The holiday season is in its full frenzy, being that there is only one weekend left until Christmas. I have never failed to be surprised by peoples behavior during this time of year. The total disregard for one another when shopping, for me things like that take the fun out of this time of year. I am not talking about Santa Con either, if you want a laugh look at Anthony Bourdain's twitter timeline. He completely torches the event and the behavior of the participants. This article is the belated follow up to the Holiday survival guide, it's the Holiday Shopping Guide for Your Fitness Fanatic in your life. I come from a large family with a lot of adults as a way to ease the spending we have a grab bag which can be fun. But it can be tough to if you get someone you're not that close to, or your pick me as it's not always easy to buy gifts. So I have started to use an Amazon Wishlist you can almost anything on Amazon from toilet paper to vacations to an ATV. This is a list you can use for the person in your life that is either a gym rat, a fit mom, a runner, a weekend warrior or someone interested in general fitness. Onto the list
TRX Suspension Trainer Basic Kit & Door Anchor: This is a comprehensive home gym in a bag. No literally it comes in a mesh bag the size of a lunch bag. It weighs less than 2 pounds, it can be used anywhere, anytime you want. All you need is an anchor point a door, a tree or any number of points higher than 6 feet. You get the suspension trainer p2 model, try door anchor, 65 minute Basic Training DVD, a 35 page workout guide, and two bonus circuit training workouts. Cost is $189.94
Race Registration This is a welcome gift for any Runner especially if you run the race with them. This works especially for those hard to get people who seem to have everything, because rather then giving them stuff. You are giving them an experience. Cost will vary.
Gym Boss Interval Timer: This is one of my favorite tools, it can be used for everyone from a beginner to advanced fitness enthusiasts. Often times I will give the Gym Boss to clients for home use. It can be used as either a stop watch or as an interval timer for tabata workouts. Cost is $19.95
SPRI Xertubes Advanced Traveling Trainer:This Advanced kit comes with green (light), red (medium), and blue (heavy) Xertubes. Xertubes are made with SPRI's exclusive Tuff Tube material, which is designed to stand up to the rigors of professional use. It comes with a durable, lightweight black nylon bag with zippered enclosure, an interior mesh pocket, hand strap, and loops for attaching to a belt. It also features a 26-minute exercise VHS video and Michael Sena's personal training workout programs and dining guide packed with nutrition tips for the traveler. 3 SPRI Xertubes (light, medium, and heavy), door attachment, exercise video, printed instructional guide, diner's guide, personal training workout program, portable carrying case. Cost is $39.95
Foam Roll or Training Softball Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release (SMR) stretching technique that has been embraced throughout the fitness industry. This effective and simple to do technique delivers positive, feel good results. Foam rollers have become easily accessible, either shared at the gym or found in almost any sporting goods aisle to bring home for a minimal investment. Using the foam roller can deliver improvements in flexibility, muscle recovery, movement efficiency, inhibiting overactive muscles, and pain reduction with just minutes of application. Self myofascial release can be done with many different tools, I like the training softball and a foam roll. A 36 in foam roll costs around $18.99, a training soft ball costs $2.99.
Fitness Gift Certificate Soul Cycle, Yoga Classes, Personal Training Sessions: What could be better than giving the gift of fitness? You can put this into the same category as registering your fitness nut for a race. They may have enough gadgets or performance wear to rival a dicks sporting goods. But with this gift they are getting a new experience. Maybe you know a trainer who can take time off of their 5k or an expert who can up their recovery. The cost of this can vary as well.
BPA Free Water Bottles: BPA stands for Bisphenol A a toxic chemical that leaches into the water it is normally found in water bottles. It mimics estrogen so when it enters your blood stream it artificially stimulates your estrogen production. This leads to fat gain and increased size of fat cells, water retention, low testosterone, and bloating. One thing I have to add the longer the water bottles is exposed to sun, manipulation and air the more BPA leaches into your water. Once you switch to glass or stainless steel containers to store food, this will not only give you piece of mind but keep your fitness nut in good health. The cost will vary with this as well.
Gift Certificate to Buffalo Gal or a Specialty Meat Store:Buffalo Gal, is based out of Houston, Minnesota offers a complete line of delicious and affordable bison meat, elk, wild boar, and smoked poultry. I personally use and have used Buffalo Gal. They have a gift giving center with a number of choices that is bound to please even the pickiest of eaters. The cost will vary depending upon the package selected.
Honorable Mention
Rock Tape or Kinseio-Tape:With over 25 years of research, development and clinical use, Kinesio Tex Tape Gold, with the original wave-pattern adhesive design, has become the standard in elastic therapeutic taping. Kinesio Tex Tape Gold offers a gentle and effective approach to re-education of the neruromuscular system while also improving blood/lymph circulation, relieving pain and providing comfort and stability for your patient care needs. Ideal for patellofemoral treatment, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. Kinesio Tex Tape Golds 2 design is our most versatile size of tape. The 2 design is perfect for your average sized patient and is easy to use for all four of our most common taping strips (I strip, Y strip, X strip and Fan strip). Our 2 tape is perfect for taping applications all over the body. Cost will vary.
This is a comprehensive list. But if you see something I left out, please give me some feedback in the comments. Also I hope some of you are taking me up on the 5 Lb year end challenge. I am offering free consultations for those interested in working with me, we will do an assessment and go over your goals to see if we would be a good fit. In the next article we will be about GMO’s and the environmental effects as well as on the GMO Label movement. I will be sporadically posting some of the meals I eat with recipes and pictures. I invite you to contact me with healthy meals along with recipes with pictures so I can share them as well. As always please read and share this blog.
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