Headphones Journey

Disclaimer: I almost always listen to music during a workout. It helps me keep focused during my workouts and helps get me energized when I am struggling.

Here has been my journey with the different types of headphones used and what I thought of them.

The headphones I started out using were the on-the-ear headphones. These worked for me to listen to music, but it wasn't the most comfortable. The headphones had a tendency to slide off my ears during a run. They would also get wet from sweat, which made it uncomfortable after a while. It was also tough to get them to fit well over both ears.

It wasn't until a few years ago I started to use earbuds. The ones I started with were Apple earbuds that came with my iPod shuffle. These worked for me to listen to music, but they kept falling out of my ear during my workout. It was difficult to change the volume and change songs during my workout. I moved on to use the Apple EarPods with the mic. These solved the problem of changing the volume and songs during my workout, but still had the problem of them falling out of my ears during my run. I decided to try Yurbuds. These were very similar to the Apple EarPods with the mic, but they had a rubber piece over each ear bud that helped 'lock' the ear bud into your ear so they wouldn't fall out during the workout. I still had problems of them falling out of my ear or having to adjust them during my workout. It was less than a year when the ear buds started cutting in and out while a song was playing.

Recently, I moved on to Bluetooth earbuds. I knew I wanted to go wireless. It made things easier during my workout. I didn't want to have a wire slapping me during my workout or be constrained where I put my phone. I tried the Altec Lansing sport headphones. These worked for the most part. The problem I kept having was the ear buds kept falling out in my ear and they would slip out of my ear during a workout. I was also having problems where the Bluetooth connection would cut in and out with the phone less than a few feet away.

Over the past year, I've been hearing more and more about Aftershokz headphones. These headphones aren't your typical over-the-ear headphones or earbuds. Aftershokz uses bone conduction to guide vibrations to the inner ear to deliver sound without covering or having something inserted inside your ear. Many people were talking about Aftershokz and how they don't cover your ears or have anything to put inside your ear.

A few months ago, I finally purchased a pair of Aftershokz headphones. I'm glad I did! These have been the best pair of headphones I've worn. It definitely lives up to the hype! I've worn them indoors, outside in the heat, and even in the rain - never had any problems. I'd highly recommend purchasing a pair.

Found Really Comprehensive Running Playlist - Part 25

Here are the comprehensive running song playlist - the X, Y, and Z bands.

XX	Crystalised
XX	Intro
XX	Islands
XZibit	Hey Now
XZibit	Los Angeles
Yahel Sherman	That Night
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	10x10
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Date with A Night
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Gold Lion
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Heads Will Roll
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	No No No
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Y Control
yeah yeah yeahs	Zero
Yeasayer	Sunrise
Yellowcard	Bombers
Yellowcard	Breathing
Yellowcard	Cut me mick
Yellowcard	Fighting
yellowcard	Hollywood Died
Yellowcard	Ocean Avenue
yellowcard	Way Away
Yes	Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes	Starship Trooper
Ying Yang Twins	Shake
Young Disciples	Apparently Nothing
Young MC	Bust a Move
ZZ Top	Doubleback
ZZ Top	La grange
ZZ Top	Legs

Found Really Comprehensive Running Playlist - Part 24

Here are the comprehensive running song playlist - the W bands.

Waking Ashland	I am For You
Walkmen	the rat
Wall of Voodoo	Mexican Radio
Wallflowers	6th Avenue Heartache
Wallflowers	One Headlight
Wang Chung	Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Warp Brothers	Going Insane
Warrant	Cherry Pie
Warren Zevon	Lawyers guns and money
Warren Zevon	Things to do in Denver When You're Dead
Waycross	Nineteen
We the Kings	Check Yes Juliet
We're From Barcelona	Oversleeping
Weather Girls	It's Raining Men
Webb Wilder	Tough It Out
Webbie	Independent
Ween	A Tear for Eddie
Ween	Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain
Ween	I Got to Put the Hammer Down
Ween	Piss Up a Rope
Ween	Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down (Live in Chicago)
Ween	Stroker Ace
Ween	The Stallion Pt. 3
Weezer	Beverly Hills
Weezer	buddy holly
Weezer	Hash Pipe
Weezer	Pork and Beans
Weezer	Perfect Situtation
Weezer	Say It Ain't So
Weezer	undone
Weezer	Memories
Weezer	This is Such a Pity
Weird Al Yankovic	Pretty Fly For A Rabbi
Welle Juli	Perfekte
Whatever You Want	Status Quo
wheatus	teenage dirtbag
White Stripes	Blue Orchid
White Stripes	Catch Hell Blues
White Stripes	Icky Thump
White Stripes	Seven Nation Army
White Stripes	Theres No Home For You Here
White Stripes	blue orchid
White Stripes	icky thump
White Stripes	there's no home for you here
White Tie Affair	Candle Sick
White Tie Affair	You Look Better When I’m Drunk
White Zombie	More Human than Human
White Zombie	Thunder Kiss '65
Whitesnake	Here I go Again
Whitney Duncan	So Sorry Mama
Whitney Houston	I want to dance with somebody
Whitney Houston	It's Not Right but It's Okay
Whitney Houston	Love is a Contact Sport
Who	Baba O'Riley
Who	Eminence Front
Who	However much I booze
Who	Pinball Wizard
Who	The Seeker
Who	Who Are You
Who	Won't Be Fooled Again
Why On Earth	Get That Back
Wicked	Defying Gravity
wideawake	Maybe TOnight Maybe Tomorrow
widespread panic	action man
widespread panic	you got yours
Wilco	Heavy Metal Drummer
Wild Cherry	Play That Funky Music
Will Smith	Gettin Jiggy With It
Will Smith	Miami
Will Smith	switch
will.i.am	Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears
William Orbit	L'Inverno
Willie Nelson	Highwayman
Willie Nelson	The Maker
Winger	Seventeen
Winter Sounds	Candlelight
Wiseguys	Start the Commotion
Wolf Parade	You Are A Runner and I Am My Fathers Son
Wolfmother	Dimension
Wolfmother	Joker and the Thief
Wolfmother	Woman
Wreckx-N-Effect	Rump Shaker
wu-tang clan	da mystery of chessboxin
Wu-Tang Clan	Gravel Pit
Wu-Tang Clan	Protect Ya Neck
Wyclef Jean	Sweetest Girl/Dollar Bill

Found Really Comprehensive Running Playlist - Part 23

Here are the comprehensive running song playlist - the V bands.

Valley of the Queens	Star One
Vampire Weekend	A-punk
Vampire Weekend	Cousins
Vampire Weekend	The Kids Don't Stand a Chance
Vampire Weekend	Walcott
Van Halen	Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Van Halen	Cant Stop Loving You
Van Halen	Dreams
Van Halen	Hot for the Teacher
Van Halen	humans being
Van Halen	I'll Wait
Van Halen	It's My Life
Van Halen	Jump
Van Halen	Panama
Van Halen	Right Now
Van Halen	runaround
Van Halen	Running With the Devil
Van Halen	Unchained
Van Morrison	Bright Side of The Road
Van Morrison	Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison	Come Running
Van Morrison	Comfortably Numb (Live) FT Roger Waters
Van Morrison	Sweet Thing
Vanessa Carlton	A Thousand Miles
vangelis	chariots of fire
Vanilla Ice	Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice	Ninja Rap
Vapors	Turning Japanese
Velocity Girl	Finest Hour
Velvet Revolver	Fall to pieces
Velvet Revolver	slither
Vengaboys	Movin' Around
Vengaboys	We Like To Party!
Veronicas	4ever
Veronicas	Untouched
Vertical Theory	Haujobb
Veruca Salt	Seether
Veruca Salt	Volcano Girls
Verve	Bitter Sweet Symphony
Verve	Love is Noise
Verve	Lucky Man
Verve Pipe	The Freshmen
Victorious	Tiesto
Victorious Cast and Victoria Justice	Make It Shine
Vince DiCola	Training Montage
Vince DiCola	war/fanfare from rocky
Vines	Get Free
Vines	Ride
Vintersorg	Odemarkens Son
Violent Femmes	Blister in the Sun
Violent Femmes	Gone Daddy Gone
Violent Femmes	Kiss off
Virgin Black	The Everlasting
virgins	rich girls
Vitalic	No Fun
Von Bondies	C'Mon C'Mon
Vonda Rhea	Over Like a Fat Rat
Voodoo & Serano	Blood is pumping
Voodoo Child Radio	Rogue Traders
Voodoo Glow Skulls	Los Hombres No Lloran
Vowel Movements	Eligible Bachelors

Found Really Comprehensive Running Playlist - Part 22

Here are the comprehensive running song playlist - the U bands.

U2	Bad
U2	Beautiful Day
U2	City of Blinding Lights
U2	Desire
U2	Elevation
U2	Get on Your Boots
U2	gloria
U2	Helter Skelter
U2	I Will Follow
U2	In a Little While
U2	Like a Song
U2	Out of Control
U2	Pride
U2	Rattle N' Hum
U2	Staring at the Sun
U2	stuck in a moment
u2	Sunday bloody Sunday
U2	Sweetest Thing
U2	Unforgetabble Fire
U2	Vertigo
U2	Where The Streets Have No Name
U2	Yahweh
U2	Zoo Station
UFO	Natural Thing (Live)
UGK	One Day
Umbrellas	Boston White
Underoath	It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door
Underoath	Reinventing Your Exit
Underworld	Born Slippy
Underworld	King of Snake
Underworld	Underneath the Radar
unearth	zombie autopilot
Union Underground	Turn Me On "Mr. Deadman"
Unwritten Law	Fight
urizen	my friend says you're ugly
Used	I Caught Fire
used	Let It Bleed
used	pretty handsome awkward
Usher	DJ Got Us Falling in Love feat. Pitbull
Usher	Love in This Club
Usher	More
Usher	Moving mountains
Usher	OMG (Disco Fries Remix) feat. Will.I.Am
Usher	Yeah!
Utada Hikaru	Keep Tryin'