Christmas Gifts for Runners-Thinking Outside the Box

This year try a little something different for the runner in your life.

Looking for gift ideas this holiday season? Tune in to nature by supporting Olmsted Parks & Parkways! From December 1-17, Olmsted Parks Conservancy offers special benefits when you join or renew as a sustaining member.

 Your $5 per month membership comes with:  

•             A chance to win a Pedego electric bicycle 

•             A newly designed member T-shirt 

•             Heine Brothers Coffee is matching all donations up to $10,000

 Every dollar helps make the Olmsted Parks and Parkways vibrant, inclusive and sustainable. Together, let’s make sure that they can continue to be enjoyed for many seasons – and generations – to come. Learn more and donate at olmstedparks.org. 

While runners are great about putting in the miles for training, we often neglect cross training and strengthening our core. A great way to cross train is through group fitness, and Louisville has a perfect group fitness studio for runners: Shred415. 

With one location in the Highlands and one location on Whittington Parkway (the corner of Shelbyville and Taylorsville), Shred415 is a 60-minute class with 30 minutes spent doing treadmill drills and 30 minutes doing strength work on the floor. Floor work is focused on strengthening the core and helping keep people injury-free while running.

Give the gift of Shred415 classes or membership by visiting their website or downloading the Shred415 2.0 app.

As we celebrate the holiday season, it’s sometimes hard to keep up your running routine with more celebratory parties offering lots of food, and who can resist a glass or two of wine or our favorite…bourbon!

Check into the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegars at Primo Oils & Vinegars, 3628 Brownsboro Road.

Primo Oils & Vinegars can be a one-stop-shop to check off your Christmas list with our pantry items, sweet treats, gourmet Olive Oils, and gift boxes. 

Neither wind, nor rain nor heat of summer can keep a runner off the roads. It's hard on the skin, for both men and women.

Refresh a runner in your life this holiday season. Give the gift of a deep cleansing facial to keep skin fresh after workouts

Esthetics by Luci is a locally owned day spa in the heart of downtown New Albany, Indiana.

Esthetics by Luci offers a vast variety of services, from chemical peels to lash lifts, in a calming environment. Renew your confidence and beauty as you relax and unwind. Click here for more details and to purchase a gift certificate.