Gift guide: Healthy stocking stuffers

Fitness buff
• The Running Room's Basic Pedometer ($29.99) lets walkers and runners count the distance they travel in steps and kilometres. Clips to a belt. At Running Room stores across Canada or at www.runningroom.com.

• Kiss My Face's trial gift set of nine all-natural products, including a facial cleansing bar, toner, body scrub and moisturizer ($14.95), is the perfect size for a gym bag. At select Sobeys, Loblaws and natural health food stores, or from www.kissmyface.com.

• JumpFit's skipping rope kits will jump-start any fitness routine with one of the most portable pieces of fitness equipment around. Kits for kids ($10.95) contain an eight- and 14-foot skipping rope and a home instructional activity book. Adult kits ($15.95) contain a manual, DVD and rope. At www.jumprope.com.

Winter sports enthusiast
• Mountain Equipment Co-op's funky Hornet Sunglasses for kids ($27) provide close-fitting, full-coverage protection from winter rays. At Mountain Equipment Co-op stores across Canada; or call 1-888-847-0770. Wrap them up with BodyGlide's 2-in-1 Anti-Friction and Sun Formula SPF 25 ($9.99), available at Running Room stores across Canada.

• Pair a gift certificate for a ski or snowboarding lesson, approximately $30, with Gourmet Village's après treat, Jumbo Gingerbread Double Truffle Hot Chocolate Cone ($12.95). At kitchen and gift stores or www.gourmetvillage.com; 1-800-668-2314.

• Northern Reflections' ear-flapped Trapper Hat ($24.99) will take the chill out of winter. Great to wear while skating or building a snowman. www.northernreflections.com.

Mobility challenged
• The Red Hatter fold-up travel cane ($35) helps a cane-user step out in style. Available at www.canescanada.com; or call 1-866-217-8091. 

• Aromatic warm-up pillows ($30) in soft, cosy fabric with cheerful affirmations ("Love," "Relax," "Be Happy") can help ease away stress and tension and relieve sore backs. At www.warmbuddy.com; or call 1-888-649-0649. Add an easy-to-tote, satin brocade bag ($7) that contains organic tea rich in healthy antioxidants. At Ten Thousand Villages stores or www.tenthousandvillages.ca.

• Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers, 2nd Edition (Demos Medical Publishing,  2005, $25.95) by Candy Harrington is the definitive guide to the logistics of planning accessible travel for anyone who uses a wheelchair, walker or cane, or who has a physical ailment that may slow him or her down. Available at www.demosmedpub.com.

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