Christmas is just around the corner. Perhaps by now you already have an idea or a list of things you need to buy for yourself and for your loved ones, based on a Christmas wish list. But have you deliberated on giving them and yourself something truly unique and treasured apart from the usual material things? Have you considered giving the Gift of Improved Health and Fitness?

This unrestrained Gift of Fitness can be given to everybody- your parents, spouse, siblings, friends, co-workers, and even to kids. This is your way of celebrating life by giving gifts that help enhance and promote healthy living. Truly, gifts like these are priceless and precious. Nevertheless, who doesn’t want to live healthier, while at the same time looking good and feeling better?

Today, almost all people from all walks of life are so health conscious. Though the reasons may vary as to why they become health buff, a gift of fitness is giving your recipient another reason to continually pursue being health mindful. You give them the gift of chance of becoming physically and mentally fit. It is the kind of gift that is substantial and well thought of. You will surely feel proud of having the initiative to start the ball rolling to a healthier living.

In staying healthy, exercise plays a great deal. People who spend time every day to do some exercises unfailingly stay healthy and fit. But apart from the body, daily physical activity has infinite advantages. It makes you sleep better, lessens stress, reduces the risk of some diseases, and wards off depression. Plus, it increases your stamina and develops your self-esteem. Based on some studies, strength training can also help prevent osteoporosis.

Maintaining one’s current weight and to lose weight are just some of the reasons why people take some time to exercise or workout daily. Experts say more than half of the Americans are on a diet, specifically 62%. So, guaranteed with the same percentage and more, will surely be how warmth your Gift of Fitness will be appreciated by the recipient. It will certainly give them an extra push or added motivation to the path of weight loss and make a healthy living, not just a fad, but a lifestyle.

Though Gift of Fitness is confirmed to be an amazingly valuable present, it doesn’t need to be expensive. The price range of these kinds of gifts can cost you as little as $5 to $100. So, I’ve put together a list of gift of Fitness ideas for you.

Under $15:

• Resistance Band/Tube (this kind of gift makes a great stocking stuffer and is an especially important gift for a frequent traveler)
• Dumbbells
• Jump Rope (also makes a great stocking stuffer)
• Pedometer

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$15 – $35:

• Fitness Ball
• Online Personal Training Program (the recipient of the gift can freely choose the program she prefers, e.g. iTransform)
• Home Exercise Video (also makes a great stocking stuffer)
• Running Gloves

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Over $35:

• Full dumbbell or barbell set
• Heart Rate Monitor
• BOSU
• Bicycle
• Yoga Kit
• Fitness clothing

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That’s it! Surely your recipient will definitely treasure receiving one of those. A gift that advocates health and wellness will be appreciated for years to come and may even twist someone’s life around. The Gift of Fitness is really a very personal gift, it’s an opportunity to express how much you value your loved ones’ efforts to getting fit and improving their health.

This year, give the gift that comes from the heart. Give it to everyone you know and most importantly, give it to yourself — you are worthy of the gift of fitness too!