You can do all the right research and pick out the highest-reviewed, best-sounding, most durable headphones for exercise—the thing is, once you’re working up a sweat, you’ll inevitably find something about your headphones that just isn’t perfect.
Maybe you share my love of the bone-conducting Shokz OpenRun Pro 2, or perhaps you want noise-cancelling earbuds, and you go with my colleague Beth’s favorites, the Powerbeats Pro 2. But once you get them on, you might notice they don’t stay in place during heavy cardio, or the sound isn’t as deep as you need for an intense lift. Before you throw in the towel on your earbuds of choice, consider these small, nerdy adjustments to enhance your audio experience before your next workout.
SHOKZ New OpenRun Pro 2 Open-Ear Bone Conduction Sport Headphones $179.95 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $179.95 at Amazon Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 $249.00 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $249.00 at Amazon SUUNTO Spark Open Ear Sport Headphones $179.00 at Amazon Shop Now Shop Now $179.00 at Amazon SEE 0 MOREMemory foam tips like these solve two problems at once: they mold to your ear canal for a passive noise seal, and that same seal creates enough friction to keep earbuds locked in during movement. I recommend looking at the brand of your earbuds and buying straight from the source. For instance, Apple lets you buy new ear tips for your AirPods for around $10.
Of course, you can save time and simply opt for earbuds with built-in ear hook designs. I’m currently writing an in-depth review of the Suunto Spark open-ear headphones, but I’ll go ahead and give an early recommendation for their ear hook design right here.
Dial in an EQ specifically for your workout
The general move for a workout is a mild bass boost and a slight treble lift to punch through ambient noise (traffic, gym equipment, your own breathing). Everyone's preferences are different, so mess around with it before your next workout. From there, most companion apps—like Shokz, Bose, Beats, Jabra, and more—let you save this as a custom profile so you're not re-adjusting it every session. If your headphones support saved EQ profiles, it's worth setting one up specifically labeled "workout" so you're always one tap away from it.
Program your headphones to trigger your workout routine
If you have a pair of headphones you use exclusively for workouts, you can set up your phone to automatically do things the moment those headphones connect. On iPhone, this lives in the Shortcuts app under Automation. Create a new automation, choose Bluetooth as the trigger, select your workout headphones specifically (not "any device"), and set it to run when they're connected. From there you can chain in an action—like opening Strava—the second your running headphones pair.
How to create a shortcut for your workout headphones. Credit: Meredith DietzIPX ratings tell you your earbuds can survive sweat; they don't tell you sweat won't slowly degrade them over time. If your earbuds ever get properly wet (not just sweaty), most manufacturers recommend wiping them down with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth. Then, make sure you actually let them air dry for a couple of hours before using them or putting them back in the case.
Reroute your cables to control where sweat actually goes
If you're still running with wired headphones—and I know plenty of dedicated runners who are—cable routing matters. Most people let the cord hang straight down the front of the chest, which means the sweat rolling off your collarbone might run straight down the wire toward the connector at the earbud. That connection point is where corrosion starts, which could eventually kill your wired headphones.
The fix: loop the cable up and behind your ears first, then let it drop down the back of your neck. Gravity pulls sweat down your back instead of pooling at the jack. It also stops the cable from bouncing against your chest with every stride, which is a nice bonus.
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