You have to be careful giving fitness gifts for the holidays. It all depends on the recipient. On the one hand, you might be handing a real fitness enthusiast something he or she will treasure and really enjoy. On the other, you might be making the yuletide season less bright by insinuating that someone needs to drop a few ornaments off their tree.
That’s on you, and regardless how you distribute them, you’ll find a healthy dose of fitness doodads in this fitness gift guide. There’s a range of applications and price ranges, so you might want to swap one of these in for that Weight Watchers membership you were thinking about gifting.
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We break a sweat first with an idea that allows you to work out when you’re not working out — or at least when you’re not supposed to be. The Cubii is a functioning elliptical that fits under your desk. A free connected app provides various available workouts and tracks your exercise output. Whether you put it under that desk, a kitchen table or a work bench, the Cubii keeps you burning calories when you might otherwise be sitting on a backside widened by holiday treats.
For the rest of these fitness gift ideas, peruse the gallery below.
2016 Holiday Fitness Gift Guide
The New Year can bring a new focus on fitness and health. Anyone can get a jump on 2017 push with something from this holiday fitness gift guide.
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Blast Golf
One of the most swing analyst kits a golfer can choose, the Blast Golf sensor and related app follow various data points in a player's motion and relay them back to the swing's keeper or coach to help in pinning down consistency.
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NuForce BE Sport3
A set of Bluetooth headphones designed especially for the athlete in motion, the NuForce BE Sport3 fit snugly to the ear and keeps the cords out of the way. Most importantly, the sports capabilities don't sacrifice sound quality or battery life.
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TRX GO
Looking to stand in for a bulkier home gym, the TRX GO uses resistance bands to stand in for free weights and dumbbells. The full function suspension trainer includes workout suggestions and is ready to travel.
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SlapWrapz
A sort of high-tech slap bracelet we saw back in the 1980s, SlapWrapz allow the wearer to apply a safety light anywhere they like on the body.
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Sensoria Fitness Socks
From the maker of multiple varieties of athletic performance sensors, the Sensoria Fitness smart socks combine both interior and add-on detectors to keep step counts, monitor heart rate and track fitness progress.
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4JOINTZ
If your 20s are in the rearview mirror, you're going to need the most advanced ligaments from time to time as little injuries pop up and look to interfere in your daily workouts. The clinically tested 4JOINTZ mix sticks to natural ingredients while it keeps the joints cooperating smoothly.
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PowerArmz
Offering protection from passing cars or allowing searchers to locate the wearer more easily, PowerArmz slip on and off easily and offer long-lasting light.
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ShotTracker
A multitool performance enhancer combining wearables and motion detection for the basketball player, a ShotTracker includes a mix of sensors and interpreting software tracking the accuracy of a basketball player's shooting and movement.
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PowerSpurz
Apparently, today's young athletes like to glow all over the place. Hence, the PowerSpurz illuminated athletic shoe accessory. Thinking safety first, the light up device makes it easier for the wearer to be spotted.
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Febreze Odor Eliminator
We're sneaking this in here the same way you should sneak this into the smellier athlete in your life. In fact, don't make an official, out in the open gift out of this. Such mysteriously drop off a bottle of Febreze Odor Eliminator in or around the home of the wannabe athlete who needs to rinse out a few things more often.
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Shift Watch Band for Runners
The product name says it all for the Shift Watch Band for Runners – a device meant to fit most any watch. It secures the device to a runner's wrist and keeps the watch face angled up for an easy line of sight.
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Seirus Solarsphere Gloves
Applying advanced material theories to outerwear, the Seirus Solarsphere Gloves use special insulation to absorb solar energy and add about 10 degrees of warmed to the hands of a skier, hunter or winter hiker.