CHRISTMAS GIFTS IDEAS--HEALTH AND FITNESS

Health is the foundation of both happiness and success. It is rare and extremely difficult for an unhealthy person to either be happy or be successful.

During Christmas and Christmas gift giving, it is true, we hardly think of health. We, however, do think a lot of love and merry making, which are very necessary for good health. But immediately after Christmas, we think a lot about health and fitness. It is so because New Year follows Christmas closely and when we think of New Year Resolutions health and fitness is our top priority. To go for walking, jogging, swimming, to start playing a game, to join a gym, to be more active and near the nature, to eat balanced food, etc. are some of the New Year Resolutions which people make for good health and superb fitness.

Before we discuss what Christmas gifts we could give for health and fitness, let us see the Fundamentals of Health and Fitness. These are:

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1. Decide to Be Healthy!
2. Condition Your Mind to Health
3. Eat Healthy
4. Exercise Regularly
5. Be Active
6. Live naturally and near Nature  
7. Fast at least once a week
8. Be Happy
9. Adopt a Regular Life Style
10. Keep away from Bad Habits

So, as with happiness, so with health and fitness also. Mind plays great role in keeping us healthy and fit.
Christmas gifts relating to health and fitness would be appreciated very much. Some gifts which we could give are as under:

Yoga Books and Accessories:I have put yoga books and accessories at the top because yoga is a health system par excellence. Of course, yoga is not just a health system. It is a complete way of life. But it harmonizes body, mind, and soul and for perfect health and fitness this is very necessary. Yoga can be done indoors or outdoors, singly or in a group, nearly any time of the day, and by persons of any age. So, give the gift of yoga this Christmas.

Games and Sports: I have put games and sports in the second place after yoga as games and sports keep us active and interested. If we play some game, we are to a great extent addicted to it. We will make sure that we go to play. In some other activities this sort of commitment is difficult to maintain. Furthermore, most of the games and sports involve partners and teams and, therefore, it becomes sort of an obligation to be present. In a sense, every activity could be termed as games and sports, and many of the following activities could come under this heading, here by games and sports I mean activities like football, hockey, golf, tennis, badminton, etc.

Outdoors Activities: Most of the games and sports are outdoor activities. On the other hand, nearly all the outdoor activities are sports and games. Football is an outdoor activity as well, and skiing is a sport also. However, by outdoor activity I mean such things as camping, hunting, mountain climbing, fishing, and trekking, etc. Being outdoor means being near the nature. Being near the nature means health and fitness, and also peace of mind. Though nature is free (sun, moon, river, forest, mountain, cool breeze, sky, etc. are free) and one could enjoy them freely, most of the outdoor activities require special equipment which may be little costly. Giving a gift of such equipment to an outdoor enthusiast would be appreciated very much.

Gym/Swimming Club etc. Subscriptions: Gym and Swimming Club etc. subscriptions are excellent gifts. They are long lasting also (they would last, at least, the period of subscription). Personally, I have observed, that it is sometime difficult to keep up with such activities. People lose interest. So, such gifts are to be given to the right person if you don't want it to go waste.

Home Exercise Equipments: These are gaining popularity now-a-days as people are hard pressed for time. They want to include exercise also in their routine of shaving, taking a shower, and eating breakfast. A jogging machine in the bathroom is very convenient. Here also, unfortunately, people lose interest. However, it is still good as the equipment is at home and sooner or later some family member would benefit.

Health and Personal Care Products: These include diet and nutrition, health and personal care, medicines and household medical equipments, etc. These help in keeping good health and personal care. These are also good health gifts.

Accessories and Clothes: Every sports and game and activity require accessories and clothes. A good jogging suit, sneaker, or swim suit is not only necessary, they also inspire to undertake the activity. Giving such gifts is a signal to the recipient to start the activity. They also motivate.

Books, Audios/Videos, and MP3 Downloads: As with happiness gifts, so with health and fitness gifts also, books, audios/videos, and MP3 downloads are very important to inspire and motivate. They also teach. For example, yoga and exercise videos are very popular and many people do their exercise session following them.

Memorabilia and Allied Products: In games and sports memorabilia and allied products are very important. The possessor of an autographed baseball bat or world series mascot or cards would be very proud and happy. Such memorabilia is available as gift items and would be appreciated very much.

Sports and Games Items to the Needy: It is true that many would be great sports persons could not realize their potential as they had no money to buy even the bare minimum equipments. In the developing countries the conditions is very pathetic. Only rich and well-to-do persons could afford the expenditure. So is the case with health. What to talk of sports equipments many don't have even enough to buy medicines or food. Hunger is the greatest enemy of good health. Please also think of in this direction also while giving Christmas gifts of health and fitness.

For a full list of smart health and fitness gifts items, please, visit: The Life Beautiful! Health Store. You maay also like to search items using the Search boxes on the right maargin.

LIVE THE LIFE BEAUTIFUL!

BE HEALTHY AND FIT!

TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOREVER!

Please also read previous pages:
CHRISTMAS GIFTS IDEAS
CHRISTMAS GIFTS GIFTS IDEAS--HAPPINESS

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS IDEAS--HAPPINESS

CHRISTMAS GIFTS IDEAS--HAPPINESS

I hope you have already read my webpage on Christmas Gifts Ideas. If not just go to Christmas Gifts Ideas and read it first. If you have already read, a second reading would not hurt.

Christmas is all about happiness! Aristotle said, "Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence." Gifts, in general, give happiness to both the giver and the receiver. However, the happiness of the receiver is greater. It can be enhanced many fold if the gift is liked, and, furthermore, is specially intended to increase happiness.

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy"

--Dalai Lama

And,

"Being able to give happiness brings happiness. That is the purpose of life."

--Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche

So, the purpose of life is to Be Happy! Give others happiness, which in turn will make you happy.

So, how do we increase happiness of others by giving Christmas gifts?

Before we go into the details of this, let us see what the Fundamentals of Happiness are.

The sources of happiness are: Mind (our positive and happy attitude towards life, others, and the world), our body, family and friends, society, nature, human created things (books, music, dance, arts and crafts, films, food, transportation, etc.), love and care, Niskam Karm (action without undue anxiety about its fruits), yoga, and, last but not the least, meditation.

Now, what is the ideal gift which enhances happiness?

This is not an easy question.

Why?

Because, there are many dimensions to happiness. Nature does give happiness; but somebody may be happier in the company of books. Then gifts have also many aspects. Should it be useful, in the practical sense, or should it be gratifying to our senses only?

Some of the characteristics of an ideal gift would be: It should be useful; it should be long lasting; it should be desirable; it should be something 'cool' and the latest in-thing; it should be unique, if possible; it should be a proud possession; it should be something which one was dreaming of possessing one day, and, last but not the least, if possible, it should be life changing, etc.

Now, taking into consideration the Fundamentals of Happiness and Fundamentals of an Ideal Gift, what would I suggest as the Best Happiness Gifts?

Happiness Gifts of Love and Care: "There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved"--George Sand.

Hecato wrote, "If you would be loved, love."

Christmas is nothing but the Celebration of Love! Intangibles are more important than tangibles. Give your company and understanding to your family and friends; show your love; help them and generally be around them. Your family and friends need your love and care more than any material things you could provide. Providing your family all the material comforts without giving them love and care is useless. On the other hand, even if you are poor but you love and care for your family and friends, they would be happy and would love you in return.

Happiness Gifts Unto This Last: There are many unfortunate brothers and sisters who have neither near and dear ones for solace to the soul, not food, clothes and shelter for bodily needs. They don't dream of fancy gifts. Your Christmas party leftover food and your discarded clothes would be enough to make them happy this Christmas! One can never be happy without the higher emotions of love, care, sympathy with and empathy for the poor, and philanthropy.

Happiness Gifts of Motivational/Inspirational Books/Audios/Videos and: "We are as happy as we make up our minds to be"--Abraham Lincoln. MP3 Downloads

Milton in Paradise Lost said,

"The mind is its own place, and in itself

            Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."

Happiness is in the mind. It is our mind which is in the way of our happiness, health, and success. Freedom from stress, anxiety, depression, lack of confidence, fears and phobias, etc. is also necessary. Here is help utilizing your mind power, which, ultimately, is the greatest power for happiness, health, and success, through hypnosis alone.

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Happiness Gifts of a Day Out or Vacation Trips: Happiness is to be with your near and dears in the lap of the nature. Most of the sources of happiness are free: nature, our healthy body and mind, and love and care. Take your family and friends out in the lap of nature. In this way, you are near God created sources of happiness (nature, yourself and family and friends, and your soul). What better gift there could be than a vacation trip to some exotic location! Being in the sun, sand, and sea, with one's family and friends, relaxing or reading a book, or swimming, and then gorging on sumptuous feast, is the ultimate dream. Fulfill it for yourself and your near and dears.

Happiness Gifts of Health and Sports: Our body and its health is the foundation of happiness. Without a sound body we cannot Be Happy! Christmas is, fortunately, just one week before the New Year. People are already making their New Year Resolutions. One of the foremost Resolutions is often regarding health and fitness. You could give them health and fitness gifts. I would recommend giving equipments for a team game or a game where a partner is required has all the likelihood of being continued as, firstly, the game itself is enjoyable (while Gym routine may be "workout", and second, one sometimes stick to it as there is the obligation not to ditch the partner.

Happiness Gifts of Human-Made Things: God has created a beautiful world full of things for our enjoyment and happiness. However, human beings have also made innumerable things for our enjoyment and happiness. In fact, we value these things only and gift giving is mostly limited to these only. Some of these are:

Happiness Gifts of Books and Kindle: Books not only make us happy, but some books are on happiness too. It would be obvious that it imminently qualifies as the best happiness gift on above criteria of happiness and ideal gift. It is useful, long lasting, desirable, 'cool', the latest in-thing, unique, a proud possession, and life changing, as good books are. Reading is an eternal joy par excellence.Kindle is not a book or book reading device, it is a portable library! Of course, Kindle books can be read on other devices like Blueberry, PC, Android, Mac, iPad, and iPhone, etc. after downloading necessary App for free.

Happiness Gifts of Music and MP3s:

                                    "Music, when soft voices die,

                                    Vibrates in the memory,"--Percy Bysshe Shelley

music CD and now MP3 downloads are great gifts. Even though music is universal, people like different kinds of music and songs. So, you need to be a bit careful regarding the liking of the gift recipient.

Other human-made gift items may be:

Videos

Cell phones

Electronics

Jewelry, etc.

                                   

Happiness Gifts of Personalized/Home-Made Items: Gifts which are something which one was secretly wishing for are the best. One can also give something which one needs but does not have. For example, a diabetic may be given the latest self sugar level checking gadget. Then personalized gifts are much appreciated, one could give a personalized set of wine glasses. The most appreciated gifts are home-made gifts. For example, one can knit a woolen muffler for one's boy friend.             

Happiness Gifts of Yoga Items: The ultimate aim of Yoga is eternal bliss. Most of the Yoga followers are concerned with health and fitness only. That too is good as sound body is the home of sound (blissful) mind. However, this eternal bliss or Moksh or Nirvan could be achieved in this world itself through Yoga. Even if we don't reach up to the ultimate goal of eternal bliss, great happiness can be achieved through Yoga (and meditation, which is a part of it).

Finally, don't give Unhappiness Gifts (Gifts which will Make the Recipient Unhappy). Great sensibility is needed to give appropriate gift. Don't give a person who is a little obese motivational/Inspirational book/audio/video or MP3 Download on fat reduction. Don't give your framed photo; don't give used things; don't give something received as gift (especially if there is chance of getting caught); don't give cigarettes to non-smoker, alcohol to teetotaler; glue bottle or paint bucket is not a gift item; a two piece swim suit is not for a man, etc.

For a full list of smart happiness gifts items, please, visit: The Life Beautiful! Happiness Store!

LIVE THE LIFE BEAUTIFUL!

BE HAPPY!

TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOR EVER!

BE HAPPY!

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

[Here are some Christmas Gift Ideas for choosing Christmas presents. We hope it would help you in selecting the best Christmas gifts.]

Christmas is fast approaching. All of us might be undecided what Christmas gifts to buy and where to why.

We will see how to buy best Christmas gifts and what things to keep in mind while doing Christmas shopping.

The basic but important point to keep in mind while choosing gifts for Christmas is that what is important is not our liking but the liking of the recipient of the present. We should try to guess this. A gift should be purchased from the point-of-view of the recipient not from the giver. We might like action films but the recipient may not. We may like classical music, but the recipient may not. 

The most important question in choosing the best gift for a person is, of course, his or her age.

Children, obviously, would like different gifts, for example, toys and Video Games; teenagers may like to have videos and sports and outdoors equipments; adults may be more interested in cell phones, electronics, and office supplies; while to senior citizens we may gift books, magazines, and music, and food baskets. Then we have to take into consideration the sex of the recipient. First of all some presents are only meant for a particular sex like ladies dress and gents dress. Moreover, there is subtle difference in their likes and dislikes also, even in this age of equality of sexes. A woman may prefer jewelry while a wallet may be a perfect gift for a man.

After the recipient’s age and sex, his or her relationship with the gift giver is also very important in deciding a perfect gift for Christmas. 

A gift for husband/wife would be different from a gift to boss or colleague which will be different from a gift to a friend. Young people should be very careful in the matter of selecting gifts for their romantic partners.   

What to buy as Christmas present also depends on our emotional attachment to the person for whom a gift is being selected. As mentioned above, sweethearts deserve especial consideration. However, there is another dimension to this. In the matter of gift selection for the persons whom we know intimately we should also know or try to know what one would like to have, what one secretly wishes for, and what one is expecting. Our young child may be dying for a bicycle, while our girl friend may be dreaming of having the dress which is so tantalizingly displayed in the window of the shop by which we together pass nearly everyday. For gifts to such persons we should be keenly aware of their wishes.

Where is important in the sense that a gift is to be brand new and of reputable brand and bought from a good Christmas Shop or Christmas Store. One should try not to buy cheaper or bad quality stuff. The gift should be properly gift-wrapped and accompanied by a gift card. If possible, the price tag should be removed.

Finally, it is also a good idea, wherever possible, to include the gift voucher which entitles return/exchange of the gift, for example, if it does not fit, if it is a dress.

It is also a good idea, wherever suitable, and especially if one is not sure what to give, to give gift vouchers/cards redeemable for products or services. One could also give vacation trips etc. One could also give a pass to some club, gym, or swimming pool. These are available with leading sellers in various denominations.

One could also give personalized gifts. The benefit here is that then the receiver does not bother about the cost of the gift but seeing his/her name/photo on the gift treasures it.

A last resort gift is to give cash or check. Here one has to be careful whether this is appropriate or not. One could give cash or heavy tip as a gift to a waiter, driver, night watchman etc. One could also give cash to intimate persons saying that ‘you buy whatever you want to.’

Though one may tactfully and sometimes secretly try to find out what a particular person would like as a gift, it is never a good idea to directly ask or discuss this question with the concerned person. There is the danger of the uncomfortable situation when on asking somebody tells his preference which may be difficult to get or out of the range of our budget for the particular person.

Depending on who is the recipient of the gift and whether he or she would not take it otherwise, self help and motivational gifts can also be given. There are unlimited resources of this kind available in the market. One of the cutting edge system can be had here:

Also remember, intangible gifts are thousands of times better than tangible gifts. Christmas is the festival of love. Take the trouble of showing your love and helping others. Visit your friends and relatives whom you have not visited since long; invite them at home; or reconcile with an estranged friend.

To recapitulate, one has to buy gift for different persons considering their age, sex, likes and dislikes, relationship with the gift giver, and, of course, the budget.

For my best three recommendations, I would suggest the three product categories as under:

Kindle:

MP3 downloads:

Movies and TV Shows:

Last, but not the least, one should not forget those unfortunate fellow human beings who don’t have any food to eat, any clothes to wear, and any roof over their head. Gift something to your favorite charity.
 
After all said and done, don’t forget to give a gift to yourself also. Buy for yourself which you had been dreaming of having since long but you thought you could not afford it. It may be a car, a golf set, a cell phone, or a new suit. I would recommend, you either buy a complete library for yourself, i.e. buy a Kindle from above link and them browse for some latest hot releases at: Kindle or, buy some hypnosisdownload products from above link or from following link: Hypnosisdownloads.

For wider choice of gifts for others or yourself, please, just go to The Life Beautiful Christmas 2010 New Year 2011 Store

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

BE HAPPY! BE HEALTHY! BE SUCCESSFUL!

TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOR EVER!

[I am sorry that this blog looks like a Sales Letter. However, illustrations are necessary for better understanding! I hope these gift ideas for Christmas help you in your shopping for the best Christmas gifts.]