CanadianLiving.com posed this question: What's the best $20 you've ever spent on your health? And we got some interesting answers from our editors and contributors, from spending a twenty-spot on a yoga class to a installing a swing from Ikea.
"My favourite thing is a 'fashion statement' I never wanted to make. It's the baseball cap. I don't like the way they look, but the first time I put one on was a eureka moment: I realized I didn't have to squint in the sun anymore. Plus it protects my face from dangerous UV rays. I love to go bird-watching and can end up spending an entire day outdoors in spring -- and those caps keep me cool and comfortable."
-- Gilda Swartz, Canadian Living editor
"I hung a $14 Ikea swing from a beam in our living room. That swing was in constant use for years by my whole family -- visitors, too. It provided us with exercise and, when we played the 'catch the pillow' game, lots of laughter, which is an excellent health practice!"
-- Catherine Gray, product director, CanadianLiving.com
"The best $20 I ever spent on my health was when I went to try Bikram Yoga for the first time and that was the class fee. I fell in love with it instantly and have been going strong for two years now!"
-- Lara Ceroni, CanadianLiving.com contributor and ellecanada.com web editor
"That's easy -- resistance bands. For less than $20 I bought three resistance bands (soft, medium, hard) from Fitness Depot and I'm able to perform wicked strength training exercises in the comfort of my own home (where I can groan and sweat in privacy and nobody cares if I didn't shave my legs). In my opinion I get a better workout -- more range of motion and harder resistance -- with these things than with expensive machines from the gym. But just remember they can fly across the room if they're not secured properly!"
-- Colleen Tully, CanadianLiving.com contributor and styleathome.com assistant web editor
"A wok from the supermarket. It encourages me to steam my veggies, and make my grandmother's Chinese broccoli recipe -- yum, my favourite. Anything that gets you to eat more broccoli is worth spending money on. I also love that I can make quick stir-fries when I get home from the gym instead of buying takeout or delivery."
-- Helen Racanelli, web editor of CanadianLiving.com
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