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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE RECOMMENDS TOP HOLIDAY FITNESS GIFTS
Best and Most Affordable Gifts Ranked by 1,500 ACE Fitness Professionals

Posted: Nov 05, 2002 in

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Nov. 5, 2002 – Holiday shopping is never easy, especially when lists are long and budgets are tight. Skip the predictable gift baskets and candy boxes in favor of something that can bring lasting benefits: the gift of fitness. 1,500 American Council on Exercise certified fitness professionals suggest the following fitness gifts. To see illustrated lists click here www.acefitness.org/fm-giftguide/2002_holiday.html.

Eight Gifts for $20 or Less

1. Resistance Exercise Bands/Tubing
2. Stability Ball
3. Dumbbells
4. Jump Rope
5. Exercise Videos/DVDs
6. Health/Fitness Books
7. Workout Gloves
8. Magazine Subscription

Nine Gifts for $50 or Less

1. Stability Ball
2. Personal Training Consultation
3. Heart-Rate Monitor
4. Athletic Shoes
5. Free Weights
6. Workout Clothes
7. Massage Gift Certificate
8. Gym Membership
9. Yoga Mat

About ACE
The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s Authority on Fitness, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical activity and protecting consumers against unsafe and ineffective fitness products and instruction. As the nation’s “workout watchdog,” ACE sponsors university-based exercise science research and testing that targets fitness products and trends. ACE sets standards for fitness professionals and is the world’s largest nonprofit fitness certifying organization. For more information on ACE and its programs, call (800) 825-3636 or log onto the ACE Web site at www.acefitness.org.