From acupuncture mats to running belts, this Top 10+ Best Gifts For Gym Lovers is filled with great gifts for the fitness fanatic.
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Do you have a friend who is really working out and always posting their Map My Run stuff on Facebook? If you need a gift idea for him or her, you’re in luck.
Wherever your friend works out, if it’s at a fancy gym or a makeshift gym in the living room, we have a gift for them on this list of the Best Gifts For Gym Lovers.
I tried to fill the list with our top picks that aren’t just generic gifts. You’re not going to find things like sneakers and protein powder on this list because, honestly, you’re not going to buy things like that for your workout buddy. You’re going to buy workout dice and a running belt, both of which are on this list.
If you’re the gym enthusiast and you’re shopping for yourself for things to help with your fitness journey, good for you.
But, small aside. If you have a fitness tracker that you use while you’re at the gym, check out our list of Apps To Earn Rewards For Using Your Fitness Tracker. If you’re going to work out, you might as well get some free money for it.
Top 10+ Best Gifts For Gym Lovers
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Cooling Towels
When you’re working out, you get hot. Even if you’re in an air conditioned gym, you get hot and gross. It’s part of the trade off, but it doesn’t have to be when you pick up a cooling towel for your friend.
We have a pair of these, and I even got one for my mom a couple Christmases ago. They’re perfect to toss in a gym bag or to keep in a car (because you never know when you’re going to go for an impromptu walk or run with a friend and will need it).
Pete actually packed his when we went to Puerto Rico because we went hiking through El Yunque National Forest and he knew it would be hot out there.
Foam Roller Set
Before and after you work out, it’s so important to stretch. We also really like using a foam roller to roll out our sore muscles too.
Instead of just buying a single foam roller, you can purchase a foam roller set. The one we have linked below has a really unique design. It’s a hollow core massage roller with end caps that come off so that the other items — massage stick, stretch strap, and massage balls — can all fit inside.
Smart Jump Rope
Jumping rope is such a good workout. But it’s sort of annoying if you want to keep track of your reps. You have to count, and no one wants to do that when they’re jumping rope.
That’s where the Smart Jump Rope comes in. It has an app, which is a convenient way to keep track of skip time, total skips, calories burned, and more. That way, your gym-loving friend can just concentrate on jumping and not tripping rather than counting.
Gym Bag
Your fitness fan probably has a gym bag or two. And, if they’re like Pete, they’ll need to replace that bag every so often because it gets worn out.
This Gym Bag is the perfect gift. There’s a wet compartment for sweaty clothes or wet swim wear and the shoe compartment is great for sneakers. Gym clothes can be stuffed into the bag before work, then taken out at the gym.
The gym bag made of water resistant material, which means it won’t get ruined if the top of your friend’s water bottles don’t close properly and leaks all over the bag. Plus, the gym bag comes in a few different colors and two different sizes, so you can really pick what works best for your friend.
Exercise Dice
If you friend opts for an at-home workout, he or she probably has a mobile app to use that’s filled with different fitness routines. That’s a great choice at the start of her fitness journey, but that eventually gets boring because it’s the same workout routine over and over.
That’s why these exercise dice are great. There are three dice with a wide range of exercises on each side. Then, there’s a die with reps and time on it.
Your friend will roll the dice, then complete whatever exercise it lands on for whatever time (or however many reps) it lands on. It’s an easy way to vary exercises and reps without wasting time thinking about what to do next. Plus, not knowing what’s coming next makes for a much more interesting workout in the long run.
Food & Fitness Tracker Book
A lot of fitness fans love tracking their food and fitness goals. So this Fitness & Food Journal is a great way to do that, reflect back on old goals and achievements, and set new ones.
Sure, there are apps that do that, but it’s great to see it on paper.
Also, I feel like this needs to be said. This is a great gift if and only if your friend is already into tracking their food. You don’t want to give this to someone who isn’t already focusing on carbs and macros or something similar because it could lead to disordered eating.
Acupressure Mat and Pillow Set
This acupressure mat and pillow set has been described as a torture device by many of the online reviews, but a very welcomed torture device. It is filled with points that go into your back and hurt at the onset, but it ends up relieving so much tension and pain that the mat has rave reviews (it has a 4.3 rating after nearly 50,000 reviews).
If your friend has any pain, including post-workout soreness, this would be a really good gift idea. Just gift it with a slight warning.
Calf Stretcher
If you’re looking for gift ideas for me, this calf stretcher. My calves hurt often, and this calf stretcher seems to be something that will help alleviate the pain.
If your fitness fan is a runner, or just has calf pain and no way to remedy it, this is a pretty good and unique gift. It’s also good to reduce foot pain from plantar fasciitis, which feels like a better remedy than rolling your foot on a golf ball, which is what a lot of plantar fasciitis suffers use.
Shower Steamers
Hurt muscles are great because that means you used them. But you don’t want those muscles to hurt all the time.
So after a good workout, your fitness enthusiast friend can enjoy a relaxing shower with an energizing shower steamer. He or she will just drop the aromatherapy-filled tab at the bottom of the shower. The hot water will release a cooling steam, relaxing your friend’s muscles and being great for sleep.
You can actually make these yourself. We do that and add headache-centric essential oils in them to use them when we’re getting colds. Post-workout shower steamers will use essential oils like eucalyptus and menthol instead.
Running Belt
Running is a pain. Not because of the action of running (but also because of that) but because you have to figure out where to put your keys and phone during your daily run. Sure, you could hold them, but there’s a better way: a running belt.
It fits around your friend’s waist and has enough space for essentials, like a cell phone and credit card, plus there’s a hook to hang a car key. Even when it’s filled with items, it’s still really slim, so it doesn’t add a lot of bulk to your friend’s waist. It has reflective tape on it too, which is a nice level of safety in case your friend goes running in the early morning or late evening when there’s not a lot of light.
The running belt comes in a couple color options, so you can pick the one that fits your friend or family member best.
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Of course, these aren’t all gifts out there, just the ones we consider to be the best fitness gifts. There are more, like the Personalized Personal Best Plaque, pictured above, online.
For more ideas about what to buy a fitness fanatic, check out the stores below:
Be sure to check a store’s minimum cart total to qualify for free shipping. You can also order online and choose instore or curbside pickup to avoid shipping costs.
Which of these Top 10+ Fitness Gifts For Gym Lovers is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.