A question for those who run and listen to music

[bania]

I know this is a dumb question and I even googled to avoid asking this.  Where do you put your music device when you run/walk/jog outside?


I always wear a jacket with pockets for my iphone but it's warming up so I need an alternative that doesn't require pockets.  I am VERY new to running and I feel dumb asking this.  


 

[jreeds]

Well I have a shuffle. It's tiny and I just clip it on me. But they make armbands you can use for your iPhone so you can just strap it on. I saw some cheap ones in the $1 bins at Target recently so you could check there

[Deleted]

I hold it. I get bored with music too fast to not change the song

[rosiebear]

I have (or had, when I used to run) an armband that carries an iphone. Google "running armband" and you'll see lots of options for whatever your music device.

ETA:  I see lots of people have already answered this. 

[runforrest]

I wear a FlipBelt - it holds my keys and phone, and has small slots for other things. It is amazing. Nothing jostles around and it doesn't ride up or down.

[thebuddhagouda]

I have one of these and LOVE it.

flipbelt.com

 

Perfect for the phone, keys if you need them, and gels for long runs

[blackcat]

I have one of these, an arm band that holds the iphone www.amazon.com/ioi-Works-Removable-Headphones-Luxurious/dp/B00KMEQLGG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427392023&sr=8-2&keywords=iphone+arm+band+holder#Ask

[trafficgirl]

I haven't for a long time, but I also wore an armband. Mine looked kind of like this one:

ETA - the pic isn't working. It's like the one superduper posted.

[Deleted]

Mar 26, 2015 12:46:55 GMT -5 Aloe Vera said:

I wear an armband made for iPods/Iphones. You can find it at Target.

This

[cookie510]

I have a spi belt. It works great.

www.spibelt.com/products/spibelt/the-original-spibelt

[bania]

Mar 26, 2015 12:47:42 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

I hold it. I get bored with music too fast to not change the song

I'm the same way with the music but I don't trust myself not to drop it.  I find the 6+ super awkward.  

[pooh8402]

When I ran, I stuck my phone in my bra.

[bania]

Mar 26, 2015 12:48:07 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

I have one of these and LOVE it.

flipbelt.com

 

Perfect for the phone, keys if you need them, and gels for long runs

This looks awesome! The arm bands would work too but I feel like the headphones cord would move around less with this.  I move my arms a lot when I run.  Lol.

[thebuddhagouda]

Mar 26, 2015 12:59:12 GMT -5 bania said:

Mar 26, 2015 12:48:07 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

I have one of these and LOVE it.

flipbelt.com

 

Perfect for the phone, keys if you need them, and gels for long runs

This looks awesome! The arm bands would work too but I feel like the headphones cord would move around less with this.  I move my arms a lot when I run.  Lol.

Yup. I run the cords under my shirt 

[thebuddhagouda]

Mar 26, 2015 13:00:57 GMT -5 @kizmet said:

Mar 26, 2015 12:48:07 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

I have one of these and LOVE it.

flipbelt.com

 

Perfect for the phone, keys if you need them, and gels for long runs

Do those abs come with the Flip Belt?  If so I'll order three!  :-)

Of course. That's what mine look like RIGHT NOW 

[bania]

Mar 26, 2015 12:58:09 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

If you're using the iPhone headphones, you can change the song from there! Blind, but better than nothing.

DH just got me these because the iphone ones don't stay in my ears ever.  Doesn't matter how many times I wrap them around, they fall out.  Lol.


www.bose.ca/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/sport_headphones/index.jsp

They seriously are amazing.  So comfortable and they have a remote control thingy on them which I haven't used except for volume. 

[thebuddhagouda]

If we're goign to start talking earbuds, I freaking love my yurbuds. They screw into your ear (not as painful as it sounds). Even when I'm dripping sweat running in a MS summer, they don't fall out, and they have a line for women so they're actually small enough to fit 

www.yurbuds.com/en/

[bania]

Mar 26, 2015 13:07:52 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Mar 26, 2015 13:02:59 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

If we're goign to start talking earbuds, I freaking love my yurbuds. They screw into your ear (not as painful as it sounds). Even when I'm dripping sweat running in a MS summer, they don't fall out, and they have a line for women so they're actually small enough to fit 

www.yurbuds.com/en/

I've heard really good things about those! And bania, I honestly would have expected a bose product to be more expensive than that. I'll need to check them both out. 

H got these jaybirds: www.jaybirdsport.com/bluebuds-x-bluetooth-headphones/ He seems to like them and says the sound quality is good, but they look bulky for me. 

Yeah, they're really good value and they feel great.  

I just ordered the Flip Belt! @thebuddahgouda thank you!

[AHappierHour]

I usually run with my stroller so it goes in a cup holder. I have an armband for when I'm alone.

[open24hours]

I used to run with an armband. Then I got an iPhone 6. Then I got a shuffle, because the iPhone was too big to wear on my arm. This can be a more expensive solution than what you are looking for.

[malibu]

I was using an armband, but I keep getting chafed if I'm wearing a tank top. I found a cheapo $7 belt that holds my phone (with access to the headphones port) and keys/cards at Walmart a few weeks ago. I like that much better.

[beefcheeks]

I also wear a flip belt.

[bania]

Mar 26, 2015 13:26:25 GMT -5 open24hours said:

I used to run with an armband. Then I got an iPhone 6. Then I got a shuffle, because the iPhone was too big to wear on my arm. This can be a more expensive solution than what you are looking for.

Yeah I have a shuffle also and considered clipping it to my shirt but the hassle of downloading music onto it was a deterrent.

[itsme]

I use a Fuelbelt with wireless headphones (not earbuds). I have a iPhone 6+. I didn't have my belt yesterday and went on an impromptu run with a friend and I stuck my massive tablet phone in my sports bra. It kept trying to fly out.  I don't like armbands because the velcro always pops off.  I have a good quality one and a cheapie and it doesn't matter, the velcro comes undone.  The belt is so much better. 

Belt:
www.fuelbelt.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1450/.f

Wireless headphones:
www.plantronics.com/us/product/backbeat-fit

[missmissy234]

Mar 26, 2015 13:02:59 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

If we're goign to start talking earbuds, I freaking love my yurbuds. They screw into your ear (not as painful as it sounds). Even when I'm dripping sweat running in a MS summer, they don't fall out, and they have a line for women so they're actually small enough to fit 

www.yurbuds.com/en/

I was looking at getting a pair of these and you say yours don't fall out at all???  Mine will stay in until my ears get sweaty then they want to pop right out.  Do you have the ones with the hook over your hear or just the ones that go right into your ear hole?...LOL

TIA

[jillybean222]

if i bring my phone i carry it. i hate the way armbands chafe me and give me an ugly bicep tan line.

[franklin]

I'm trying to get back into the whole running thing, so I'm using the treadmill most of the time until I get my groove back.  When I run I  was putting my iphone in one of those arm bands that Velcro around you arm, but that broke so for now I'm just holding it which kind of sucks.  I should probably just order a new one.

[thebuddhagouda]

Mar 26, 2015 13:46:23 GMT -5 missmissy234 said:

Mar 26, 2015 13:02:59 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

If we're goign to start talking earbuds, I freaking love my yurbuds. They screw into your ear (not as painful as it sounds). Even when I'm dripping sweat running in a MS summer, they don't fall out, and they have a line for women so they're actually small enough to fit 

www.yurbuds.com/en/

I was looking at getting a pair of these and you say yours don't fall out at all???  Mine will stay in until my ears get sweaty then they want to pop right out.  Do you have the ones with the hook over your hear or just the ones that go right into your ear hole?...LOL

TIA

I just have the ones that go in the ear. I think one has fallen out once, and I've had them for over a year. I run almost every day last summer and would be dripping sweat, and they still stayed in. 

[erbear]

I hold it in my hands. I can't wear something around my arm as it annoys me.

[greysgirl]

I use an armband but after reading this I want one of those belts. I feel like I have to keep the armband really tight to keep it from falling down.