Help Him Level Up His Routine With Our Ultimate Healthy Gift Guide for Him

The Nike Pegasus 41 is cushioned with responsive Nike ReactX foam, providing a comfortable cushion and propulsive energy return, bouncing back at each step. We found the rubber outsole to be durable enough for road runs, and we appreciate the extra traction for a surer step on a variety of surfaces.

This is also a breathable shoe. Thanks to the mesh upper, feet stay cooler on long runs in the Nike Pegasus 41. We think it would be a great gift for a loved one who takes long road runs or who wants to get in more miles in 2026.

The Tri 2 headphones use bone-conduction technology, so wearers actually hear audio through their bones. They’re also waterproof and lightweight, so they’re great for a long swim.

“You can listen to music or audiobooks while swimming,” fitness writer Brittany Vargas says. I swam competitively at one time, and I often found myself getting bored, but now that I have these headphones, I am excited to get back to swimming.

The SelectTech 840 Adjustable Kettlebell from Bowflex is convenient for at-home workouts. It doesn’t take up a ton of extra space, and the easy-to-use mechanism can adjust this weight down to 8 pounds or all the way up to 40 pounds.

“I love the space-saving design, with a fully customizable weight amount,” health writer Olivia Campbell says. “It is easy to work up to a higher weight without buying lots of different kettlebells.”

It can be hard to squeeze a challenging workout into a small space. The 552 dumbbells from Bowflex make a great gift for a loved one who loves weight training but doesn’t have the room for a full set of weights. This set is sold as a pair, and each dumbbell adjusts up and down between 5 and 52.5 pounds

“I love the adjustability of the weight amount and how little space it takes up,” says Campbell. “It's easy to adjust the mechanism to change how much weight is on the dumbbell, so it's seamless to go from one user to another.”

A good workout doesn’t have to be boring. The Whirly Board is the grown-up version of a balance board, and regular use can help improve strength, balance, and agility. Some of the uses of this board include at a standing desk and for indoor practice for board sports like skateboarding and snowboarding.

“I think it is awesome that this is from a small business,” says tester Riley Blanton. “It is handcrafted with a lifetime warranty.”

If you’ve got a guy in your life who is looking to make strength training a daily habit, the Bullbar Portable Pull Up Bar will be a gift that will get a ton of use. We love that it provides a safe way to get a super challenging full-body workout without equipment that takes up a lot of space.

“This equipment is easy to install, doesn’t require tools, and is moveable,” says Raki Swanson. “It isn't just for pull-ups. You can do push-ups, full-body workouts, core workouts, anything. It’s amazing."

Quince is well loved for connecting consumers with high-quality products at an affordable price, and its plant protein is no exception. This powder has 21 grams of protein per serving, and it contains organic plant-based proteins like pea protein, brown rice protein, and pumpkin protein. It is available in chocolate and vanilla, and sold at a price that is really affordable when compared with similar protein blends.

“The vanilla is my favorite flavor, and I added it to a smoothie with fruit,” says Swanson. “This would be good for anyone looking for a good-tasting plant-based protein powder to help them with their health journey. You don’t just get protein with this; you also get added amino acids and other vitamins.”

We love this handheld massage gun as a gift for a loved one who spends a lot of time working out. It is a quiet device that is small enough to toss in a gym bag or keep handy at work. The hydragun includes multiple attachments, which allows users to target specific muscles to help improve soreness after a challenging lift or run.

“It has different speeds and definitely gets in deep,” says tester Maria Cristina Lalonde. “As someone who works out a ton and gets really sore and craves hard massages, this was a godsend.”

This water jug is leak-proof and made of insulated stainless steel that can keep water cold for up to 120 hours.

Give your loved one refreshing showers with Breathe Eucalyptus Shower Steamers from Thulisa Naturals. Each steamer is made with natural ingredients, including eucalyptus essential oils and sunflower oils, and has a baking soda base. It dissolves quickly in the shower and releases a refreshing vapor. We think this is a perfect holiday gift, especially as the winter cold season is upon us.

“This has a natural eucalyptus scent, which I found very relaxing,” says editorial director Simone Scully. “The scent is potent enough to actually feel like it is helping you breathe and relax without feeling overwhelming.”

If you’re looking for an upgraded stocking stuffer or one more addition to a luxe gift set, look no further. The Suri 2.0 Electric Toothbrush is a beautifully designed toothbrush made of recycled materials. It comes in a charging case that provides UV cleaning. 

I tested this toothbrush for two weeks, and it is now part of my everyday routine. I love that it is lightweight and gentle on the gums. I find that most electric toothbrushes trigger my sensory sensitivities, but this one was pleasant for me to use.

We love this beautiful set of shaving products from Uplift Provisions, which includes a razor, wood shaving brush, and wood stand along with shaving supplies. When you shop at Uplift Provisions, you can feel good about supporting a company that doesn’t test on animals and makes everything here in the United States. All Uplift Provisions self-care supplies are free of sulfates and parabens, and are made with clean ingredients.

“I liked how great each item looked, tightly packed in the box,” says Rowe. “This razor not only did the job faster than my other razor, it was also well balanced and didn’t leave me with the light hand fatigue that the other razor did.”

Give your favorite guy the gift of a cozy night of sleep with the Truuce King Bedding Bundle. “I love how soft the sheets and duvet are,” says Tuttle. “The sheets in particular are extremely soft and comfortable, and the linen duvet is a lovely muted color with a nice, tight weave.” 

Truuce’s bed linen stands out because it’s made from all-natural materials and is eco-friendly and Oeko-Tek certified. The top sheet in this set connects with the duvet cover for an all-in-one design that simplifies making the bed in the morning.

The Avocado Green Mattress strikes the perfect balance between support and cushion because the hybrid design pairs strong inner coils with layers of foam padding. We love how this mattress helps prevent the buildup of pressure in the neck, hips, and lower back, and makes it easy to reposition throughout the night because of its good bounce. This is also a naturally breathable mattress, thanks to the airflow that moves through the coils.

“It's surprising how soft it is, like you're snuggly sinking into the mattress just a little bit,” says Scully. “But you also feel the strong support of the springs.”

This backpack is roomy yet compact, with plenty of pockets for organizing the essentials of everyday life. We think it is the perfect everyday backpack for men commuting to work or students walking around a campus.

“This is a very sleek backpack. It's big enough for a laptop, which makes it handy for work, and has side pockets and key hooks,” says Scully. “It is also light enough to carry around all day with your belongings.”

Whether he travels a lot for work or is always setting off on an adventure, the jet-setting guy in your life will be obsessed with the travel backpack from Kayda. I love the soft-case flexibility of this backpack, but it also fully unzips and opens flat like a suitcase for organized packing.

When we travel, I prefer to carry-on only, so I appreciate that this backpack complies with size regulations and is so easy to throw on my back as I am navigating the airport or public transit in a new city. It’s also super spacious and has pockets in a variety of sizes, including a laptop sleeve, so it really can handle everything someone needs for an adventure in a new place or a work trip.

This backpack is truly unique because it is made from recycled sailcloth. Interior pockets make it easy to keep essentials organized, and the straps are padded for comfortable wear. “It's just a really cool concept. I like that this is made from a recycled sailcloth,” editor Nicole Bonaccorso says. “You can even see little marks that I guess they couldn't get out, proving that it was used, which makes it even cooler.”

Healthy eating is simpler when you’re equipped with the tools needed to make your own nutritious meals. “It’s perfectly sized. A 3-quart pot is compact enough for everyday use but still big enough when I’m cooking for several people,” says Tuttle. “Plus, the polished stainless steel is absolutely beautiful.” Whether your loved one is a serious home cook or just trying to eat more veggies, this 3-quart soup pot with a steamer is an ideal gift.

For the guy in your life who is prepping vegetable- and protein-packed meals, John Boos cutting boards just make sense. These heirloom-caliber boards are made from quality materials, making them a gift that you can be assured will be used for years to come. “These are gorgeous — truly,” says Scully. “I also like how easy they are to maintain and clean, and that the brand gives you instructions on how to do this.”

Whether he’s a seasoned griller or new to outdoor cooking, the Cuisinart Outdoor Griddle With Hood has him covered. Its large griddle-style surface area, which is nonstick and easy to clean, was well loved during testing. “We were so excited about the flat griddle top, which can cook a wider variety of foods than a traditional grill, including pancakes, stir-fries, meats for a cookout crowd, and more vegetables,” Alex Ginos, RD, says. “I also like that there's less cleanup than the slats of a traditional grill.”

"The tool circulates the water so precisely,” Swanson says. “This method locks in flavors and moisture, and is something that I wish I had done years ago.”

This cooker provides consistent cooking results with little effort because food items are vacuum sealed, then cooked in heated water. The Anova Precision Cooker Pro not only keeps water at the right temperature but it also pairs with the Anova app, so both new and advanced chefs alike will get perfect results.

Give the gift of a perfect omelette this holiday season with Viking’s nonstick skillet. We chose this blue carbon steel pan because it heats evenly and is durable. It is available in 10- and 12-inch diameters. “This skillet is fairly lightweight compared with cast iron,” Blanton says. “I think the carbon steel might be intriguing for someone who wants to cook on healthier alternative materials but doesn't necessarily want cast iron products.”

Whether he’s prepping meals for one for a week of healthy eating or making dinner for the whole family at home, the 10-piece True Forged Block Set from Viking is sure to be a favorite gift for the chef in your life. “I love the quality and selection of the knives. It’s an extremely nice set of knives and breaks down to an excellent cost per knife,” SaVanna Shoemaker, RDN, says. “They are a dream to use, and there's one for nearly every cooking need.” This set includes 10 knives for food prep, including a chef’s knife, bread knife, carving knife, and santoku, all in a beautiful walnut block for easy storage on the countertop.

The Farberware 14-Inch Round Build-a-Board is a portable charcuterie board with a click-and-lock handle that makes transporting finger foods easy. The board is knife-friendly and made from easy-to-clean bamboo. “The wooden board feels very nice and solid without being overly heavy,” says health writer Lindsay Modglin. “The lid is by far the best feature. It has click-and-lock handles so you can secure the lid onto the board when transporting it.” This is the perfect gift for the guy in your life who either loves to host or never shows up to a party empty-handed.

The Spice ‘N Dulge Backyard Grill Spice Set includes 20 spice blends for grilling. Some of the unique combinations are What’s the Dill and Mexican Street Corn. This is a great gift for someone who spends a lot of time in the backyard grilling steaks or prepping meat at the beginning of the week for healthy meals.

"I love the variety of spices. There is something, literally, for everyone. With this variety, you can also open someone's mind to trying new things in new areas,” Swanson says, adding, “They taste very good."

Even someone who sticks to a healthy diet can enjoy a glass of wine from time to time. This is one of those gifts that will make anyone smile, as it features a colorful parrot that Ototo calls “your party wingman.” This is a winged style corkscrew with a beer bottle opener as well.

“It is practical, works well, and honestly, makes a great stocking stuffer,” says Scully. “It's a more colorful, less dark version of the company's bat one, which is well known, and will undoubtedly be a welcome gift in homes where the family likes fun, novelty, cutesy gifts.”

It’s hard to beat the convenience of the Cuisinart FastFreeze Ice Cream Maker, which makes individual servings of ice cream without the fuss of a large ice cream maker. It makes so much more than plain ice cream, too, including frozen yogurt, protein ice cream, and sorbet. Just mix up your ingredients in the provided pint cups and toss them in the freezer until they are frozen solid. From there, you attach the pint cup to the handheld blender and whiz it up into your preferred texture. 

“I've thought about making my own ice cream at home, but with a small kitchen, I just didn't have the cabinet space,” says Scully. ”This solves that problem — and also means you don't make too much ice cream at once.”

The Pizza Oven Discovery Bundle is the ultimate gift for a pizza lover. It includes a pizza oven, a cart for transportation, and every accessory necessary for making a wide variety of pizzas. This pizza oven is hard to beat, since it connects with a smartphone app for making adjustments to temperature and time to get the perfect crust every single time. 

“I love that the pizza oven is smart: It makes it so much easier to know when your pizza is ready or the temps are right,” says Scully. “The oven gets hot quickly, up to 850 degrees F, and you can control it with your phone in the app, too.”

A reliable, high-quality knife is invaluable for serious chefs. Whether you’re chopping veggies, mincing garlic, or slicing meat, a sharp knife is so important to efficiency when you cook every day.

The Steelport Knife Co. Chef Knife is made from carbon steel and features a beautiful burlwood handle. Not only does the knife arrive super sharp, Steelport will sharpen the knife for you when needed.

“These are quite simply the most gorgeous knives I have ever seen,” says Scully. “First, there is the handle, which is made of burlwood that has been processed and treated to create a shiny, natural-looking handle, while the knife itself is forged of carbon steel with traditional forging techniques. Each knife is also made by hand, which I really appreciated.”

Make a grill master’s dreams come true with a Force of Nature box filled with premium cuts of meat. These boxes come with 12, 16, or 20 products, many of which are hard to find in a typical grocery store. We love Force of Nature’s mission to practice regenerative agriculture and protect the welfare of its animals.

“It has more traditional beef steaks but also venison and bison,” says Tuttle. “Our bison rib eyes were rich and flavorful, and the venison was similarly lean and flavorful. The beef rib eyes and New York strip steaks were excellent, tender with good marbling.”

Show the guy in your life that you care with an upgrade to their carving station. This four-piece set from Viking Culinary includes a large cutting board with a ridge for catching juice along with a diamond grid in the center that helps secure the meat while carving. Along with the cutting board, the set has a carving knife, meat fork, and knife sharpener. This is a perfect gift for anyone who loves to grill or smoke meat.

“It is thick wood in a beautiful color,” says Swanson. “Thanks to the diamond center pattern and juice grooves for spill prevention, it is very functional, too.”

The Clara French Press from Fellow is both beautiful to look at and easy to use, making it a great gift for the coffee enthusiast in your life. It is a matte black French press with a walnut handle and would look great on any kitchen counter. This vessel makes it extra easy to prepare a great cup of coffee by marking the fill lines for both the coffee and water inside the container.

“It's not obvious at first, but the press is incredibly well insulated,” Rowe says. “It has a well-designed wood handle that you can hold the press by, but I was impressed at how almost cold the pitcher was while I used it.”

The Shine Kitchen Co. Autopour machine is perfect for the guy in your life who wants to elevate his morning cup of coffee. The fill lines pair with the automated pour of steady spirals over coffee grounds to deliver an experience closer to a pour-over from a favorite coffee shop than a cup from a carafe.

We love the aesthetic of this machine. It is stylish and looks great sitting on the kitchen counter. Unlike most coffee machines, this one is travel-friendly and battery operated, so you can take it to the office or on the road.

The Breville Luxe Brewer Thermal is the perfect gift for the guy who wants a great cup of coffee with very little work. This automated coffee maker operates at the push of a button, with the option to adjust the brewing settings for a more customized cup. “This drip coffee maker is built to last,” health writer Ysolt Usigan says. “You can customize your brew — changing bloom volume, bloom time, brew temperature, and flow rate — which means you can tweak how water interacts with the coffee grounds in a more nuanced way than with typical drip machines.” We love the thermal carafe, which keeps coffee hot for up to four hours without a bottom heating element that can sacrifice flavor by burning the coffee.

We were lucky enough to get a taste of the upcoming holiday releases from Klatch Coffee and loved the Dance Reindeer Blend. This festive blend has a rich flavor profile, perfect for a cup on a cold winter morning. “I think this would make a good gift for a colleague or coffee lover when you want to give something thoughtful and high quality but not over the top,” Caitlin Beale, RDN, says. “This was rich without being bitter, balanced, and easy to drink — something I could enjoy daily.”

Give a gift that keeps on giving all year long with a Trade Coffee subscription. Trade connects coffee lovers with beans from small roasters all over the United States. Each month, Trade selects a new blend and sends it directly to subscribers. This subscription is available in three quantities, from a single bag to a 2-pound bag each month.

“I love that Trade has you take a quiz to figure out what sort of coffee you should be getting,” says Tuttle. “The coffees I got were indeed the roasty, dark flavor profiles I typically enjoy.”

“This would be a nice stocking stuffer,” says Rowe. “The knit is really nice, and it’s pretty stretchy, but it doesn’t stretch too thin and let heat escape.”

Grab this beanie as an add-on gift or for a hard-to-buy-for family member or friend. It is available in six colors, including a red, white, and blue stripe, and is made from soft acrylic fiber that won’t itch with extended wear.

It’s hard to stay active when the weather is cold and wet, but the right shoes make all the difference in getting outside everyday. We love the Chelsea Ankle Rain Boots from Totes because they perfectly balance function and fashion. They’re attractive enough to wear out and about, and are waterproof for rainy or snowy days.

“They are very comfy and surprisingly breathable,” says Rowe. “They are very durable and flexible. They also slip on easily, so I can see myself leaving them by the front door so I could pop them on quickly if I needed to run out and grab the mail.”

We love the Origin Heavy Half Zip Hoodie for layering on the coldest winter days. This cotton and polyester hoodie is made for durability, so it is great for someone with an active job. We love the fit of this hoodie, which is just snug enough to wear under a coat without too much bulk.

“I could pair this with my main winter jacket and stay extra warm this season,” says Rowe. “I also love the half zipper in the front. I tend to run extra hot and have trouble getting myself to just the right temperature. The half zip would allow me to zip it down pretty low to help me regulate my temperature without having to take it off and freeze out my arms."