One of my biggest frustrations while running is the dang headphone cord. It’s always flopping around and blowing in the wind and getting tangled on my fingers and dragging the earbuds out of my ears, and just causing irritation. For years I have just dealt with it - trying a number of different options for keeping the wires under control. I’ve strung the cord up through the inside of my shirt, tucked in the strap of my sports bra, wrapped it around my phone, held it clutched in my fist, let it flow free, flung it over my back, etc, etc, etc… Oh and don’t even get me started with trying to jump rope or lift weights with the cord dangling there!

Finally, I decided enough was enough and I needed to invest in a pair of wireless headphones for the gym and all my marathon-training runs. Years ago I got the chance to review a Plantronics ear-piece set as a journalism perk. It was one of the best little phone-interview tools I ever came across. So when I was in the market for a wireless headset I decided to start the search at Plantronics, which brought me to the Backbeat Fit Bluetooth Headphones. These are seriously the perfect wireless headphones for working out.

I took them out on a five-mile run yesterday and can already tell you I am sold! I’m never wearing normal headphones again while working out!

What’s so great about the Plantronics Backbeat Fit Headphones? Here’s a list…

• It is lightweight! It doesn’t even feel like you have anything on.
• It is easy to put on and take off.
• It effortlessly syncs to your phone.
• You can start, stop, increase the volume, power on and off, answer or reject a call all from the couple buttons on the headphone set.
• It has an 8-hour continuous play battery life. That’s one serious run!!
• It comes with an arm band to easily store your phone while working out.
• It has a 30-foot range so for treadmils, elipticals and weights you don’t have to strap your phone to your arm. Jut set it by your water bottle.
• The volume is loud enough to drown out the sounds around you but won’t go loud enough to blast your eardrums - I might have tried and it kept telling me ‘Max Volume.’