When someone said "hiking boots" I pictured rocky trails in a national park.  Not anymore because these are now my every day fitness shoes.  My husband talked me into getting hiking boots because they are designed to be durable and keep your feet stable, dry and blister free.  This is all important to me because I use brisk walking to instantly drop my blood sugar faster than insulin does.  Some days I do three 2 mile walks on gravel roads, and I even go after dark.  I v'e grown to enjoy walking so much that I often take 9 mile walks too.  Thirty to fifty miles a week is typical.  I've sustained a 50 lb weight loss for three years now,  and improved my control over Type 1 diabetes.

I wear these boots through snow, on muddy gravel, on Lake Michigan sand dunes, and on pavement.  Before I used to come home with grape sized blisters and have to lay low a couple days.  After I finally learned how important nylon socks were, I bought the best blister preventing socks I could find on Amazon.  I still got blisters with the shoes I used to wear.  I haven't had a single blister yet with these Salomon hiking boots.  I just wear reasonably priced nylon socks locally purchased.  After 6 months, the boots show very little sign of wear.  I could not be more pleased.

Today we got a men's version of this same boot in the mail for my husband.  He already loves them.  We both ordered true to usual size.

Yah so in conclusion, consider these for every day fitness walking.  Your health is worth it.