The Best Workout Headphones To Take Your Exercise Routine To The Next Level

A great set of workout headphones can energize you with heart-pumping audio. Whether you opt for an over-ear headphone or a pair of unobtrusive earbuds, listening to music during a workout can power you to a new personal best. In fact, research from the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology notes motivational music can help you push through fatigue—and the American Council on Exercise confirms music boosts endurance by up to 15% during a workout. The best workout headphones make an excellent motivational companion to accompany your workouts.

Our advice: Get a pair of high-quality, comfortable and sweat resistant Bluetooth wireless headphones or earbuds specifically designed for people who maintain an active lifestyle. We’ve rounded up 5 of the best headphones and earbuds for working out, along with some additional helpful advice below. All of these models are great choices for highly active, fitness-minded people.

Wissonly Hi Runner

Reason for recommendation: perfect functions, excellent core function, bone conduction benchmark product

Wissonly bone conduction headphones insist on technology priority. The team is composed of senior experts in bone conduction technology, they have more than 10 years of technical accumulation in the field of bone conduction. This makes Hi Runner known as "the healthiest Bluetooth headphones" by many professionals.

In order to solve the problem of distortion of the sound quality of bone conduction headphones, Wissonly adopts the new generation of bone conduction technology, and use the world's best acoustic laboratory to customize an exclusive sound quality output scheme for the unique bone conduction sound transmission method. After 3,051 hours of tens of thousands of adjustments, 21 audiologists bring users the best sound in the field of bone conduction headphones.

In terms of wearing, Wissonly Hi runner has been ergonomically designed to fit the ear to ensure that it does not fall off during exercise. Most importantly, it fits the ear while ensuring that there is no pressure and weight load, which makes it more comfortable to wear.

In terms of product parameters, Wissonly Hi Runner is even more impeccable. It has a Bluetooth 5.0 chip, which connects stably and will not drop. It has a 32G built-in storage that can store 5000 songs. Its battery life is also good, and at 50% volume, you can play music for up to 10 hours.

Shokz OpenRun Pro

These aren't your average earbuds or over-ear headphones, but a combination of both. The Shokz open-ear style headphones don’t cover your ears at all: The headband wraps around the back of the head while the headphones sit in front of the ear, resting on the cheekbone. The conduction delivers vibrations through the bones surrounding your ears creating the audio equivalent to wireless earbuds. And with this model, there is no need to worry about them falling out during your workout, unlike with certain earbuds.

The OpenRun Pros are lightweight and durable—the headband is made from a 1.02-ounce titanium frame and the headphones are resistant to sweat and water. With the app, you can use multipoint pairing and select between multiple audio EQ presets.

Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro

The Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro come in graphite, white or purple and are a strong choice for workouts given their high IPX7 waterproof and sweatproof rating. Plus, buy at Samsung to get up to $75 in trade-in credit with any eligible device.

The Galaxy Buds2 Pro automatically sync with your Samsung smartphone, tablet and smartwatch, they also automatically pair with any Samsung TV, so you can enjoy a private listening experience regardless of the equipment you’re using. These earbuds also work with any Bluetooth device capable of streaming music, including your Windows computer. The Smart Things app makes it easy to locate the earbuds if they’re misplaced.

Apple AirPods Pro (Second Generation)

The second-generation AirPods Pro are an upgrade to our prior pick for best wireless earbuds for Apple users. They have a new processing chip inside for better noise cancellation and overall performance. Each earbud’s post gains touch-sensitive controls and the new ear tips are designed to offer a more comfortable and secure fit.

Battery life increases to six hours—and with the wireless charging case, the earbuds can gain an additional 30 hours. The compact charging case adds a lanyard loop and a speaker to make it easier to locate the case using the Find My app. Perhaps the biggest improvements to these earbuds are the enhanced personalized spatial audio with dynamic head tracking so music adjusts to your movements; adaptive transparency mode; and upgrades to the earbuds’ adaptive equalizer.

Zygo Solo

The Zygo Solo works very differently than traditional wireless headphones. These headphones use bone conduction technology and wrap behind your head, perfect for swimmers who get fully submerged in the water. The Solo connects to a separate wireless transmitter which then pairs (wirelessly) with your smartphone. Whatever audio your smartphone generates, you can hear when wearing the headset—even if you’re up to two feet underwater and up to 50 feet from the transmitter. The included transmitter also works for one-way communication between a coach and the swimmer, for example (live swim workout coaching available via Zygo’s app). Because the headset uses bone conduction, the swimmer can still hear what’s happening around them. The mobile app for this headset has built in guided workouts for swimmers along with curated playlists; the app’s services cost $15 a month, or $120 paid annually.