Yes, I have been cheating!

Yes, I have been cheating! On Alexa and Siri, using Audrey Says, the voice inside the Aftershokz wireless headset letting you know when the unit is powered on and keeps you informed on the battery power level. 

Wearing these allows you to hear your music but at the same time not cut your hearing off from your surroundings. You are still able to hear what’s around you. 

I love that they are sweat resistant, not waterproof. They are not to be submerged in water. 

Use the button on the left side to play, skip or pause your music, and behind my right ear I have the volume controls. Easy to operate without seeing the buttons. Even wearing glasses or sunglasses, the wrap around the ear and the back of the head design is very comfortable. 

The quality of the sound produced by this headset is incredible. Very crisp and clean audio. 

This model of Trekz Air’s is the Canyon Red color.  

Pairs easily with you smartphone using Bluetooth 4.2 

Six hour battery life, is typically longer than my longest workouts using them. 

Not only are they great work listening to music with while working out, they are a great hands-free option to use for taking phone calls. I've worn them while on public transit to listen to a podcast while commuting. They still allow me to hear traffic noise, so not completely blocking off the ambient sound.  When they are paired with your smartphone.

With Father’s Day and graduations coming up, these would be great gift. 

#DadsGradsBR #BibChat #BibRavePro #Aftershokz 

"Disclaimer: I received an Aftershokz Trekz Air's to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews!"

AfterShokz Trekz Air Wireless Headphones

As a busy parent commuting to sports practices, school and work, I can still be attached with my smartphone using the AfterShokz Trekz Air wireless headset. 

AfterShokz Trekz Air Wireless Headphones use bone conduction technology, so there is no need to insert them in your ears. This super light headset is so light you will forget you’re wearing it. 

Charges with a simple micro-USB cord, it comes with.

Power on/off button, USB charging port, volume controls

Wearing these allows you to hear your music but at the same time not cut your hearing off from your surroundings. You are still able to hear what’s around you. 

I love that they are sweat resistant, not waterproof. They are not to be submerged in water. 

Use the button on the left side to play, skip or pause your music, and behind my right ear I have the volume controls. Easy to operate without seeing the buttons. Even wearing glasses or sunglasses, the wrap around the ear and the back of the head design is very comfortable. 

The quality of the sound produced by this headset is incredible. Very crisp and clean audio. 

This model of Trekz Air’s is the Canyon Red color.  

Pairs easily with you smartphone using Bluetooth 4.2 

Six hour battery life, is typically longer than my longest workouts using them. 

Not only are they great work listening to music with while working out, they are a great hands-free option to use for taking phone calls. I've worn them while on public transit to listen to a podcast while commuting. They still allow me to hear traffic noise, so not completely blocking off the ambient sound.  When they are paired with your smartphone.

Using in my vehicle, when my only other option was to use an AM radio! 

With Father’s Day and graduations coming up, these would be great gift. 

#DadsGradsBR #BibChat #BibRavePro #Aftershokz 

"Disclaimer: I received an Aftershokz Trekz Air's to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews!"

MIO ALPHA, read your heart-rate without a chest-strap.

This is nothing new, as this watch and the technology have been out for a few years already, but wanted to inform others that hate wearing a chest strap, there is something you can do about it. Hate wearing a chest-strap?  Here is the perfect answer.  The MIO ALPHA reads your heart-rate off your skin. Under the watch band is a sensor, similar to those devices that read your pulse off your finger. The watch displays your heart-rate. With the Bluetooth or ANT+ connection it sends the information to paired devices. I have both Bluetooth and ANT+ models, two separate watches.  I paired my ANT+ with my Suunto Ambit 2S and then wear a watch on each wrist. The ANT+ model I own I have paired with my Samsung smartphone. 

From what I am finding out, the ANT+ model is no longer available, as it is only being produced in the BLE. 

 

From what I am finding out, the ANT+ model is no longer available, as it is only being produced in the BLE. 

The watch features an LED light, lighting up blue, green or red, letting the user know if their heart rate while working out is too low, too high or right in their zone, all without wearing a chest strap I might add again.  

The watch comes with a charger that can be plugged into a USB port and the LED then too lights up to show you it is charging as well as when it is fully charged. 

Here the MIO Alpha is paired with my Suunto Ambit 2S. 

Set your Zone in which you want to keep your heart rate in. Not only will the LED change color depending upon if you are in the zone you are wanting to be in, but a “beep” will also go off.  These are great because many times if using the watch like this, if you are wearing headphones you can still monitor where your heart rate is with the LED’s or as well as looking at the screen itself. 

There are only two buttons to operate the watch, one on either side of the face. You can use the timer in the exercise mode to track your workout time. I use my Suunto Ambit 2S for gathering exercise time. 

The watch comes with its own USB charging cradle. Simply line up the pins on the back to the charging ports and charge the watch.  

Download the free app for allowing your smartphone to track your exercises and then export the TCX file into your favorite program later on. With the app it will show basic features, unless you play to download the full version of the app.

This is if the watch is paired with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) 

TREKZ Titanium Bluetooth headphones by AfterShokz

I’ve been using the TREKZ Titanium Bluetooth headphones by AfterShokz while running and using my indoor cycling rollers. These headphones sit right outside in the front of your ear sitting on your jawbone. The sound travels through bone-conduction. The sound is great. Pair it with your smartphone, which is very easy to do. The headset is very comfortable and can even be worn while still wearing glasses. The main purpose of these headphones is to allow you to hear better what is around you and not totally cutting out ambient sound. It’s an open ear design. Obviously, I would never wear these while riding bike in traffic or out on the street, but I do wear them running and they still allow me to hear the world around me. After charging up the unit, with the provided micro-USB cord, it will return about six hours of play time. Although they are not water proof, can’t be submerged, they are sweat resistant. The headphones come with two fit bands, for those with smaller heads, a micro-USB charging cord, two ear plugs, that help block out noise into the ear canal as well as a storage case.

The headphones can be used to take phone calls as well as listen to music. According to the person on the other end of the phone, the quality of the voice in the call is excellent. By the way, I’ve even used them while out mowing the yard and having them synched to my smartphone playing music.