Health, fitness or wellbeing gifts

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DH and I have had a couple of super stressful years. We were just talking about Christmas and we both want gifts that can help us look after ourselves 😂 we’re early 40s but feel much older from within.

Can anyone recommend any gifts for both men and women that can help with looking after mind, skin, body, strength etc?

We’re both runners who have had 6 months out due to ill health & injury so we’ll be starting off C25K in the New Year. We have just bought a treadmill to help with this.

Please recommend all your lotions, potions, gadgets, books and anything else that can possibly help! ☺️

(my skin has aged considerably due to stress! So anything that can help would also be welcomed!)

Budget up to £200!

Deep tissue massage gun
Epsom salts
Deep Heat foam bath
Aromatherapy oil
Foot spa

Japanese incense

Yoga bolster. Great for stretching even if you're not doing yoga.

Dr Chatterjee's books.
Fresh juice maker
Grounding mat
Session at a health spa/massage/reflexology etc
Aromatherapy oils
Novels to read
Healthy recipe book
Something creative e.g. knitting kit/colouring set.
Face masks and lovely moisturiser.

Would love to hear other ideas...

Subscription to online pilates classes (I like Lottie Murphy)
Set of resistance bands
Acupressure mat

A bit over budge but I love my Oura ring. It is the biggest way I have made changes as I have realised the importance of sleep and exercise but not too much

Bamboo clothing is another idea. It is SO comfortable to wear. I like BAM.

Massage gun
Epsom salts for the bath
Decent running socks
Headtorch
Sports massage voucher
Entry to a race - maybe a 10k around May / June time so you commit to training!

These ideas are amazing!!! The juice maker made me feel thirsty straight away 😂

@Daisiesanddaffodils24 can you recommend a grounding mat?

@BeethovenNinth im so intrigued by this idea! Thank you I’ll have a look into them.

I’m off to have a look at all of these suggestions. Can anyone recommend nice Epsom salts?

Basic Epsom salts are fine, TKMaxx and Home Bargains often have big bags of them.

Foam roller
A Pilates ring (amazing for stretching)
A Nutri bullet
Some PT sessions at home
A spa day or a massage in Jan or Feb

I got my grounding mat from amazon- similar to this one. Tbh however, I more frequently just ground outside on the grass.

Voucher for spin bike sessions, membership somewhere with a nice pool, massage vouchers?

For skincare - the main important bits are basic cleanser, retinol, moisturiser, SPF. For gifts; facials.

Yes a men’s soap called Tetra Zebra! It’s full of natural goodness, no nasties, great lather and looks great in the bathroom!