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#1 Bose Sport Earbuds
These Bose earbuds are our top pick for their clear and powerful sound for up to five hours on a single charge and an additional 10 hours when resting in the accompanying charging case. The StayHear+ ear tips keep the buds comfortably in your ears throughout even the most vigorous of workouts, and their Ipx4 water resistance rating suggests that they hold up well to sweat, rain, and more.
If an earbud happens to fall out while you’re running or cycling, Bose’s “Find My Buds” app can help track it. Lastly, they have an integrated microphone that allows you to use them during calls when they’re synced with your smartphone.
#2 Jabra Elite Active
The completely wireless Jabra Elite Active 75t earbuds excel at the gym and beyond thanks to their great sound, durable build, secure fit, and easy-to-use controls. A single multifunction button on each earbud lets you easily adjust volume, skip tracks, and activate your digital assistant during a workout. Although these earbuds have a sealed design to block out noise, the hear-through mode allows you to have a conversation or to keep an ear on traffic without removing your earbuds. The Elite Active 75t’s four microphones help to reduce wind noise, enabling clear phone or video calls. With seven and a half hours of listening time per charge, the pair will last you long past your training session. If you run out of juice, the coin-pocket-sized charge case offers an additional 20 hours of power; the rapid-charge function gives you 60 minutes of use from just 15 minutes in the charging case. With an IP57 rating, these earbuds should withstand abuse, sweat, and moisture when used properly, and they’re backed by a two-year warranty.
#3 Beats Fit Pro
If you struggle to keep true wireless earbuds in your ears, or you’re an Apple fan, the Beats Fit Pro is a worthy alternative. The Fit Pro offers easy pairing and connection swapping to iCloud-connected Apple devices, as well as noise cancellation and touch-free “Hey Siri” functionality. Like the Elite Active 75t, these earbuds are sealed to block out noise, but the hear-through mode is great for occasional situational awareness or conversations between workout sets. And the microphones provide wind and background noise reduction, so you can take a quick call, even while jogging.
The Fit Pro earbuds offer physical buttons that control track skip, phone calls, and volume on Apple devices, plus some button customization and one-touch pairing on Android devices (if you download the Beats app). The Fit Pro pair sounds great, with slightly boosted bass.
The six hours of listening time (with ANC on) is average, and the quick-charge feature will get you an hour of playback after five minutes in the charging case—but the case itself lacks the option for wireless charging and isn’t as small as the Jabra case. The IPX4 water-resistance rating should be enough for most activities, but the Active 75t’s IP57 rating is better for folks who mountain bike, sweat profusely, or are just tougher on their gear. Either of the Fit Pro’s earbuds can work independently, but multitaskers may miss the dual-device connectivity of the Jabra pair. Our test panel found the flexible, stabilizing wings to be comfortable and liked the extra security they provided, but anyone who is sensitive to pressure in the ear might dislike the feeling of the wings.
#4 Koss KSC32i
Want a pair of cheap wired earbuds to stash in your gym bag? Go for the super-affordable Koss FitClips KSC32i. The hook-over-the-ear design of these workout headphones is flexible and comfortable, the sound is way better than the low price implies, and this pair has a universal single-button remote and mic. And because these earbuds are wired, you don’t have to worry about charging them, although you may need a headphone-jack adapter depending on which smartphone you use. However, the microphone on this FitClips pair isn’t fantastic for phone conversations.
#5 AfterShokz Aeropex
Bone conduction headphones are an excellent choice for fitness buffs who want to enjoy quality sound and a strong sense of spatial awareness simultaneously. This pair from AfterShokz ranks high for safety as well as comfort because they are supremely lightweight—less than 1 ounce. You can enjoy high-quality, Bluetooth-syncing sound (with surprisingly high volume for a pair of open headphones) for eight hours in between charges.
Better yet, you don’t need to stress about taking your workout into the elements because these headphones are designed to withstand the most extreme weather conditions.