Retirement Gift

Retirement Gift: Fitness & Health

Is someone in your office workplace or someone that is close to you set to retire in the near future and you are looking for ideas on what to get him or her? Try a health and fitness themed gift basket. There are hundreds of different variations of baskets that can be made depending on the budget, gender of the person, general likes and dislikes, and where a person lives. Part of the gifts can be serious and the rest can be gag gifts. Here we will try and supply some different ideas for both men and woman that can neatly fit into a gift basket.

GIFT BASKET THEMES

1. Golf Lovers Basket

It may be a bit cliché but a large majority of retired men intend to play a lot of golf and a golf driving range gift certificate or golf course membership would fit perfectly in a gift basket. It can be a center piece of a golf themed gift basket which could include golf gloves, tees, balls, shoes, and any other golf related item you can think of. here’s a couple of funny gift ideas, you can get the DVD Dwarf on Golf or all used products in the basket before giving the real basket.

2. Exercise or Fitness Theme

Many people say they want to exercise more but the eight do not have the time or they don’t want to spend the money. If you think your retiree would be interested in a gym membership you can center a gift basket on a gym gift card and take those excuses away. You can include weight lifting gloves, exercise clothes, protein and nutritional bars, vitamins, head bands, and other like gym going products. Again, for a laugh you can personalize a T-shirt, towel, a big supply of sports cream for all the aches and pains, make a funny exercise tutorial or whatever else you can think of that would be funny.

If a gym membership is not ideal but you think the person would want to exercise you can still do a gift basket but gear it more towards exercises that can be done at home. Include some exercise videos (P90X or Turbo Jam for example), exercise bands, weighted aerobics gloves, yoga mat, exercise cloths, different fitness drinks and foods, small weights, roller blades, running shoes, and so on. The combination’s or themes are truly endless. Again, for fun you can include a funny videos, exercise for dummies manual, a funny list of do’s and don’ts, and a funny list of motivational quotes.

3. Day Spa Theme

For the person that needs to relax and be taken cared of send them to a spa for a day so they can get that much needed massage, acupuncture treatment, and aroma therapy. The basket can include some soft nature music, candles, lotions and oils, massaging tools, foot soaker, facial creams, and anything else that will go along with the theme. The mockery that can be created with this can get crude in a hurry, but having funny labels on the lotions, creative titles of manuals, hair waxing products, toe jam cures, and so on. Like I said this one could get funny so have fun with it.

4. Sports and Recreational Themes

A lot of people are fanatical about a specific sport, so you can do a football themed gift basket including tickets to a game, or for a tennis player buy a racket. Where I live people are nuts for the Ohio State Buckeyes so buying a golf bag with Brutus the Buckeye on the side, or football jersey with his or her name on the back would go a long way. To get a laugh buy something that is totally irrelevant to the sport like ping pong ball for a golfer or soccer ball for a basketball fan. A big gag is making a basket of a rival sports teams products, but keep it inexpensive because most of it will never see the light of day.

All these ideas can be perfect for a women or mens gift. If you are looking for bigger items like elliptical machines, treadmills, or other gym equipment go to EllipticalMachinMan.com to see some reviews and lists of different products. I hope you have fun with your retiree’s gifts and can use some of the themes provided to get a great idea.

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Funny Gift Ideas For Retirement

Retirement is an important event as it marks a change from one phase of the life to another. Usually people who are retiring have mixed feelings. They are happy that they will have time to enjoy their life and relax with their family. Simultaneously, they feel sad about leaving their work and colleagues.

If your boss or a dear friend is retiring, then you can make that event pleasurable for him or her by giving funny gifts. There are many funny gift ideas for retirement that you can give to any person. There are many age related funny gifts available for retirees. Some of the popular gifts include a huge cane or a rear-view mirror. There are retirement pills box available with funny retirement related instructions.

Another gift that can be given is countdown clock that counts the time left for retirement. There are many gifts related to retirement fund such as a piggyback with retirement fund written on it. These gifts take a dig at the age of the person and add humor to the farewell party. Another idea is to get stickers, posters, signs or tags that have retirement related quotes. For example, you can give a sign saying ‘Slow moving Pedestrian’.

You can also give personalized gifts such as T-shirts and mugs that have funny quotes relating to retirement or aging. You can give a photograph of your team if the person is your colleague with a funny work related quote. Your gifts can be a way to remind the person that retirement is a good thing that will give him or her time to enjoy their lives. You can give a gift suited to their hobbies and interests. For example, if a person is interested in sports, then you can give a sports gift that hints towards his failing health because of age. It will make the person laugh and also act as a reminder of the happy days to come.

There are many funny retirement gifts available in the market such as funny books, inflatable walkers and signs. When you are choosing a funny retirement gift, you should keep in mind the sense of humor of the person. If the person is very sensitive about retirement or does not have a really good sense of humor, then you should stick to traditional gifts. If the person has a funny bone, then you should select the naughtiest, funniest and the wittiest gift that you can find in the market.

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Retirement Speeches

A retirement speech is when you make a speech honoring your friends and family and to thank everyone that helped you throughout the years. Thus, retirement speeches should have power and strong meaning in order to fully convey your message to everyone. A good speech will keep people interested while at the same time showing the real you and to show your feelings. So how exactly do you do all this? This guide will help you in giving the best retirement speech.

The first couple seconds of the speech is to calm down. You cannot give a speech shaking or nervous. You should approach the podium or wherever you’ll be giving the speech and to simply take a deep breath. Do NOT say that you’re nervous or that you don’t know what to say or anything else of this sort. If you truly want people to remember your speech and to respect you, you should show confidence and integrity.

You should also write your speech down and to set it down on a table when you speak. Writing a speech down will organize you and will guide you when you speak. Thus, you’ll know exactly what to say when you’re up there in front of everyone. Secondly, you should set your paper down so that if you are nervous, you won’t shake the paper showing everyone you are nervous. Once you take your deep breath, you should just do something to break the ice. Give a smile, or laugh heartily. Or you can say “good morning” or “how is everyone doing” or anything of this sort. This is so that you’ll calm the nerves and for you to ease up your own nerves.

Now, the speech will differ from people to people. This speech is a recollection of your life, your achievements, and your experiences which you are summing up in your retirement speech. However, you can follow these tips to ensure your speech is a strong, memorable one. First, for your beginning, you should tell a funny joke or a funny story. Don’t make it too corny and make it well humored. This should lighten the mood and get people’s interest in your speech. Next you should give a description of yourself when you first started to the man that stands before your audience today. Show how you changed, what stayed the same, and what you learned about yourself when you worked with the company.

Also, you should think up important experiences and achievements in your life and say that to the audience. Tell them what your future holds and what you’ll be doing when you retire. Mention that you will try to keep in contact with them. Finally you should give thanks to the staff for helping you and being with you, friends for supporting you, and your family for their love and support. Then you should give your gratitude for the party and gifts.

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