the FITNESS FREAK

What to buy the person on your list whose abtastic gym selfies don’t need an Instagram filter

Cult leaders must envy spinners’ fervent dedication to their studios.

SoulCycle, new to Canada, inspires a particularly strong loyalty — and sell their own gear, for added bragging rights. SOUL Cycling Shoe ($250, soul-cycle.com or in studio). Wake up at 5 a.m. Run 10k. Earn festive beverage. Stuff their stocking with Nespresso’s Variations Confetto Capsules in flavours including Peppermint Cane, Orangette, Snowball and Liquorice ($0.90-$1.20 per capsule, nespresso.com) No more tangles with the treadmill. Apple’s

AirPods let gym buffs listen to music, talk to Siri or take calls wirelessly. ($219, apple.com) It doesn’t get much trendier than combining yoga and Star Wars. Gift the flexible nerd in your life with the coolest reversible mat in the galaxy: the Solo Mat ($64.95 USD, onnit.com)

Make their next ski or camping trip sing with the Kala Brand Music Co Waterman Ukulele

($65, mec.ca). Its Soprano-sizing and water-resistance make for easy travel. Plus, the uke connects to smartphone microphones for those big numbers. Foam rollers are for rookies. The Hypersphere ($149 USD, hyperice.com) is a high-intensity vibrating massage ball that offers three speeds to target and release trigger points quickly and less painfully.

Run like a champ, pose like a winner: Saucony’s Freedom ISO running shoes ($199.99, saucony.

com) offer Everun continuous cushioning, but these flashy runners are super Instagrammable too. A marathoner stops running at the end of a race, but they don’t stop sweating. Keep hypothermia at bay with the cheeky Leave Them All Behind Space Blanket (€ 25.00, satisfyrunning.com)