Made of moisture-wicking, four-way stretch material, with a hidden pocket in the muffin top-minimizing waistband, Lululemon’s Wunder Under pants stay put without hindering your flow. They’re so comfortable you won’t want to take them off.
Available at lululemon.com, $82.
Before resolving to change bad eating habits, reset your system with nutritionist Kimberly Snyder’s new Glow BIO Cleanse. The 100 percent organic, cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and boosters kept us full and energetic during a three-day detox.
Available by email order (cleanse@myglowbio.com), $60-$275. For more information, go to myglowbio.com.
Ditch the chips and make a healthy crunch with The Good Bean’s roasted chickpeas. The variety pack is stocked with sea salt, cracked pepper, smoky chili and lime, and sweet cinnamon flavors, so you can snack happy.
Available at thegoodbean.com, $25.
In its new-and-improved second generation, Jawbone’s Up gets down to wristy business. Beyond counting steps and tracking sleep patterns (how long it takes you to fall asleep, how often you awake, deep sleep versus light), the app lets you enter meals and mood info. All data is smartly displayed, so you can learn from your daily habits.
Available at jawbone.com, $130.
Address the stress, release tension, and get rest with a little help from H. Gillerman Organics essential oil blends.
Available at hgillermanorganics.com, $48.
Your mind is like a steel trap, albeit one that’s rusted shut. Get back in the zone with brewed Amazonian guayusa, courtesy of Brooklyn-based tea operation Runa. Each serving contains a naturally high concentration of antioxidants and as much caffeine as an espresso shot, so you can feed your buzz minus the bitter taste.
Available at thirstmonger.com, $32 for twelve. For more information, go to runa.org.
Raise the barre by adding stability to your next studio workout with a pair of socks that have a texturized grip.
Available at barresocks.com, $10.
The cult of SoulCycle riders swears the workout gives a rush like no other. Stop fighting over a coveted reservation for a sec and listen up: Now you can ride high at home.
Available at soul-cycle.com, $2,200.
Stick a HappyLight where the sun don’t shine — like on your desk during dreary winter months. With about 30 minutes of use each day, the slim light box (seasonally) affected us, believe it or not, by boosting our mood and energy.
Available at verilux.com, $100.
Get your girls in check with a sports bra from Alternative Apparel’s new Move collection. The crisscross supporter made of soft Eco-Jersey holds tight with an elastic band.
Available at alternativeapparel.com, $42.
If you’re not brave enough to go au naturel and barefoot sneakers make you cringe, may we suggest the lightweight and breathable Minimus cross-trainers from New Balance.
Available at newbalance.com, $100.
A product so bold as to include a tape measure with four DVDs, a seven-day jump-start plan, 60-day workout calendar, and nutritional guide can only mean results. Press play, and Aerobox yourself into a lean fitness machine.
Available for preorder at aerospacenyc.com, $60.
Thumbs up for Tinké. The tiny gadget connects to your iOS device, and with the touch of your fingertip, it monitors heart and respiratory rates, blood oxygen level, and heart rate variability to interpret your stress level. And, of course, it allows you to share your data via social media.
Available at zensorium.com, $119.
Food Matters NYC bakes and ships exceptional gluten-, sugar-, and grain-free loaves of Paleo Bread. We’d go on about how delicious and healthy it is, but we’re getting crumbs everywhere.
Available at foodmattersnyc.com, $18.
A strong case has been made against sitting the day away. Move it before you lose it on Steelcase’s treadmill desk.
Available at steelcase.com, $4,399.
Upgrade your H2O when you stir in a tablespoon of Navitas Naturals freeze-dried coconut water. It’s full of hydrating electrolytes and has more potassium than a banana.
Available at navitasnaturals.com, $18.
Refresh your kitchen — and yourself — with SodaStream’s latest unit, sparkled up by designer Yves Béhar’s mod, minimalist aesthetic.
Available at sodastreamusa.com, $130-$150.
Believing every ingredient should pull its nutritional weight, Julie Morris explains the benefits of superfoods like chia seeds, maca, quinoa, and cacao, and shares recipes of her creations in Superfood Kitchen. We’re secretly hoping this book might help us achieve the stunning dishes our kitchen-talented Chicago editor, Emily Fiffer, makes us jealous of on Instagram.
Available at amazon.com, $14.
If the trek to the gym is what keeps you from working out, stay put. Instead — you’re not off the hook — stream Physique 57’s sweat-inducing isometric exercises on your computer at home or when traveling.
Available at physique57.com, $5-$7.
Rock steady while you’re on the run with Motorola’s new headphones. The no-strings-attached sound system connects via Bluetooth and adjusts to your head, staying put while you move.
Available at motorola.com, $130.
Before you work up a sweat, dab your pits with Soapwalla’s deodorant cream. Void of stinky chemicals like aluminum, the all-natural formula of peppermint and tea tree oils, vegetable powders, and clays makes scents.
Available at soapwallakitchen.com, $14.
Ballet Beautiful Live connects you in real time (no putting your workout off until later) to the graceful Mary Helen Bowers from anywhere in the world. You can see and communicate with the instructor, and she can see and communicate with you (no slacking) during a ballet-inspired routine.
Available at balletbeautiful.com, single class, $35; monthly membership, $280.
Fact: Surfers’ bodies don’t quit. Fact: Hitting the beach with a giant fin in tow with any regularity is a pipe dream. Fact: The RipSurfer X simulates the motion of surfing the ocean from the comfort of your home. Cowabunga, dude.
Available at surfsetfitness.com, $450.
No bones about it: Pumps, wedges, and platforms take their toll on your body. Bring things down a notch with Be&D’s skeleton high sneakers.
Available at beandd.com, $128.
Make the next six weeks all about you. May Cause Miracles author Gabrielle Bernstein guides you, week by week, though reprogramming your thoughts and actions (letting go of negativity, forgiveness, self-love) for a miraculous, positive outcome.
Available at amazon.com, $13.
After all that hard work, you deserve a prize. Kick back and relax on Yellow Owl Workshop’s letterman pillows adorned with award-winning patches.
Available at schoolhouseelectric.com, $99 each.
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