At the close of 2025, as the year's gift-giving season gathers pace, the New York Post offers its readers a guide of sixty-three fitness and wellness items, aimed at people who have quietly come to treat their bodies as projects worth investing in. The piece reflects a broader human impulse: the wish to care for ourselves through objects, from ice baths and wearable trackers to a cup of colostrum in the morning. It is a shopping list shaped by trainers and a wellness founder, and its enthusiasm is worth holding alongside a healthy skepticism, since many of the promises it relays come from the
63 Fitness and Wellness Gifts for 2025, From Recovery Tools to Smart Rings
Concerns about tech neck are real, according to a Pinterest report
Mark
So what is this piece, really? A list of 63 gifts?
Mimi
Yes, a holiday roundup from the New York Post covering recovery gear, supplements, wearables, and clothing, aimed at people who care about their health.
Mark
Who's vouching for the products?
Mimi
Three named people: cycling instructor Jaime Plumaker, yoga instructor Emma Plattner, and Katelyn Bedford of Wellness the Right Way. Each speaks about specific items they use.
Luke
Worth noting that's three voices across dozens of products. Most entries rest on the editors' own descriptions or brand claims.
Mark
Like the grape seed chews?
Luke
Right. The line that clinical studies show it's nearly twice as effective as diet and exercise is attributed to HumanN. The guide doesn't independently verify it.
Mimi
And Bedford's cold plunge endorsement is personal experience. She says it changed her life, which is not the same as evidence of benefit.
Mark
Anything concrete we can rely on?
Mimi
Specs, yes: the Cold Pod holds 116 gallons, the alarm sounds for 40 minutes, meals start at $11.99 a serving.
Luke
Those are product details. What we don't know from this piece is prices for most items or how the picks were chosen.
Mark
So read it as a catalog with some expert color.
Mimi
That's fair.
Der Puls
- A packed roundup of sixty-three products lands on December 3, just as holiday shoppers hunt for gifts for the health-minded people in their lives.
- Cold plunge tubs, infrared sauna blankets and neck relaxers are presented as urgent remedies for soreness, inflammation and the strain of modern screen life.
- Trainers and a wellness founder vouch for picks, but many links carry affiliate-style promotion, blurring advice and advertising.
- Health claims about blood pressure, circulation and biological age rest largely on brand statements, so buyers are being urged to verify them before spending.
At the close of 2025, as the year's gift-giving season gathers pace, the New York Post offers its readers a guide of sixty-three fitness and wellness items, aimed at people who have quietly come to treat their bodies as projects worth investing in. The piece reflects a broader human impulse: the wish to care for ourselves through objects, from ice baths and wearable trackers to a cup of colostrum in the morning. It is a shopping list shaped by trainers and a wellness founder, and its enthusiasm is worth holding alongside a healthy skepticism, since many of the promises it relays come from the sellers themselves.
The New York Post's holiday guide for 2025 begins from a simple idea: plenty of people are thinking about their health this season, and someone on your list is probably one of them. Published December 3, it gathers sixty-three fitness and wellness gifts, sorted into recovery, hydration, outdoor activity and more, ranging from home rowers to smartwatches.
The guide points to trends it is watching, including virtual workouts, wearable devices, mobility training and a rising interest in hot and cold therapy. Its advisers include Jaime Plumaker, a cycling instructor who also works as a junior data analyst at The Post, Emma Plattner, a yoga instructor, and Katelyn Bedford, founder of Wellness the Right Way.
Some picks are simple and practical: a water-repellent belt bag, a compressed-air leg massager, and a personal alarm for walkers and runners. Recovery takes the largest share. A compact backyard cold tub is pricey, but Bedford says she aims for several plunges a week. Infrared sauna blankets and a foam neck pillow answer what the guide calls rising concern about tech neck. Supplements and meal kits fill the middle, from beetroot and grape seed chews to vitamin gummies and colostrum powders, with some claims relayed directly from manufacturers. Data-driven options such as biological age testing, an app-based coaching service and a ring that tracks dozens of biometric signals round out the list.
This is ultimately a shopping guide, and its health claims come largely from brands and reviewers. Readers considering a purchase on the strength of those claims would do well to check them against independent evidence first.
The New York Post's holiday gift guide for 2025 opens with a simple premise: many people are thinking about their health, and someone on your list is probably one of them. The piece, published December 3, is billed as 63 fitness and wellness gifts, sorted into categories such as recovery, hydration, and outdoor activity, with hikers and bikers in mind. It runs from home rowing machines to smartwatches.
The guide names the trends it says it is watching: virtual workouts, wearable devices, and mobility training. It also points to a growing interest in hot and cold therapy, citing the Cold Pod Ice Bath Tub, the WHOOP 4.0 wearable, lululemon leggings, Armra Colostrum, and adjustable weights with strong Amazon reviews. The editors say they interviewed fitness experts and wellness enthusiasts, and three are named: Jaime Plumaker, an AB Fitness cycling instructor who is also a junior data analyst at The Post; Emma Plattner, a CorePower Yoga instructor; and Katelyn Bedford, founder of Wellness the Right Way.
Some picks are practical. The lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag (1 liter) is water-repellent and meant to keep keys, wallet, and phone from bouncing around during burpees. Plattner says she has owned hers for five years and that it comes in many colors. The FIT KING Foot & Leg Massager uses only compressed air to work the leg muscles, aiming to improve circulation and reduce swelling, and comes with a carry case. For walkers and runners, the She's Birdie personal alarm has a siren that can sound for 40 minutes and a built-in strobe light. The guide suggests it for students, late commuters, and people walking dogs after dark.
Recovery gets the most space. The Cold Pod is compact enough for a backyard or patio, holds up to 116 gallons, and comes with a pump and drain hose and has eight support legs. The guide concedes it is pricey. Bedford says she aims for four to six cold plunges a week and calls it a game changer. The HeatPod Infrared Sauna Blanket is pitched as a portable way to sweat, with claims that it can reduce inflammation and pain after hard workouts. The RestCloud Neck and Shoulder Relaxer, a foam pillow with a wave design, is tied to what the guide calls rising concern about tech neck, citing a Pinterest report on search trends.
Supplements and food fill much of the middle. HumanN SuperBeets Heart Chews pair beetroot with grape seed extract from France's Loire Valley; the guide relays HumanN's statement that clinical studies show the extract is nearly twice as effective for supporting healthy blood pressure as diet and exercise alone. Grüns Grinch Punch, a holiday flavor of bear-shaped vitamin gummies, is offered as a kids' stocking stuffer. Ballerina Farm Farmer Protein blends grass-fed whey, collagen peptides, hemp protein, and bovine colostrum. Armra Colostrum Immune Revival is described as having more than 400 bioactive ingredients; one editor credits it with ending her three-pot-a-day coffee habit. Green Chef meal kits, with meals generally starting at $11.99 per serving, round out the food options.
Other items are about data and coaching. Elysium Health's Index Biological Age Test analyzes 10 aspects of aging using epigenetic science, with results in as little as six weeks. Future, a digital training service, begins with a call with a coach, then publishes a new workout every Sunday and allows messaging. The Oura Ring 4 is described as gathering more than 30 biometric signals, including heart rate variability and body temperature trends. Apparel and accessories include the Alo Yoga Airlift Fly Dress, offered in four colors and sizes XXS to L, and the Bala Bangles wrist and ankle weights, which Plumaker wears on walks for extra effort. Grace & stella under-eye masks, sold in packs of 24, are pitched to teens.
This is a shopping guide, and its health claims come largely from brands and reviewers. Anyone buying on the strength of cold plunge benefits or blood pressure effects would do well to check them against independent evidence first.
Bemerkenswerte Zitate
I strive to do four to six cold plunges a week, and it is a game changer.— Katelyn Bedford, founder of Wellness the Right Way
Plattner says she has had her lululemon belt bag for five years and that the quality is great.— Emma Plattner, CorePower Yoga instructor
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