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