headphones on a rowing machine

[Lacustral]

What kind of headphones work well on a rowing machine?

Could you copy the content of a compact disc to something small enough to
sit in a shirt pocket, and then plug headphones into that?

Or use a wireless headphone and have a CD player send its content to
that? I think there's a Bluetooth adapter that can be connected to
a CD player. There's a wireless headphone meant for working out but
according to the reviews it's uncomfortable and the signal drops out
sometimes. The headphones would have to be light and not get in the way
of sweat :)

I like to listen to books on CD while rowing.

I don't know much about various new consumer electronics like Bluetooth,
etc.

Laura

[Sarah F]

On Dec 15, 7:46 pm, Lacustral > wrote:
> What kind of headphones work well on a rowing machine?
>
> Could you copy the content of a compact disc to something small enough to
> sit in a shirt pocket, and then plug headphones into that?
>
> Or use a wireless headphone and have a CD player send its content to
> that? I think there's a Bluetooth adapter that can be connected to
> a CD player. There's a wireless headphone meant for working out but
> according to the reviews it's uncomfortable and the signal drops out
> sometimes. The headphones would have to be light and not get in the way
> of sweat :)
>
> I like to listen to books on CD while rowing.
>
> I don't know much about various new consumer electronics like Bluetooth,
> etc.
>
> Laura

I use an iPod shuffle when I'm erging. The in-ear headphones are
usually ok and don't fall out, though my husband wears different ones
that loop round his ears as the conventional in-ear ones don't stay in
his ears. For an old style shuffle you'd want an armband (or for the
other types of iPods/ mp3 players) but the new shuffles clip really
well onto lycra - I erged the other day with it clipped to the
shoulder strap of my one-piece, just have to make sure that the wires
go down my back where they can't flap around. You'd be able to convert
books etc into mp3s and then load them onto an mp3 player.

Hope that helps,
Sarah

[Peter Ford]

On Dec 15, 8:57 pm, Sarah F > wrote:
> On Dec 15, 7:46 pm, Lacustral > wrote:
>
>
>
> > What kind of headphones work well on a rowing machine?
>
> > Could you copy the content of a compact disc to something small enough to
> > sit in a shirt pocket, and then plug headphones into that?
>
> > Or use a wireless headphone and have a CD player send its content to
> > that? I think there's a Bluetooth adapter that can be connected to
> > a CD player. There's a wireless headphone meant for working out but
> > according to the reviews it's uncomfortable and the signal drops out
> > sometimes. The headphones would have to be light and not get in the way
> > of sweat :)
>
> > I like to listen to books on CD while rowing.
>
> > I don't know much about various new consumer electronics like Bluetooth,
> > etc.
>
> > Laura
>
> I use an iPod shuffle when I'm erging. The in-ear headphones are
> usually ok and don't fall out, though my husband wears different ones
> that loop round his ears as the conventional in-ear ones don't stay in
> his ears. For an old style shuffle you'd want an armband (or for the
> other types of iPods/ mp3 players) but the new shuffles clip really
> well onto lycra - I erged the other day with it clipped to the
> shoulder strap of my one-piece, just have to make sure that the wires
> go down my back where they can't flap around. You'd be able to convert
> books etc into mp3s and then load them onto an mp3 player.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Sarah

I use a shuffle now, but I used to cope with cd players/minidisc
players, so long as the earphone cable is long enough and you feed it
down the inside of your clothing; then if you position the cd player
roughly in the middle of the stroke, it always seemed to work for me.

Peter

[Sonnova]

On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:46:57 -0800, Lacustral wrote
(in article >):

> What kind of headphones work well on a rowing machine?
>
> Could you copy the content of a compact disc to something small enough to
> sit in a shirt pocket, and then plug headphones into that?

Try an Ipod mini.

[rrcjab]

The easiest upgrade you can make to any iPod or other portable music
player is better earbuds than those that came with the player (or
better yet, headphones, though probably not ideal for exercise). For
less than $100, there are a plethora of options which will drastically
improve your audio quality. And of course, they will still work when
you upgrade to your next player.

Personally, I've been a fan of Sennheiser headphones for many years
and when they came out with their sport line, it made my day. Although
the sound quality is not quite as good as the headphones, they are
still wonderful. Also, I have never had success with wrap-around ,clip-
on or any other type of ear-buds while running or rowing. The only
buds that stay in my ears are the MX-75. They have a second bud which
tucks comfortably into the first earlobe and holds the bud in your
ear.

All that having been said, I haven't tried any other brands of sport
earbuds in the last 2 or 3 years. Perhaps someone else can comment.

[J Flory]

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6i.aspx

Great for blotting out background noise, chatter, and the TV's in the
gym. Rather than use noise-cancelling circuitry, they concentrate on
preventing external noise from reaching your ear in the first place.
Got them right after enduring a 45 minute chat-a-thon on the machine
next to me. Sound is wonderful and they come with a selection of tips
to fit different sized ears.

[Emily]

On Dec 15, 11:44 pm, Sonnova > wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:46:57 -0800, Lacustral wrote
>
> Try an Ipod mini.

I place mine in the leg of my lycra (on top of my thigh) where it sits
comfortable and still whilst erging (kept in a soft case to prevent it
getting sweaty). The earphones are threaded through my lycra. Works
well for me.

[Jake[_4_]]

If you wear a heartrate belt round your chest, you can loop the
earphone wire once round it, stops it pulling through causing the
earphones to tug at your ears. This can be a problem if you erg or row
in loose fitting clothing such as a tshirt. Doesn't effect heart rate
monitor pickup. I normally just stick the shuffle in the leg pocket of
joggers while erging, or down the leg of lycra if sculling. The old
Shuffle has an optional waterproof case, which is actually waterproof
as I went for an unplanned swim with it once after snapping one of my
sculls on an obstruction.

[J Flory]

On Dec 18, 7:37 am, Jake > wrote:
> If you wear a heartrate belt round your chest, you can loop the
> earphone wire once round it, stops it pulling through causing the
> earphones to tug at your ears. This can be a problem if you erg or row
> in loose fitting clothing such as a tshirt. Doesn't effect heart rate
> monitor pickup. I normally just stick the shuffle in the leg pocket of
> joggers while erging, or down the leg of lycra if sculling. The old
> Shuffle has an optional waterproof case, which is actually waterproof
> as I went for an unplanned swim with it once after snapping one of my
> sculls on an obstruction.

You scull while listening to an iPod? To drown out those annoying
warning cries from other scullers that you're about to hit? Please
let me know where you row so I can be sure not to be there!!

[Carl Douglas]

J Flory wrote:
> On Dec 18, 7:37 am, Jake > wrote:
>
>>If you wear a heartrate belt round your chest, you can loop the
>>earphone wire once round it, stops it pulling through causing the
>>earphones to tug at your ears. This can be a problem if you erg or row
>>in loose fitting clothing such as a tshirt. Doesn't effect heart rate
>>monitor pickup. I normally just stick the shuffle in the leg pocket of
>>joggers while erging, or down the leg of lycra if sculling. The old
>>Shuffle has an optional waterproof case, which is actually waterproof
>>as I went for an unplanned swim with it once after snapping one of my
>>sculls on an obstruction.
>
>
> You scull while listening to an iPod? To drown out those annoying
> warning cries from other scullers that you're about to hit? Please
> let me know where you row so I can be sure not to be there!!

Furthermore, sculling is all about rhythm, flow & timing. You need to
feel that special & unique rhythm at all times. To improve your
sculling (let alone maintain a proper lookout) you need to be constantly
attuned to your actions. So how can you scull & hope to improve if
subjecting yourself to rhythms which blot out or conflict with the
rhythm of your sculling action, & to musical interference which
distracts & preoccupies your thought processes?

To scull well you need not only to learn & to improve the appropriate
neuromuscular responses for that activity. You have also to not learn
inappropriate responses, which are so hard to eradicate later. Can you
imagine a pianist practicing to the sound of music other than he/she is
playing?

If folk find sculling is so boring they need music to take their minds
off the pain or the tedium, then what's the point in sculling?

I'd say the same WRT music while erging.

Carl

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