Best Fitness MP3 Players

Top players for exercise 

Best budget MP3 player

• SanDisk: Sansa Clip - There’s nothing bad to say about this MP3 player. First of all it’s tiny and comes in your choice of hot pink, black, blue and red with an internal battery that lasts up to 15 hours. It has a 1 or 2GB capacity, it’s compatible with MP3 and WMA, it comes with a removable clip so you can attach it to whatever you want while you’re on the go and it costs less than $50. Reviewers agree it has an impressive sound quality and is easy to use to boot. Make sure to buy quality earphones to get the most out of the sound it has to offer. Just go out and buy it already.

Best iPod for fitness

• Apple: iPod Shuffle - It’s like the Sansa but it costs more, has less storage space and reviewers say it sounds only so-so. But it’s an iPod - which makes it a hands-down winner for many people. The Shuffle is great because it is easy to use, has a belt clip, comes in five cute metallic shades and is a fitness-friendly miniature size. The iPod Shuffle has a 1GB capacity and has an integrated battery that lasts 12 hours. Its two main downfalls are no navigation screen or sorting options (both of which the Sansa has) and a price of between $75 and $100.

Best high end fitness MP3 player

• Oakley Sunglasses MP3 Players - This choice doesn’t go along with the advice in the “What to look for in a Fitness MP3 Player” article, which recommends going for the lower priced players whenever possible, but the Thump line is pretty unique and might be worth the cost for some hard-training women. You’ve probably heard of Oakley sunglasses and know they’re on the pricey side, well that remains true with their MP3 sunglasses. This player is a mash-up of eye protection and musical entertainment and as far as many reviewers are concerned they keep getting better looking and sounding with every new model.

The newest, called Split Thump is compatible with MP3, WMA and more and has a pretty decent 512MB, 1GB or 2GB of storage. Instead of traditional earbuds connected to the player with wires, there are detachable earphones that extend from small arms on each side of the glasses and have two joints so they’ll fit most users’ ears. $250 to $400 for MP3 playing sunglasses is a lot of money, but if you don’t want to worry about clips and lanyards and earphone cords ever again, you have to make sacrifices.