{"id":1095,"date":"2011-12-07T16:48:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T16:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2011-12-07T16:49:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T16:49:47","slug":"christmas-gift-ideas-for-the-fitness-health-nuts-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/?p=1095","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Gift Ideas for the Fitness &#038; Health Nut in your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is a time of year when people tend to loosen the leash a little bit in their regular diet, allowing for a few more indulgences.\u00a0 January is then a time when everyone wants to get back into shape and work off those \u201choliday pounds\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you have a loved one who is a fitness fanatic or is going to be starting a new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-gift.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1095]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1096\" title=\"christmas-gift\" src=\"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-gift-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-gift-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-gift-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/christmas-gift-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> fitness regimen in the New Year, here are some great gift ideas they will love.\u00a0 These are items I use on an almost daily basis to keep fit and highly recommend everyone add them to their \u201cfitness toolbox\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TOP\u00a0TWELVE GIFT IDEAS (Things I can\u2019t live without):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 <strong><em>GymBoss Interval Timer<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Available online for $19.95 and has many great features for timing workout intervals during cardio, strength, boxing, or circuit training etc.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong><em>TRX Suspension Trainer<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Great piece of equipment to perform body weight and core exercises, also packs up small for those who travel a lot.\u00a0 Available for $199.95<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 <strong><em>Skipping Rope<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Very cheap and easy to cart around.\u00a0 Skipping is one of the best forms of cardio training for burning lots of calories fast!<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 <strong><em>Heart Rate Monitor<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; Monitor exercise intensity and ensure you are keeping within your target heart rate throughout a workout, some also count calories burned.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 <strong><em>Stability Ball <\/em><\/strong>\u2013Great to keep at home or the office to sneak in a quick workout (they come in 3 sizes 55cm, 65cm, and 75cm).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5. \u00a0<strong><em>Apple IPod Nano<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; Small and light weight with a built in clip, so you can clip it onto your clothes and not worry about it during your workout.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 <strong><em>Yoga Mat<\/em><\/strong>-Great to have for home workouts or to take with you to any yoga or boot camp class that is starting up in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0 <strong><em>Doorway Pull Up Bar<\/em><\/strong>-Attaches to most doorways inside or outside and they are great for building upper body strength during at home workouts.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 <strong><em>Resistance Band Set<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; A good take anywhere fitness product and can provide a great full body workout for someone at any fitness level.\u00a0 They come in many different tension levels anywhere from extra light to super duper heavy, so anyone can make use of them.<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong><em>Push Up Handles<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; Push ups are essential to any strength training program and these handles allow for full extension range and put less strain on the wrists.<\/p>\n<p>10. <strong><em>Medicine Ball<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; Available in a range from 3lbs to 25lbs and are great to keep at home for full body and core workouts.<\/p>\n<p>11. <em><strong>Foam Roller<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Anyone who works out on a regular basis get&#8217;s tight and sore muscles at some point.\u00a0 This little gem is great for self massage and myofascial release of tight muscles!<\/p>\n<p>12. <em><strong>LuLuLemon<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; My favorite brand of workout clothes and I think if you have nice workout clothes, you are more motivated to hit the gym to show them off! Whether it is a piece of clothing or a gift card, any avid gym go-er will enjoy the gift of Lululemon \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:Michelle@CORE-Condition.com\">Michelle@CORE-Condition.com<\/a> for more great fitness gift ideas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Roots BA KIN, CSCS, PES<\/p>\n<p>\u0013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.CORE-Condition.com\">www.CORE-Condition.com<\/a>\u0015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is a time of year when people tend to loosen the leash a little bit in their regular diet, allowing for a few more indulgences.\u00a0 January is then a time when everyone wants to get back into shape and work off those \u201choliday pounds\u201d.\u00a0 If you have a loved one who is a fitness [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quick-tips"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1098,"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095\/revisions\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}