| Using an Mp3 Player for exercise, whether we are | | | | ultimately cause loss of data or a damaged boot |
| running or working out in the gym, we like to do it to | | | | sector.Then what happens - we are sold MP3 players |
| music. To our favorite music or music we've chosen | | | | that run from computer hard drives (ie, spinning disc's). |
| for what we're doing - possibly vigorous music for | | | | Yes, we know they have shock protection built in, but |
| aerobics, soothing music for weightlifting, or a good | | | | this is so we don't hear the skipped music tracks - not |
| beat for running, snowboarding or skiing, whatever | | | | to 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 a | | | | was interrupted by a computer technician, I thought |
| suitable MP3 player that is light, compact and loaded | | | | whoops 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, over | | | | player hard drive twice in 2 years. He had put it down |
| many years people have carried radio's, cassette | | | | to heavy use as he is always playing it, apart from the |
| players and CD players while they were running. All of | | | | running, and not realized the real problem (that he was |
| these were either awkward to carry, or were limited | | | | using his MP3 player for running) until after a discussion |
| by the length of tape or CD, or the CD would skip, or | | | | with his work mates. Now he uses a solid state MP3 |
| the radio reception was varied or nonexistent.The MP3 | | | | player 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 are | | | | the last 18 months, none at all.My advice is to only use |
| best not used for vigorous activity. Over the years | | | | a solid State MP3 player for running, they can carry |
| we've been told that computer hard drives are | | | | from 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 damage | | | | therefore shock movement will not damage the music |
| them, as a minimum - cause bad sectors, and | | | | quality, the storage or there long life. |