Gifting for the Fitness Enthusiast

When getting a gift for someone who loves the gym, it's not all about the novelty! It is about meaningful gifts that will aid in performance enhancement and support their training goals. A home gym is perfect for those who are serious about their fitness goals. The best approach is to go for equipment that is functional, durable and performance-driven. This will aid them in achieving their fitness goals. Exersci offers a range of professional-standard training gear that bridges the gap between sport science and quality home gym equipment, to enhance performance and support long-term training goals. This blog will help you decide what gift is best for someone who loves exercise, covering 'What Gym Equipment Gift Should I Buy for Someone Who Loves to Exercise?'.

Weighted Vests and Power Bags – Strength, Power, and Functional Gym Equipment Gift

Weighted vests

By incorporating weighted vests into your routine, typically during bodyweight exercises, you increase the mechanical stimuli placed on the muscles and bones. As per Wolf's law, the mechanical stimuli cause the bone tissue to remodel (i.e., an increase in bone-building cells and hormonal secretion responsible for bone growth and regeneration) and become stronger. Furthermore, the increased stress on the muscle causes changes to neural and muscular structures (i.e., muscle growth) that lead to increased strength. 

You should pair weighted vests with bodyweight exercises such as walking, running, squats, lunges, push-ups and pull-ups. They are also great for increasing the intensity of interval and circuit training. The Exersci weighted vests are adjustable and built for comfort. Additionally, they come with weighted pockets that can be added to or removed to match your intensity needs.

Power bags

Designed for dynamic and functional movements. making them great for circuit training. Typically, power bags engage the core, thus increasing core stability and balance as well as increasing power. They are often perceived as replicating real-world strength, helping to aid everyday movements.

Example exercises include: 

• Clean and press 
• Slams
• Russian twists
• Overhead crunch
• Squats 
• Lunges

Endurance Machines – Cardio and Conditioning Gym Equipment Gifts

Any serious gym goer should prioritise endurance training. Endurance training triggers adaptations within the cardiovascular system, specifically the heart (Source), lungs (Source) and muscles (Source). The cardiovascular system is crucial for maintaining a stable internal environment (essential for survival) and health, delivering oxygen to key organs. 

Exersci offers a range of endurance training equipment that are self-powered or battery-powered. This means you don't have to deal with long cables that can cause trip hazards. The main importance when purchasing endurance equipment is to meet the needs of their training goals. For instance, the ski erg focuses on more upper-body endurance, whereas the rower and air bike offer more full-body endurance. In fact, the rower engages over 80% of the body's musculature. Additionally, our curved treadmill, albeit more expensive, is heavily performance-based, promoting correct posture and enhancing more traditional endurance. 

Kettlebells, Barbells, and Performance Sets – For the Strength Purist

Being equipped to build strength and power at home is key to achieving your resistance training goals. Strength remains a cornerstone of fitness, with strong associations with improved athletic performance (Source) and lower risk of injury (Source). A serious gym lover needs to have durable equipment that can withstand heavy use and allows for progressive overload to optimise muscular adaptations. The equipment below will aid in achieving your training goals and induce increases in bone health, muscle size, neural adaptations, and strength. 

Kettlebells are ideal for ballistic lifts, such as swings, cleans and presses. They add versatility to your workout and are great for engaging core and stabiliser muscles, crucial for preventing injury. 

Barbells, plates and racks are ideal for heavy compound lifts, such as squats, bench presses, deadlifts, shoulder presses, and bent-over rows. These movements are important, as they allow you to load movements with greater external resistance and require the activation of a range of larger and smaller muscle groups. This also makes barbells and plates essential for strength training to measure progression.

Adjustable weight sets offer a compact, space-efficient piece of equipment that is key to progressing the load of your training. The ability to adjust the weight allows you to match the required resistance across a range of exercises, which is why adjustable dumbbells are one of the most versatile pieces of equipment on the market.

Recovery & Accessories – Sustainable and Safe Progress Gym Equipment Gifts

For those serious about the gym, recovery should be a crucial part of your training regimen. By involving resistance bands and mats in your space, you are able to perform active recovery through pilates, yoga and stretching. Additionally, these accessories are great for rehabilitation, allowing you to train with lower resistances or, in some cases, regress (make easier) heavier lifts in order to reduce the stress placed on the muscles and tendons. 

It is important to recognise that achieving your training goals is not only about training hard, but also having the correct steps in place to recover. This will allow for longevity, allowing you to progress with less interference and remain consistent. This makes mats and resistance bands very supportive gifts, helping them to train harder, safer and longer

Conclusion: Gym Equipment Gifts for Performance

Gifting high-quality equipment is an investment in their health, longevity, motivation and performance. By choosing performance-based gear, you show thoughtfulness and understanding of your partners/siblings/children/friends' fitness journey. Our equipment is designed with athletes and sports science in mind, ensuring that our equipment is able to aid in delivering significant results. 

Check out our range of sport science-backed gym equipment to get the perfect gift for improving performance on www.Exersci.co.uk