Lacke said:
A nice case (neoprene works great) will definitely solve that problem. But even without the case, I don't know if sweat would really do much to it...
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Any joggers with iPods out there?
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A nice case (neoprene works great) will definitely solve that problem. But even without the case, I don't know if sweat would really do much to it...
Abstract said:
I'm pretty sure jsw is right on this one. It's not the amount of motion, it's the amount of force the thing experiences. The forces you put on the ipod when you reverse the direction your arm travels, or the forces imposed on the ipod when your arm rotates, are pretty small compared to the forces imposed on your knees and hips (and thus on a hip-mounted ipod) when the ground pushes back on your foot. You are right that the static g-force experienced by the ipod will be largest when held in your hand, but this is still a relatively small force compared to the sudden change of direction when your foot hits the ground.
If your arm really experienced a lot of force, runners would be complaining about shoulder and elbow problems instead of knee problems.
Abstract said:Just soak it in water, and it'll be fine.
Okay okay, just wipe it down with a cloth or something afterwards. When I get home from a jog, I just wipe it on a towel or shirt or something.
Heat isn't good for the Li-Ion battery or any device of this sort.
Ok, I'll give it a try next time I go out for a run. Never dared before, I don't want to do any harm to my iPod.
I have a no moving parts (3rdgen?) ipod and when i go jogging sometimes it b0rks out on me. (i have to say i really love the word bork which i've heard some of you use) anyway it just freezes up. Sometimes its fine and sometimes it does this. If i leave it alone for awhile and restart it it will be better. Sometimes i have to do the hold down menu and play thing to get it working again.
anyone else have this problem and anyone know of any fixes??
also i wear it on the belt clip on my right side, so it does bounce around quite a bit but its really the only place to put it unless i hold it in my hand the whole time, which i might try even thought thats kinda annoying
anyone else have this problem and anyone know of any fixes??
also i wear it on the belt clip on my right side, so it does bounce around quite a bit but its really the only place to put it unless i hold it in my hand the whole time, which i might try even thought thats kinda annoying
iPod Mini Armband is iPod Mini-only, I think.
I jogged with my 3G 15 GB iPod once.
To address your concerns, here I go:
- I jogged for about an hour that day. I had the iPod clipped to my waist for most of the jog. Then, since I felt uncomfortable, I clipped it to the pull-string on my shorts after tying it close to myself. Then it came loose enough for the iPod belt clip to be hanging on barely to my shorts. A few more steps and my iPod with its case snapped of and hit the concrete (headphone jack-first!). Crack! I pick up my iPod to only see a few scratches near the Hold button, I press play since my music paused and I hear some static. Then, I give it a restart and all is well. Now, this happened about four months ago, and I have not checked my iPod for any hard drive damages and it's running great.
- Just to show how rugged an iPod is, I've dropped my iPod on hard concrete and a friend's wooden deck more than five times now since I got my iPod. Not a single hardware problem to report. Rugged, ey?
- I would recommend either wearing a belt of some sort with your pants when jogging. I'd also recommend trying to find some sort of elastic band you could put on your arm. Better yet, buy an iPod mini case, and take the elastic arm band. If I'm not mistaken, the belt clip that comes with the iPod mini clips to the elastic arm band, so clipping on an iPod shouldn't be a problem. I'm not sure about that. BUT, I have seen some regular iPod cases with wristbands. Everythingipod.com has a lot of accessories.
- I often see people holding their iPods while jogging. As long as you're no butter fingers, carry your iPod in its case while jogging.
- If you still feel uncomfortable about an iPod for jogging, remember there's an assortment of flash-based players out there. The iPod mini for starters, and I've seen a ton of those tiny flash-based MP3 players (size of a lighter, I guess) going well under $200 with about a 512 MB or a gig at Best Buy just yesterday when I went to buy a Cruzer Micro. And of course, come MWSF, there may be some sort of small-capacity flash-based MP3 player by Apple.
- I think heat lowers the batter capacity momentarily until you bring it to a lower temperature (like room temp). I remember leaving my iPod in my car during the summer, came back, and the battery was dead. I went inside, left it in my room, took a shower, came back, and my iPod still had enough juice to play a few more tunes. And for other devices, I had similar things happen (like digital cameras, video cameras, etc.) where the battery would say its low, leave it alone, and it'll have enough of a charge, but those were with non Li-Ion batteries, mostly.
I jogged with my 3G 15 GB iPod once.
To address your concerns, here I go:
- I jogged for about an hour that day. I had the iPod clipped to my waist for most of the jog. Then, since I felt uncomfortable, I clipped it to the pull-string on my shorts after tying it close to myself. Then it came loose enough for the iPod belt clip to be hanging on barely to my shorts. A few more steps and my iPod with its case snapped of and hit the concrete (headphone jack-first!). Crack! I pick up my iPod to only see a few scratches near the Hold button, I press play since my music paused and I hear some static. Then, I give it a restart and all is well. Now, this happened about four months ago, and I have not checked my iPod for any hard drive damages and it's running great.
- Just to show how rugged an iPod is, I've dropped my iPod on hard concrete and a friend's wooden deck more than five times now since I got my iPod. Not a single hardware problem to report. Rugged, ey?
- I would recommend either wearing a belt of some sort with your pants when jogging. I'd also recommend trying to find some sort of elastic band you could put on your arm. Better yet, buy an iPod mini case, and take the elastic arm band. If I'm not mistaken, the belt clip that comes with the iPod mini clips to the elastic arm band, so clipping on an iPod shouldn't be a problem. I'm not sure about that. BUT, I have seen some regular iPod cases with wristbands. Everythingipod.com has a lot of accessories.
- I often see people holding their iPods while jogging. As long as you're no butter fingers, carry your iPod in its case while jogging.
- If you still feel uncomfortable about an iPod for jogging, remember there's an assortment of flash-based players out there. The iPod mini for starters, and I've seen a ton of those tiny flash-based MP3 players (size of a lighter, I guess) going well under $200 with about a 512 MB or a gig at Best Buy just yesterday when I went to buy a Cruzer Micro. And of course, come MWSF, there may be some sort of small-capacity flash-based MP3 player by Apple.
- I think heat lowers the batter capacity momentarily until you bring it to a lower temperature (like room temp). I remember leaving my iPod in my car during the summer, came back, and the battery was dead. I went inside, left it in my room, took a shower, came back, and my iPod still had enough juice to play a few more tunes. And for other devices, I had similar things happen (like digital cameras, video cameras, etc.) where the battery would say its low, leave it alone, and it'll have enough of a charge, but those were with non Li-Ion batteries, mostly.
When my 3g iPod would allow me to put music on it, I would run to practice for cross country. Just get an arm band and your ready to go. I'd run for like an hour and never skipped. Techno is good running music.
Will Curran said:
Isn't it true Will. When you hear Techno, or Trance, it just gives you this sort of energy that just allows you to do a ton of things. I love listening to Trance.
My friend has an iPod and he goes out jogging once in a while. The one thing he told me about it is that I'd better have a velcro pocket so that it doesn't fall out and break or that. Other than that, it runs fine when he's jogging. (Sorry, didn't read first post, but I get thats what you're asking)
Jovian9 said:
I'm updating my exercise experiences with the iPod. I have now used (in addition to the above) a 4G 40GB, an iPod Mini, and a 40GB iPod Photo. I have had zero skipping while doing any sort of exercise on the 3 I just listed. I use the Apple armband for the mini and the armband from XtremeMac for the 4G (which I no longer have) and the iPod Photo.
Well since this was my thread, all I can now say is "Use an armband." They work, and I rarely get any skips on my 4G. Even if it skips, I just stop running for 10 seconds, and the music picks up where it left off. No probs.
The iPod photo gets less skip protection/memory, so be careful if you're thinking about getting it and plan on jogging, as jogging is continuous and needs the better skip protection.
I think the regular 4G is great for jogging, and I actually held it in my hand while jogging for the first 3 months or so of jogging. I rarely ever had a skip. If anything, my armband has caused more skips (a few skips per month). However, not having to hold it in your sweaty palms is a good benefit.
I can't even imagine using a belt clip.
Jovian9 said:
The iPod photo gets less skip protection/memory, so be careful if you're thinking about getting it and plan on jogging, as jogging is continuous and needs the better skip protection.
I think the regular 4G is great for jogging, and I actually held it in my hand while jogging for the first 3 months or so of jogging. I rarely ever had a skip. If anything, my armband has caused more skips (a few skips per month). However, not having to hold it in your sweaty palms is a good benefit.
I can't even imagine using a belt clip.
slooksterPSV said:
I agree - music is great exercise for your mind, and physical activity is great exercise for your body, so why not combine the two? As for electronic music, I have every single BBC Radio One Essential Mix ever recorded since 1993 (save about 6 shows), so you can imagine what a good chunk of my iPod is loaded with! One show a week, 52 weeks in a year, 11 years, 2-hour sets minimum each week - that's a lot of music....
Great for working out though.
Abstract said:Well since this was my thread, all I can now say is "Use an armband." They work, and I rarely get any skips on my 4G. Even if it skips, I just stop running for 10 seconds, and the music picks up where it left off. No probs.
Yep, I agree with that - they're very handy. One setup which I've heard is pretty good is the DLO Action Jacket. Never used it, but supposedly both the belt clip and arm band are quite good...
I bought the Marware 3G SportSuit Convertible and it works great!
I usually run for just 35 min but the music has never skipped. I use the armband that comes with the Marware SportSuit and attach it around my right arm. No problems. I am very satisfied.
I usually run for just 35 min but the music has never skipped. I use the armband that comes with the Marware SportSuit and attach it around my right arm. No problems. I am very satisfied.