise.
Medicine ball sit ups are simply twisting sit ups using a medicine ball for extra resistance. Can be done with twists or straight sit ups.
Kettlebell swings involve standing in a deadlift posture, which hips back, back straight and chest up tall. A sure footing is necessary for maximum grip and comfort when swinging the kettlebells.

Wall get ups are a common needed skill in MMA fights, which often take place in a cage, as opposed to a ring, which means that when competitors are on the floor they can use their legs to drive them up to a standing position and keep their hands free for defending themselves.

But frankly, how useful are sporto duck boots for example when undertaking this kind of training? Now, a major proponent of sporto boots is that when you wear them, they’re both comfortable, and grippy, with good foot support. For squat thrusts, they can feel a little heavy, compared to say, lightweight running shoes or trainers. (Not a problem exactly, but when you’re doing a circuit that will leave you breathless, you may argue that every little helps. With the medicine ball sit ups, the boots provide good grip on the floor and don’t really play a major role in the exercise. With kettlebell swings, again, sportos provide good grip on the floor, are well cushioned and supportive. Make sure you keep your weight through your heels to maximise the benefits and support for your lower back. Finally, wall get ups are a dream to perform in sporto boots, as you can firmly plant your feet on the floor before repeatedly getting up and down using the wall for support.

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January 9th, 2012 Sporto Boots , , , , , 0