My Favorite Fitness Gifts

With the holidays fast approaching I wanted to share some of my favorite gifts for clients, friends and some I secretly desire myself.

1. For yogis, gym rats and home exercise enthusiasts alike, workout towels are a perfect gift. Leave the dishtowels for the dishes and get a few of these fun and motivational towels to mop your brow. At Inperspire you can find a number of white towels with various motivational sayings on them such as “Sweat is Sexy” or “I sweat therefore I am”.
2. For the runner, cyclist or triathlete, consider an ID bracelet. RoadID  makes several versions. Choose from a leather or nylon bracelet, anklet or shoe tag. Personalize the info with your name, address, phone number, emergency contact and maybe even a little motivational saying. You can get kid sized ones and even for your pets.
3. For beginner to advanced exercise enthusiasts, music is a great motivator, but not when those darn earbuds keep popping out everytinme you move. Check out yurbuds  – earbuds that don’t budge. Designed with endurance athletes in mind to stay put and keep the motivational music continuous and the frustration low.
4. For the nutritionista or just plain food conscious, go to Healthy Surprise. Get the gift that keeps giving with a subscription that delivers nutritional and healthy high quality snacks that are natural GMO free and can also be vegan and gluten free.
5. For those watching their waistlines or just like to keep track, get them a Digitial Fitness Tracker by Fitbit. The One is a wireless tracker that can fit in your pocket and tracks your steps, calories burned, calories consumed and your sleep cycle too.
6. For someone needing a little motivation or a jumpstart or maybe just a sign that they’re doing a great job get them an inspirational bracelet, necklace or ring from Endorphin Warrior.
7. For the frequent flyer you can put together a little gift bag of portable fitness equipment such as bands (choose 3 different thicknesses), a portable mat, a jump rope, and a deck of exercises – you can choose from strength or stretching exercises to yoga or pilates moves.

These are just a very few of the great gift ideas out there for the fitness fanatics, great for someone just starting out to the seasoned exercise veteran. Of course, there’s also the great standby of Gift Cards for high quality athletic clothing, to classes to personal training sessions. Another great idea is a Deep Tissue or Sport Massage, which is a great gift for the hard-core athlete. And finally, a word to the wise (taken form personal experience)– it may not be good idea to buy personal training sessions or a gym membership for someone who is NOT ready or interested in exercising (even if YOU think they should be) it will most likely not get the joyous reception you hope it hoped it would.