Whether they're making a New Year's resolution, or they're a lifelong gym rat, here are some great gift ideas for the guy on your list looking to lose the spare tire, get his swoll on, feed the pythons, throw some iron around, sell some tickets to the gun show, or whatever other workout cliche you can think of.

NRG Ball

Take your medicine ball workout to another level. The NRG Ball may look like a traditional weighted exercise ball, but it has fittings in each side that let you attach one or two steel handles, turning it into a compact, all-purpose fitness system, that works every part of your body. Add the optional golf handle and you can train your swing muscles like no other training tool, for longer drives and greater stamina.
5lb System - $59.95
7lb System - $69.95
9lb System - $79.95
Golf Swing Handle - $24.95
NRGBall.com

Jungle Gym XT

Don't have the room or cash for a does-everything home gym? You do now. The Jungle Gym XT is built for punishing commercial use, and is very different from traditional suspension trainers you've seen. It features a split design, which allows you to quickly and easily adjust the forces on your body by changing the width of the system from the usual "V-Shaped suspension all the way to wide-angle for increased strength training.
$99.99
LifeLineUSA.com

Polar Heart Rate Monitors

Fact: Training with a heart rate monitor lets you get the most out of your workout. And the monitors from Polar give you all the info and feedback you need to squeeze the most from every training session. The FT7 not only displays heart rate and calories burned, but ...There's more

Getting fired up to plow through your end-of-the-year report after spending the weekend knocking back enough rum-soaked nogs to drop a pack of elves, is harder than being the rehab sponsor for Amy Winehouse. You'll need a serious shot of caffeine.

Rather than run to the break room to grab a cup of stale coffee, or to Starbucks to drop $4 on an overpriced latte, chew on a Buzz Bite. These energy chews come in chocolate and mint chocolate flavors and contain a proprietary blend of caffeine, ginseng, taurine and B vitamins that'll snap you out of your daze, and help enhance performance, increase endurance and stimulate your metabolism.

One Buzz Bite's got the same 100mg of caffeine that a cup of java's got - the amount you'd have to drink one and quarter energy drinks or three cans of soda to get. For a fraction of the cost. A single chew will run you about 50 cents, a lot less than those lattes and energy drinks.

Plus they don't need to be brewed or chilled, and you can stash them in your desk drawer as an afternoon jump start, or in your pocket to bring to the club and keep the party going. Which you can't do with a cup of joe. That, and they won't spill on your tie on the way to work.

$2.99 - Six piece tin
www.vroomfoods.com

In addition to cherries, weasels and corn, you can now add potatoes to the list of things that pop.

In the never-ending quest to find snack foods that are not only healthier for us, but actually resemble snacks we normally eat ...There's more