Now that you know how to stretch leather boots, your feet don’t have to suffer while breaking in a new pair. This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories.

Leather boots can be stiff or too tight around your heels and toes. Here, we explain how to stretch them out with four easy tips to make them mold to your feet.

Find out how to stretch leather boots with these easy methods that will give you the perfect fit every time.

Maybe my feet have gotten bigger lately (though I’m an older guy), or my boots are getting smaller. Either way, I have some good leather boots that could use some stretching. What’s the best ...

And is it possible--and feasible--to stretch the boot leather to fit somehow? The boots are 100% leather, no steel toes, so there shouldn't be any synthetic material to deal with.