Gifts for new gym goers?

[FettleOfKish]

I'm looking for any suggestions for gifts for a new but enthusiastic gym-goer?

A friends birthday is coming up and when asked she's requested a nice water bottle, but that'll be significantly under budget so I'd like to bulk it up.

I was thinking of a micro-fibre towel as I know she needs to take her own towel at her gym, so that and a water bottle and maybe one more thing, but I'm stumped! She already has a watch that tracks her steps / HR.

Is there anything you have that you consider a gym essential (or indeed a gym luxury?).

TIA

What will she be doing at the gym?

I lift weights and don’t take a towel. I’ve bought in the last 9 months since I started:

a padlock
a barbell cushion
ankle attachments for the cable machines
padded gloves
a rubber band for pull ups
liquid chalk

Could you get her a voucher for a PT session?

Love all the Sweaty Betty stuff! Should be on offer at the moment!

Depending on what she does at the gym, cardio or weights?

Lifting straps
Sweat bands
Resistance bands
boujie water bottle
gift card for LuluLemon

If she goes on a bike, I’d really recommend padded cycling shorts. It took me a week to recover after my first bike session without them.

She does a bit of cardio, a little bit of weights and swims (thus the towel).

You can get padded seats too. If she does any spinning she will probably thank you. My arse did when I did spinning.

Maybe if she swims you could get her a really good moisturiser.

I swim and do weights at the gym regularly.

-i would like a pair of flip flops I can wear in the shower/changing rooms.

-some really nice (but small) toiletries.
-Some hair bands as i always lose them!
For me, gym clothes… personally I would always want to try stuff on.

-although some nice white ankle sports socks would go down well!

Great suggestions, thank you!

Gym flip flops is a good shout. Maybe a reusable waterproof lined bag for her swimming costume? That's the thing I always forget to take with me 😂

Excellent shout; she goes before work so her swimsuit is damp in her car all day.

A snuggly jumper to throw on at the end.

YY to shoes for the swimming pool, and nice toiletries.

Wireless headphones.

I wouldn't get her a bag for her swimsuit: I chuck mine on a hanger in my car so it can dry throughout the day. A wet swimsuit in a bag all day will go a bit smelly.

A folding stand for her mobile phone? I use one if I need to video my lifts but it is also handy if she follows any programs online or via an app.