This $11 AirPods accessory fixes the biggest problem

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My biggest gripe with wearing AirPods Pro while running is that they autumn from my ears also oftentimes. But there'due south a cheap ready for that.

Given my non-so-great history of running with AirPods Pro — the merely sweat-resistant AirPods up to this point — I'm wary most how the 3rd-generation AirPods will concord up when I hit the treadmill or rail.

Could the AirPods iii become 1 of the best running headphones? With an IPX6 rating for sweat and water resistance, there'due south finally a product under $200 in the AirPods lineup yous can habiliment while working out.

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And it'southward not merely AirPods. Wireless earbuds and I don't seem to mesh. I'll about ever achieve for my AirPods Max before my AirPods Pro, but I'm non 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 some other go at the starting cake, I took a recommendation sent by a reader who has been following my wireless earbuds woes. They swore by an $11 accompaniment, and then naturally, I had to try it.

Not that I'm thrilled to dish out additional dough for devices that come up 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 fiddling attachments on a run in the gym, I'grand never taking AirPods Pro anywhere without them.

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

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

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I of things I liked virtually most running with bone conduction headphones was non having to accept anything shoved within my ears while I'm sweating and flailing around. I oasis't mastered how to run faster nonetheless, but I'k certainly trying.

That's why I'1000 excited to effort out AirPods iii for running. As long equally I have my $11 ear hooks on standby, I imagine wearing the new AirPods will be more than comfy overall than wearing AirPods Pro. The bodily buds look more than similar the less-intrusive original AirPods.

Without ear tips, I'll have to trade-off agile noise cancellation and transparency mode. That could be a major inconvenience at the gym. Merely when I'm outside running, I actually like being able to hear what's going on around me.

It's nonetheless important that my music sounds strong enough to motivate me, though. Sound quality will be a determining factor of whether AirPods 3 vs. AirPods Pro are the best workout headphones for me. AirPods three orders are shipping soon, and then it's non long until I find out.

Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom'southward Guide roofing wearables, TVs and everything smart-dwelling house related. When she'southward not in cyborg mode, you lot can find her on an practice wheel or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot army will rule the earth one day, but until and so, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.