Give the Gift of Health
Wondering what to give a loved one looking to lose weight? WebMD has some ideas:
Exercise bands. These are good for people who travel or weaker people who might drop a dumbbell on their face. A book or video on how to use the bands can be slipped into a stocking.Workout clothes. Check out the new fibers that wick away perspiration. You can find styles for everything from snowboarding to cross-country skiing. Athletic footwear places also offer gift certificates.
Dumbbells. This is the best strength-training gift of all, says Richard Cotton, an exercise specialist and spokesman for ACE. "They provide a large variety of exercises and work real-world muscles that you need to pick things up and function in the world."Stability ball. This is basically a reinforced beach ball that is used as a platform for exercises. Adjusting yourself to the ball works every muscle in the body.
Heart rate monitor. Most people use the wrist-type.
Jump rope. This is not child's play, though -- make sure your recipient is aerobically fit.
Workout gloves. Weights can be tough on the hands.
Yoga mat. These are good for Pilates, too.
Health food. Those stores often provide gift certificates good for vitamins and exotic creams and oils.
Pedometer. Experts say shoot for 10,000 steps a day.
Chinning bar. They make them easy to install in any doorway.
Scale. The ever-popular. It comes in many varieties these days, even one that talks.
Steamer. Steamed food does not add fat calories.
Oil sprayer. To add a touch of olive oil taste to foods, your friend can spritz from one of these new-fangled atomizers.
Food scale. A good one costs $70, Crawley says, but can really help realign portion sizes.
Coated pans. These don't come cheap, but can cut added oil significantly.
Milk frother. This little beauty makes a nice topping for coffee without a trip to the corner coffee bar. You'll burn a calorie or two pumping it (though it also comes in battery-operated). Best of all, it works best with skim milk!
Other suggestions include: a consultation with a nutritionist, time with a personal trainer, a massage or a basket of spa products
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