Holiday Shopping - Budget Buys for the Home Fitness Buff

1. Don't underestimate the value of walking. Track your steps on long walks in your neighborhood, while you're running errands at the mall or grocery store and while you're puttering around the house. The Omron HJ-112 pocket pedometer tracks aerobic steps, calories burned, minutes of exercise and distance traveled. - $25.00

2. Want to expand your workout wardrobe beyond just Nike and Under Armour? Try a slick new fitness outfit from lululemon athletica. The hip Canadian company makes durable, stylish and comfortable workout wear that is also suitable for lounging or running errands. - prices vary ($75.00 for the popular lulupant)

3. A set or system of free weights is a basic and essential home fitness tool. Hampton Fitness Neo-Hex dumbbells are cast iron weights covered in neoprene that make lifting with them comfortable and easy. Buy a set of weights ranging from 1 to 10 pounds so you can complete all of your exercises - from power walking to chest and arm sculpting. - $20.00-$45.00

4. Free weight training alone won't give you the core strength you need to get that glorious six-pack you're after. The Gaiam Total Body Balance Ball kit comes with everything you need to do home fitness core exercises - an anti-burst balance ball, two DVD workouts, an air pump and a resistance band. - $20.00

5. Jock jams are essential for an intense and successful workout. The Cyber Acoustics portable docking speaker for iPods has big sound but takes up little room, so it won't cramp your workout space. Crank it up and start slimming down! - $37.00

6. Every active person needs a well-balanced diet to stay energized and upbeat during workouts. Cooking Light magazine focuses on healthy living and eating. Each issue contains dozens of tasty recipes - with nutritional information and detailed pictures - for preparing healthy meals at home. - $15.00/year (12 issues)

7. Yoga mats are key for at-home exercise programs. Use it for sit-ups, stretching, yoga, medicine ball routines and more. We love the durable, very comfortable YogaAccessories Extra Thick Deluxe yoga mat. It comes in dozens of colors or can be customized with your own unique design. - $15.00-$25.00

8. Injury prevention is an important part of an exercise routine. Stretching before and after workouts ensures your muscles and joints stay limber. Still, there's a chance you may need to soothe your aching body at some point. The Body Back Buddy self-massage tool will do the job. At-home personal massages help calm you down after a tough workout and relieve sore, stiff muscles. - $30.00

9. Tracking your weight loss progress is most accurate using a digital bathroom scale. One of our favorites comes from Tanita, the company that developed the first body composition scale and home body fat monitor. The Tanita Duo scale measures weight, body fat percentage and body water. It also calculates how many calories to consume per day to maintain your current weight. - $55.00

10. SPLURGE: P90X is designed to transform your body from flabby to fabulous in just 90 days. The system comes with a set of 13 DVDs to follow over the course of three months, as well as a nutrition plan to use in tandem with the workouts. The exercises focus on "muscle confusion," which helps you get fit faster by incorporating new moves and routines that never bore your body. - $170.00