Asics is an acronym for a Latin term.Yes, it stands for "anima sana in corpore sano" which literally translates to a healthy soul in a healthy body. And ASICS shoes do provide footwear to a lot of healthy bodies with its many sponsorship in nationally ranked teams in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and lot more sports crazy nations. Coming from a nation of contemplative tradition, the firm strongly believes that a healthy mind or soul is essential for optimal physical performance demanded of athletes around the world.

Today, it is not only producing shoes for basketball players but for a host of other professional sports as well, such as football, netball running, , badminton, tennis, martial arts, squash, wrestling, golf, track and field, volleyball, cross-training, lacrosse, cheerleading and many other spots discipline. It also manufactures sports equipment, and apparel. Most of its sales, though, around 70 percent, come from sales of sports footwear. In the recent years, thanks to advertisement, it has ranked among the leading shoe manufacturers across the globe. It even became the official sports wear outfit for the 2006 Winter Olympics.They are very comfortable shoes and they fit the purpose.Asics Shoes are comfortable, stylish and long lasting! I highly recommend these cool Asics Shoes.

The Japanese market is still its biggest market ASICS shoes, followed by North America. Lately, it has been gaining ground in Europe and other parts of Asia. ASICS is particularly known for the Mexico 66 design, which was first introduced in the decade of the 60’s. Today, distinctive crossed stripes are found in every shoe that ASICS produces.