So many of us made New Year’s resolutions just a month ago to live healthier. We are working hard to establish new habits that (hopefully) are leaving us feeling amazing.
Cue February and our friends and loved ones shower us with sugar laden treats and wine. NO!!
Those of you shopping for Valentine’s Day gifts this next week may be saying “but I have no choice but that heart shaped box of chocolates”. This is where I have to say you are wrong.
How about supporting your loved one in their wellness efforts? Wouldn’t it be nice to surprise them with something different this year?
Here are some fun ideas that your other half will not be expecting (and will absolutely love and appreciate you for).
1. Get Out In Nature
Plan a special date out in nature. Take a hike and breath in some fresh air. It’s a great way to spend quality time with your significant other while getting in some good exercise and conversation. Getting outdoors and in nature is shown to boost your mood and energy as well.
Talk about a “gift of health”. Walking can help lower blood pressure, manage weight, and reduce risk for diabetes.
2. Gift Certificates to Try Something New
Golf lessons? Tennis? Ice skating by the river?
Whether you are amateurs or pros, taking a lesson together is fun and active. Research also indicates learning a new skill will improve brain power and memory.
3. Give a Massage
From you or a professional, a massage is pampering and healthy. It helps eliminate waste products as well as tension from the muscles. Your loved one will relax, fell calm, and most importantly be taken care of.
4. Draw them an Epom Salt Bath with candles
A great way to detox and relax . . . an Epsom salt bath is full of health benefits. Just 2 cups of inexpensive magnesium salts and a few drops of essential oils will help your valentine unwind. The salts draw out impurities from the skin and body leaving one feeling destressed and even depuffed.
5. Health Products
It might not seem very romantic, but products that help your loved one maintain their new years resolutions and a healthier lifestyle can be well received. How about a gift basket with an energy drink and breakfast bars to make the mornings easier on everyone. Here’s a link to my favorite Spark and Meal Bar.
I believe that any gift or experience that breaks up your norm everyday activity can be fun. A scavenger hunt around town after work. . . . a picnic in front of the fire place for dinner.
In the long run, it will be the creative dates and the time spent together that we all remember, not the expensive gifts.
