Tis the season to elbow strangers, empty your wallets and dive into a rabbit hole of frenzied holiday shopping. With caffeine pumping in our veins and nutrition bars in our bellies, year after year we hustle through department stores looking for the perfect gift for friends, families, co-workers– Yet somehow Santa gets all the credit?
If you’re looking for the perfect gift to give your Pilates bestie, a family member who is looking to live a healthier lifestyle or that colleague you keep promising you’ll do Whole30 with in the New Year, we got you covered. Here are our top 10 gift ideas for 2018! Happy Holidays and happy shopping!
1. Swell 9 – 25oz Water Bottle — These eco-friendly bottles keep beverages cold for up to 24 hours and hot for up to 12 hours. They come in a variety of design options so your special someone can feel good about hydrating, reducing waste and looking cool doing it. {$25 – $50}
2. RTR Pilates Holiday Starter Packs – 3-Class Passes, a pair of Tavi Noir Grip Socks and a cozy ceramic mug to get your coffee fix is the perfect gift for the friend who keeps asking why you look so good. Pilates, duh! And isn’t the gift of health and wellness the best of all? {$50, valued at $150. Limited Supply.}
3. Resistance Bands – If you take RTR Pilates classes your buns may be familiar with these innocent looking bands. Effective and super lightweight, these are ideal for traveling as take up no room in your luggage. Now you have no excuse but to get your work out in while on vacation! {$10; Available at RTR Pilates Studios}
4. Barerun Women’s Ballerina Wrap Shoes – When Grip Socks just aren’t enough you can up your grip game with these cute and comfy shoes.
5. RTR Pilates Mug – Fill it with a Gift Card or your favorite espresso beans or chocolate to complete the gift. Perfect for the Pilates enthusiast in your life! {$12; Available at RTR Pilates Studios in DMV area}
6. RTR Pilates Gift Card – For someone in your life who suffers from back, hip, knee pain or that friend who keeps insisting that he/she is signing up next month– what better way to get them started by helping them pay for their first month of Pilates classes– the BEST gift ever!
7. Gita Bow Mini UGG Boots – Ah Uggs, named for being ugly, coveted for being the warmest and comfiest shoe on the market! Perfect for keeping your tootsies warm but easy to slip in and out of before and after your Pilates class! 4 colors available, our favorite is the Port pictured below! {$170}
8. ANDI NY Bags – For the gym rat who wants to look stylish toting their Lululemons, sneakers and grip socks around, these lightweight versatile bags are chic and the perfect item to splurge on. Sold at select RTR Pilates studios! {$158 – $198}
9. Heroine Sport Boost Hoodie – SO soft and SO chic! This hoodie is form fitted, warm and comfortable– perfect for travel or to keep you or a loved one warm between Pilates classes. {$158 Available at select RTR Pilates Studios}
10. Balanced Body Magic Circle – Some like to call this The Ring of Fire, or the Ring of Death! Either way if you know RTR Pilates Instructors you know the Balanced Body Ring is their prop of choice when it comes to killing and slimming those inner thighs. Another great travel companion, or an easy piece of equipment to keep at home when you can’t make it to class! {$35; Available at Select RTR Pilates Studios}
