10 Great Ways to Give the Gift of Healthy Encouragement to Move, Move, Move
Let your holiday gifts this year encourage people you love (including yourself) to move their bodies and enjoy an active lifestyle. Whether they’re already on their fitness path or about to begin, these ideas are a good place to start and cover a broad price range for everyone on your list.
1. The Apple Watch 5 has apps to keep an eye on your heart. Get a quick read on your heart rate, or check your heart rhythm with the ECG app. The watch can also detect falls and alert emergency services. The price starts at $399, but don’t worry. Other fitness monitors (like Fitbit) are less expensive and still fun and valuable.
2. Resistance bands fall on the opposite end of the high-tech spectrum. These are available from many retailers in rubber and in fabric, starting at around $10. They can provide a good workout at home and are super-simple to toss in a suitcase for travel. Here’s just one example, Fit Simplify, available on Amazon.com.
3. A new mat. Maybe it’s time to get a new one, or maybe it’ll be the first. Either way, it’s great to have a mat handy for home workouts or to take to yoga or Pilates class. Also affordable from countless retailers.
4. Locks that use words as combinations. For people who have trouble remembering numerical sequences, try this fun alternative for the gym locker or bicycle.
5. A headlamp. Walking is excellent exercise, even in winter when it’s colder and darker. Keep the outings safe with a headlamp or reflective materials on clothing.
6. Audiobooks. This is a great way to keep up on reading while engaging in some forms of exercise. At Audiobooks.com, the first one’s free, and then a monthly fee of $14.95 covers one title.
7. Proper footwear. Anyone exercising should wear the right shoes, whether while running, working out with weights, playing basketball or anything else. Talk to us for suggestions that will match the activities. A cheaper alternative for a stocking stuffer: good workout socks from any top brand of athletic wear, like Nike, or athleisure, like Lululemon, that give support and have “sweat-wicking” technology to keep feet dry.
8. Weighted blankets. Studies show that weighted blankets help us calm down, feel secure and rest better. And rest is one of the most essential elements of fitness.
9. Lessons, classes or private training sessions. Give the gift of a new experience or expert coaching. Talk to us about options here or locally that would be fun.
10. Eat out – right. A local vegan restaurant has caught your eye. Or maybe that place with the quinoa burgers and organic salads. Whatever it is, make a reservation with the loved one on your list, and you’ll both enjoy a new experience together.
Come see us or call to learn about our specific offerings, and other exciting deals we know about around town. It’s fun shopping for fitness for friends or family members. And you might even pick up something for yourself!