by Anasofia Aceves

Created on: November 02, 2009

Nothing is worst than wanting to get fit and having some boring way of doing it like running on the treadmill with a lovely view of a wall or a door.

With so many options for activities, getting fit has to be enjoyable, and here you will find the best ideas for fun and effective fitness gifts that will make everyone happy.

If they are one of those people that does not have time to get to the gym after a long day at work or after taking care of the kids or extra curricular activities, fear not, there is a great tool that you can use to keep up with your fitness regimen, that is the pedometer. Every person has to take ten thousand steps everyday. The pedometer allows you to see how many steps you are taking in a day and modify you behavior in order to comply with the ten thousand required. The advantage of

Omron HJ-151 Hip Pedometer for Aerobic Activity is that is really small, you place it on your hip and forget you are wearing it, and you can do the steps whenever you have time, maybe ten minutes in the morning , half an hour in the afternoon and an hour at night, whatever works for you.

The elliptical machine has been at every gym for a long time, it gives more motion than a treadmill or a step, but again if you can't afford to get to the gym there is a smaller version from Stamina, the Stamina 55-1610 InMotion E1000 Elliptical Trainer is the size of a home step so it will fit underneath your bed or couch and you can use it as you watch your favorite TV show, its also less than a hundred dollars so it wont make a take a big chunk of your gift budget.

If that special someone that you are planning on giving these gifts is a fan of dancing with the starts or simply loves to learn new moves for the club you can get them the dancing with the stars series of DVDs. If they are into Latin music, you can get Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance, not only will they be having fun with the music but they will be burning calories with the cardio exercises. If they want to learn different ballroom dances you can get them Dancing With the Stars - Cardio Dance, again burning calories because of the cardio workout in the dances, but this will make them feel like they are actually learning professional ballroom dance moves. If the goal is to lose some weight you can buy Dancing with the Stars: Dance Off the Pounds, this is a fun way to approach an activity that can be hard for a lot of people, trying to lose weight.

If you are planning to give something to a person who is ecologically conscious and into fitness there is no better gift than a bicycle, you can help the environment by not driving everywhere and also get in some exercise during the day. Not everyone wants a professional bike so a gifts like Huffy Newport Women's 26-Inch Cruiser Bike, is a great option for running errands or a day at the park, its also under two hundred dollars.

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