This $11 AirPods accessory fixes the biggest problem

This $11 AirPods accompaniment fixes the biggest problem

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My biggest gripe with wearing AirPods Pro while running is that they fall from my ears also often. But in that location'south a inexpensive fix for that.

Given my not-so-great history of running with AirPods Pro — the but sweat-resistant AirPods upward to this signal — I'm wary about how the 3rd-generation AirPods will hold up when I hit the treadmill or track.

Could the AirPods iii become one of the all-time running headphones? With an IPX6 rating for sweat and water resistance, in that location'southward finally a product under $200 in the AirPods lineup you lot can wear while working out.

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And it's not merely AirPods. Wireless earbuds and I don't seem to mesh. I'll almost e'er accomplish for my AirPods Max before my AirPods Pro, but I'm not keen on exposing $549 headphones to sweat.

Instead, I've tried Powerbeats Pro for running, Jabra Elite Active 75t for running and bone conduction headphones for running. All had advantages, and disadvantages, compared to the AirPods Pro.

In an attempt to give AirPods Pro another become at the starting block, I took a recommendation sent by a reader who has been following my wireless earbuds woes. They swore past an $11 accessory, and so naturally, I had to try information technology.

Non that I'yard thrilled to dish out additional dough for devices that come with their own cases, merely an affordable accessory serves me well for the AirPods Max. So I ordered these Elago ear hooks on Amazon, and after using these little attachments on a run in the gym, I'm never taking AirPods Pro anywhere without them.

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The Powerbeats Pro offered the best alternative for security, with sturdy congenital-in ear hooks. Only after a while of having them looped effectually my ear, the Powerbeats Pro caused an uncomfortable pinching sensation on both sides of my head.

I experienced no such pain with the AirPods ear hooks. Amend yet, they stayed put the entire 30 minutes I ran on the treadmill. And every bit some of the best dissonance cancelling earbuds, I didn't have to mind to the jostling of weights or ill-timed phone calls of my fellow gym-goers.

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I of things I liked most nigh running with bone conduction headphones was not having to have annihilation shoved inside my ears while I'm sweating and flailing around. I haven't mastered how to run faster notwithstanding, but I'thousand certainly trying.

That'due south why I'm excited to try out AirPods 3 for running. Every bit long as I have my $11 ear hooks on standby, I imagine wearing the new AirPods will be more comfy overall than wearing AirPods Pro. The actual buds look more like the less-intrusive original AirPods.

Without ear tips, I'll take to merchandise-off agile dissonance cancellation and transparency manner. That could be a major inconvenience at the gym. But when I'm outside running, I actually similar being able to hear what'south going on around me.

It'southward still important that my music sounds strong enough to motivate me, though. Audio quality volition exist a determining factor of whether AirPods 3 vs. AirPods Pro are the all-time workout headphones for me. AirPods iii orders are shipping shortly, so it'due south non long until I notice out.

Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom's Guide roofing wearables, TVs and everything smart-abode related. When she's not in cyborg manner, you can notice her on an do bicycle or channeling her inner glory chef. She and her robot army will rule the world one day, but until then, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.