ZIBRIO Gift Guide

Tis the season of giving! We’ve curated a balance friendly gift guide full of fun, thoughtful gifts. Each section of the guide is focused on one of the 6 pillars of balance, areas of our lives that have been shown to affect balance. As you’re shopping this season, why not consider something they’ll love that promotes better balance, too?

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Gifts That Promote Strength & Fitness

1. Paddleboard - Stand Up Paddleboarding is a fun, low impact way to work almost every muscle in your body. As you practice, your balance will also improve. There are a lot of options for paddleboards, but inflatable ones are recommended for beginners.

2. Yoga Mat - Yoga is a fun, relaxing way to improve strength, balance, and flexibility. Take the mat to a class or use it on your own as you grow in your yoga practice.

3. Pickleball Gear - Pickleball is growing in popularity and is a fun, social way to get outside and get moving. Read more about the balance benefits of pickleball on our blog.

4. Resistance Bands - These are a great alternative to traditional weight training and have been shown to be effective in toning the arms, core, and legs.

5. Bosu Ball - This is a great piece of equipment to tone and strengthen, improve core strength, lose weight, or simply get healthy and fit. The textured surface of this version as it made it easier to use for planks and push-ups.

6. Gym Membership - Sometimes the best way to get fit is to join a gym or class where there are experts, the motivation of a community, and equipment one might not have at home. Look into gyms, boutique classes, or something like Class Pass that will allow for trying different styles of classes.

7. Surge Storm - The Storm 60 provides a unique challenge to the joints and stabilizing muscles by forcing the body to resist and control the unpredictable nature of the shifting water. The Storm's weight is fully adjustable and depends on how much water you add or remove.

Gifts that Promote Sleep

1. New Pillow- Most people would agree that a pillow can really make or break the night. Different pillows are recommended for different style sleepers and preferences.

2. Nighttime Teas - Drinking hot tea at night is not only a calming activity, but many teas also have ingredients that promote sleep.

3. Sleep Supplements - Sleep doesn’t come easily for everyone. Using a supplement at night is often a good alternative to sleep medication.

4. White Noise Machine - Sound machines can help improve a night's sleep by masking environmental or outside noises that are causing disturbed sleep. Turn it on before slipping into bed to fall asleep and stay asleep longer.

5. Hatch Restore - The Hatch Restore is a combination bedside lamp, sound machine, and wake up light. Users can access the app to set calm down and wake up routines for a more peaceful night.

Gifts that Promote Mental Health & Improved Mood

1. Spa Day or Massage - Treat your loved one to a pampering session! This is a thoughtful way to help reduce stress, boost confidence, and encourage relaxation. Look up spas in their area and schedule an appointment or give a gift card.

2. Food Delivery Gift Card - Planning for every meal can be stressful. Take care of lunch or dinner by giving a gift card to a food delivery service such as Grub Hub or Doordash.

3. Weighted Blanket - Extra weight can help put the nervous system to rest and decrease symptoms of anxiety.

4. Meditation App - Meditation has many benefits including decreasing anxiety, promoting relaxation, focus, and calming, and improving overall emotional health. Gift your loved one with a subscription to a top rated meditation app such as Calm or Headspace.

5. Coloring Book - Coloring is a fun way to calm the brain and relieve stress. Pair this coloring book with a nice set of markers or colored pencils for a thoughtful gift.

6. Warmies Stuffed Animal - This isn’t just any stuffed animal! Throw it in the microwave or freezer for a warming or cooling relaxing sensation. They also come in different characters, weights, and calming scents.

7. Journal - Journaling is an excellent way to reflect, track emotions, notice progress, and just make sense of daily events and feelings. There are many options available including blank journals or more structured options with prompts.

Gifts That Help Keep Up with Medications

1. Ellie Grid - This smart pill box is easy to fill and reminds users when to take medications, which ones to take, and how many. It can also alert loved ones when pills are missed so they can check in and offer reminders.

2. Fruit Pill Organizer - These fun cases are perfect for anyone who needs to take medication, but doesn’t want to deal with the ugly bottles from the pharmacy. They are also perfect for taking meds on the go. The perfect stocking stuffer.

3. Hero Health - This smart pill dispenser can hold 90 day supplies of up to 10 different medications. It works with an app to create a schedule for dispensing medications and allows for remote patient monitoring.

Gifts That Get The Senses Working

1. Glasses Case - Keep glasses safe and nearby with a cute case! This makes a great and practical stocking stuffer.

2. Beaded Glasses Chain - Gift a beautiful, beaded chain so her glasses never get lost. She will love this stylish and practical accessory.

3. Leather Eyeglass Straps - He might not be into beads, but these leather glasses straps are practical and masculine.

4. Motion Activated Nightlights - Make nighttime trips to the kitchen or bathroom safer with these easy-to-install motion-activated night lights.

5. Yoga Toes - This device helps soothe pain from bunions, hammer toes, plantar fasciitis, and chronic foot pain. Use not only soothes aching feet, but can also strengthen toes over time, thus improving endurance, mobility, and balance.

6. Walking Poles - These stylish walking poles offer proven health benefits including improved posture, balance & stability; higher exercise tolerance; reduced impact on knee joints; healthy weight management; pain management; and improved mood.

7. Naboso Insoles - These insoles don’t provide the cushion that most are used to, instead they stimulate the feet while standing or walking which keeps the feet strong and optimizes foot activation.

ZIBRIO Stability Scale

Before you get started on balance training, find out your baseline balance score with the Zibrio Stability Scale, which has a simple balance test that can be done at home. To take the balance test, stand still on the scale for 60 seconds. At the end of the test, you’ll get a balance score from 1 (worst balance) to 10 (best balance). As you start using balance training equipment, keep checking your balance score every few days to see which tools are most effective for helping you improve your balance.

Get the Stability Scale here