From the article: Best Fitness Gifts
If you're a fitness or exercise enthusiast and you're like me, you love getting fitness gifts...well, as long as they're gifts you can actually use, right? I've gotten some great ones (yay for my iPod!) and not-so-great ones (boo for a fruit basket with rotten apples) in the past and now I'm looking for your ideas. What are the best and worst fitness gifts? Share your gift ideas
Best gifts ever!
- Four years ago, my old treadmill gave up the ghost, and my husband said he'd get me a new one for my birthday. Well, not only the treadmill, but an elliptical trainer and a stationary bicycle, too--birthday, anniversary, and Christmas all rolled into one big package! I've never had another gift that is even close to that one. I still LOVE my equipment, and it really gets a workout in the winter.
- —seahag56
Best Gift
- The best fitness gift I got was pretty random. My Mom went to a garage sale & spotted a hot pink pair of Everlast boxing gloves (unused) for $5. Knowing how much I enjoy boxing with my personal trainer, she brought home this treasure :-).
- —Guest Christina
fitness gifts
- i have always loved getting fitness tops, socks, gym bags and even spa gift cards such as a pedicure for those tired feet of working out for several hours a day at the gym!
- —Guest mommyfit
Best Fitness Gift
- If you workout on fitness equipment in a fitness center/health club a perfect gift for yourself or friend is the ShapeSkin Gym Towel. It serves two purposes; keeps your body sweat away from the machine upholstery and protects your skin from bacteria that resides on machine upholstery. Comes with handy carrying bag to store your water bottle, etc. You can find it at ShapeSkin.com.
- —Guest Bryan Nichols
Unless you know...
- Unless you know that the other person likes to exercise or participate in sports, it's probably a bad idea to buy fitness equipment. It can be interpreted as a sign that maybe they NEED to start working out, etc... and that might not necessarily make for the happiest holiday! However, if you know that they love to ski, then skiing equipment will probably be greatly appreciated!
- —Guest Angela
Fitness gifts
- My favorite gift received is the Polar heart rate monitor my younger son gave me for Christmas 2005. It's something I wouldn't have bought for myself because of cost. I use it for every workout. I also gifted myself with the Perfect Push-up, which make push-ups more of a challenge than just doing them on the floor. I also reward myself from time to time with a moisture wicking exercise top.
- —Fitness.fan
