Mp3 Player for Running (or Any Exercise)

Using an Mp3 Player for exercise, whether we areultimately cause loss of data or a damaged boot
running or working out in the gym, we like to do it tosector.Then what happens - we are sold MP3 players
music. To our favorite music or music we've chosenthat run from computer hard drives (ie, spinning disc's).
for what we're doing - possibly vigorous music forYes, we know they have shock protection built in, but
aerobics, soothing music for weightlifting, or a goodthis is so we don't hear the skipped music tracks - not
beat for running, snowboarding or skiing, whateverto stop the hard drive from being damaged.I was
works for you, is the best for you.discussing these thoughts with a client last week, and
One of the easiest ways to carry that music is with awas interrupted by a computer technician, I thought
suitable MP3 player that is light, compact and loadedwhoops what have I said wrong, he then confirmed
with your choice of music.what I was saying is right, as he had replaced his MP3
Using an Mp3 player for running, as we all know, overplayer hard drive twice in 2 years. He had put it down
many years people have carried radio's, cassetteto heavy use as he is always playing it, apart from the
players and CD players while they were running. All ofrunning, and not realized the real problem (that he was
these were either awkward to carry, or were limitedusing his MP3 player for running) until after a discussion
by the length of tape or CD, or the CD would skip, orwith his work mates. Now he uses a solid state MP3
the radio reception was varied or nonexistent.The MP3player for his 25Km runs and has had no problem with
player for running has changed a lot of that, but not all.either the new unit or his hard drive MP3 player over
It has become noticeable that some MP3 players arethe last 18 months, none at all.My advice is to only use
best not used for vigorous activity. Over the yearsa solid State MP3 player for running, they can carry
we've been told that computer hard drives arefrom 2 hours to over 300 hours of music (from 128Mb
temperamental and deserve to be looked after.to 4Gig of storage). These units have no moving parts,
Shaking or dropping them, we've been told will damagetherefore shock movement will not damage the music
them, as a minimum - cause bad sectors, andquality, the storage or there long life.