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"It&amp;#039;s not easy to lose weight during the holidays, but&amp;amp;nbsp;the right presents can help&amp;amp;nbsp;keep fitness goals&amp;amp;nbsp;on track. Gift&amp;amp;nbsp;one of these thoughtful items to show the health-minded people on your list&amp;amp;nbsp;you support their good intentions.&amp;amp;nbsp; 1. Workout Tank That Repels BO: This buttery&amp;amp;nbsp;Lululemon&amp;amp;nbsp;tank has a forgiving fit, but the best part is that it&amp;#039;s made with silver fibers designed to stop the reproduction of bacteria in sweat that makes gym clothes stink. While manufacturers says the fabric should stand up to stench throughout three workouts,&amp;amp;nbsp;recent studies&amp;amp;nbsp;question this technology&amp;#039;s&amp;amp;nbsp;effectiveness \u2014&amp;amp;nbsp;so this gift is basically a challenge to go three-for-three at the gym.&amp;amp;nbsp;  Silverescent Tank Top, $52, at LULULEMON 2. Ingredients for&amp;amp;nbsp;a Healthy Meal: Research suggests that the more time you spend on food prep, the healthier you eat. But that doesn&amp;#039;t give you&amp;amp;nbsp;more time to shop for food and cook it.&amp;amp;nbsp;To make it easy to&amp;amp;nbsp;make wholesome meals&amp;amp;nbsp;from scratch, give her a gift certificate to Plated, a delivery service that mails all&amp;amp;nbsp;the pre-measured ingredients to make a meal (like sweet and spicy roast chicken with carrots and dates, pictured)&amp;amp;nbsp;from a selection of quick&amp;amp;nbsp;recipes, which are updated online&amp;amp;nbsp;every week. Unlike meals&amp;amp;nbsp;you whip up freestyle,&amp;amp;nbsp;Plated recipe are equipped with&amp;amp;nbsp;calorie counts to help you choose&amp;amp;nbsp;lighter dishes&amp;amp;nbsp;if you&amp;#039;re trying to slim down.&amp;amp;nbsp;  Gift Card, $60 (each dish costs $12, each recipe contains two dishes, and&amp;amp;nbsp;there&amp;#039;s a four-plate minimum per order), PLATED 3. Custom Yoga Mat:&amp;amp;nbsp;Gift a&amp;amp;nbsp;yoga mat with a photo of the receiver&amp;#039;s favorite beach vacation spot or city skyline. She&amp;#039;ll love&amp;amp;nbsp;it so much that she&amp;#039;ll be encouraged to unroll it more often.&amp;amp;nbsp;  Design Your Own Yoga Mat, $58, CAFEPRESS  4. Ubiquitous Gift Card: Your friend can use her Spafinder gift card for that yoga, boot camp, or spinning class she&amp;#039;s pledged to try in the new year. Or she can save it until she meets her fitness goal, then&amp;amp;nbsp;reward herself with&amp;amp;nbsp;a facial or massage.&amp;amp;nbsp;  Spafinder Gift Card, $25 and up, SPAFINDER.COM 5. Activity-Tracker She&amp;#039;ll Actually Want to Wear: Theoretically, an activity tracker inspires people to move more, which can help them&amp;amp;nbsp;stay active.&amp;amp;nbsp;But there&amp;#039;s&amp;amp;nbsp;no duller, less personal gift than a device that counts your steps. To jazz it up, get a fitness tracker and a unique accessory that proves you actually get your friend&amp;#039;s&amp;amp;nbsp;style.&amp;amp;nbsp;  Fitbit Flex, $99,&amp;amp;nbsp;FITBIT;&amp;amp;nbsp;Hammered Gold Cuff, $42,&amp;amp;nbsp;ETSY; Black Fitbit Band With Bling, $15, ETSY;&amp;amp;nbsp;Silver Hinge Fitbit Bracelet, $37,&amp;amp;nbsp;ETSY;&amp;amp;nbsp;Violet, Pink, and Teal 3-Pack of Fitbit Bands,&amp;amp;nbsp;$30 at FITBIT;&amp;amp;nbsp;Custom&amp;amp;nbsp;Monogram, $3, ETSY. 6. Noodler: If your friend is crafty, likes to cook, or is just&amp;amp;nbsp;particularly fond of pasta, this gift will make her life:&amp;amp;nbsp;It&amp;#039;s a tool that shreds veggies like zucchini and carrots into strands that look like spaghetti and fettuccini \u2014 with a fraction of the carbs and calories as&amp;amp;nbsp;in the real stuff:&amp;amp;nbsp;  &amp;amp;nbsp; Veggetti Spiral Vegetable Cutter, $15 at BED BATH AND BEYOND 7. Super-Luxe Leggings: Working out is less painful when you get to wear something that makes you look and&amp;amp;nbsp;feel amazing.&amp;amp;nbsp;Gift a special pair like these Alala tights, which are made from extra-luxe sweat-wicking fabric that holds you in but also stretches in every direction so you never feel constricted. The super-flattering mesh panels give these a little edge, while the waistband stays up without causing&amp;amp;nbsp;any muffin top action.  Captain Ankle Tights, $110, ALALA 8. Foam Roller: Foam rollers can be used for&amp;amp;nbsp;self-massage \u2014&amp;amp;nbsp;not just&amp;amp;nbsp;exercise. Wrap one&amp;amp;nbsp;with a copy of Total Foam Rolling Techniques to help your friend tone up then&amp;amp;nbsp;treat&amp;amp;nbsp;tight muscles.  Book, $25, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, and&amp;amp;nbsp;36-Inch&amp;amp;nbsp;Foam Roller, $11&amp;amp;nbsp;plus shipping,&amp;amp;nbsp;AMAZON. 9. Endless Ad-Free Playlists: Everyone knows you can get this music-streaming service for free, but with a premium subscription, you can cut out annoying ads. While your friend doesn&amp;#039;t have to listen to it at the gym, Spotify&amp;#039;s curated workout playlists make it awfully easy to get into the zone once she gets there.  One-Month Subscription to Spotify, $10 at SPOTIFY.COM 10. Flattering Underwear:&amp;amp;nbsp;Designed to lie flat on your hips without bunching or digging into your sides, a&amp;amp;nbsp;moisture-wicking, quick-drying thong can make you feel&amp;amp;nbsp;more&amp;amp;nbsp;comfortable at the gym and everywhere else. Even if your friend doesn&amp;#039;t wear your gift to&amp;amp;nbsp;work on her&amp;amp;nbsp;fitness&amp;amp;nbsp;goals, your gift will help others fulfill theirs:&amp;amp;nbsp;20 percent of Empowered By You&amp;#039;s&amp;amp;nbsp;proceeds go toward&amp;amp;nbsp;loans for impoverished, business-minded women.  Thong, $22 at EMPOWERED BY YOU 11.&amp;amp;nbsp;CosmoBody Subscription: In the winter, it&amp;#039;s tough enough&amp;amp;nbsp;to motivate yourself to get out of the house \u2014 and&amp;amp;nbsp;especially&amp;amp;nbsp;so when your destination is the gym. Make things easy on your friend with a subscription to CosmoBody, a video channel that streams unlimited, high-quality&amp;amp;nbsp;workout videos featuring&amp;amp;nbsp;inspiring&amp;amp;nbsp;celeb trainers. Your friend can watch&amp;amp;nbsp;directly on her desktop,&amp;amp;nbsp;smartphone, Roku, or Apple TV&amp;amp;nbsp;at home or wherever. And if she ditches her fitness goals, she can still enjoy perky videos on cooking, relationships, style, and more.&amp;amp;nbsp;  One-Month Subscription,&amp;amp;nbsp;$10, COSMOBODY&amp;amp;nbsp;(plus one more&amp;amp;nbsp;free month with the&amp;amp;nbsp;promo code 30DAYSFREE)&amp;amp;nbsp; Follow Elizabeth on Twitter.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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