I don't know about you, but when I was younger, it was all about the brands you wore for PE. More at secondary than primary, but it still existed.
For a girl, I had quite big feet. By the time I went to secondary, I was a size 5 or 6, which in all honesty matched my height, which was then about 5ft 6-7. All kinds of footwear were difficult (mainly because I needed shoes suitable for school, not an office or a rave, lol) and trainers weren't too bad, but only certain makes supported wide feet as well (which is what mine were).
I remember once being bought Hi-Tec trainers, which now, would probably be a lot cooler than they were then. But at the time, totally uncool and wouldn't people rub it in your faces.
As I got a bit older, I started getting running trainers from a local training show. They were reasonable in price, were great for going on track runs with my dad and were suitable for what I did at school. Unfortunately, they weren't known by other kids, so this also redeemed them as uncool, lol. This brand was New Balance, who are now pretty big and getting more respect in this country. Now I can't really remember that much about them apart from they fit, looked alright and were comfy.
After school, I started trialing different brands including Donnay (Cheap and Cheerful), Adidas (Funky Designs and reasonably hard wearing), Nike (Sporty, but slim fitting) Reebok (Wide Fittings, but more boyish styles), but I never enjoyed wearing them, I just wore them.
And then a great website called Javari came to my attention (one of the best kept secrets I have found in the last year or so). Javari is a sister site to amazon.co.uk, so when you buy something through them, you sign in via your amazon account - perfect! But this isn't the best part, they are kind of like an outlet store, so they do ridiculously amazing offers on here at certain times of the year. And this, is how I was re-introduced to New Balance. I needed new trainers, they came in lots of different colours and styles (including a fitness style one that helps you pump your leg muscles whilst you walk) and they were about 1/4 of the normal price because they were an old style.
Anyway, I kid you not, these trainers are the best buy I have done in ages (and that's coming from a bargain buyer). They are comfy, supportive, wide fitting, look good and go unto really big sizes - what more could someone like me want! They were so good, I not only bought a 2nd pair in a different colour straight away, I have convinced friends of mine to buy them, who are also now enjoying the comfort. I don't secretly work with New Balance, they are just amazing trainers!
So if your strapped for cash and need a new pair of funky fitness wear for your feet, check out Javari, you never know what you will find : )
Blog title from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyrQqmc5UT8http://www.newbalance.co.uk/
For a girl, I had quite big feet. By the time I went to secondary, I was a size 5 or 6, which in all honesty matched my height, which was then about 5ft 6-7. All kinds of footwear were difficult (mainly because I needed shoes suitable for school, not an office or a rave, lol) and trainers weren't too bad, but only certain makes supported wide feet as well (which is what mine were).
I remember once being bought Hi-Tec trainers, which now, would probably be a lot cooler than they were then. But at the time, totally uncool and wouldn't people rub it in your faces.
As I got a bit older, I started getting running trainers from a local training show. They were reasonable in price, were great for going on track runs with my dad and were suitable for what I did at school. Unfortunately, they weren't known by other kids, so this also redeemed them as uncool, lol. This brand was New Balance, who are now pretty big and getting more respect in this country. Now I can't really remember that much about them apart from they fit, looked alright and were comfy.
After school, I started trialing different brands including Donnay (Cheap and Cheerful), Adidas (Funky Designs and reasonably hard wearing), Nike (Sporty, but slim fitting) Reebok (Wide Fittings, but more boyish styles), but I never enjoyed wearing them, I just wore them.
And then a great website called Javari came to my attention (one of the best kept secrets I have found in the last year or so). Javari is a sister site to amazon.co.uk, so when you buy something through them, you sign in via your amazon account - perfect! But this isn't the best part, they are kind of like an outlet store, so they do ridiculously amazing offers on here at certain times of the year. And this, is how I was re-introduced to New Balance. I needed new trainers, they came in lots of different colours and styles (including a fitness style one that helps you pump your leg muscles whilst you walk) and they were about 1/4 of the normal price because they were an old style.
Anyway, I kid you not, these trainers are the best buy I have done in ages (and that's coming from a bargain buyer). They are comfy, supportive, wide fitting, look good and go unto really big sizes - what more could someone like me want! They were so good, I not only bought a 2nd pair in a different colour straight away, I have convinced friends of mine to buy them, who are also now enjoying the comfort. I don't secretly work with New Balance, they are just amazing trainers!
So if your strapped for cash and need a new pair of funky fitness wear for your feet, check out Javari, you never know what you will find : )
Blog title from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyrQqmc5UT8http://www.newbalance.co.uk/
