Now if you decide to get someone any sort of exercise equipment, like ellipticals, for a gift (for Christmas or a birthday or for Arbor Day) you have to make super sure of a couple of things. First, did your friend or relative ask for exercise equipment? If the answer is yes, then go ahead with your plan to purchase said equipment. Second, what will the recipient’s first reaction be? If you believe it will be, “Awesome, just what I wanted,” then go ahead. If there is any chance at all that the reaction will be, “So you’re saying I’m fat,” then you may want to reconsider your gift idea.