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New Balance Fitness Evolved Headphones: Easy to Use Device Provides Instant Workout Stats Mid-Song

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I always find it’s helpful to have goals when I run. Being able to see how far I’ve gone or my pace using an app on my phone is helpful but recently I’ve been using the NewBalance NB639 Fitness Evolved Headphones ($99) to get instant feedback.

New Balance NB639 Fitness Evolved Headphones

Manufactured in conjunction with iHome, a company that specializes in home audio products, the Fitness Evolved Headphones work with your iPhone or iPod and allows you to play music through it while functioning as a heart rate monitor and a pedometer and couldn’t be easier to use.

After charging the thumb size device by plugging it into the enclosed USB, it’s ready to use.  Flip the device over and locate the small triangular button located beneath the clip to turn it on. Press your thumb on the oval to take your resting heartrate that will be read back to you through the over-the-ear headphones.
Clip the device to you while you’re exercising and listening to music.  For mid-workout statistics such as caloric burn, step count, and npexercise time, place your finger on the speech bubble above the New Balance logo and it will pause the song and read workout statistics back. This is a convenient feature for mid-workout feedback and to help maintain motivation!

Fitness Evolved Headphones plug into any headphone jack so it can be used with any a mobile phone or MP3 player. It comes with over the ear headphones and a couple of sets of earbuds to customize the fit.

Another great feature is the ability to track workout data online using the HeartPal monitoring tools by plugging in the device to transfer stored information to your profile. The device comes with HeartPal for Windows software already loaded on the USB but Mac users will need to download the software from the iHome site.
As someone who is always looking for a way to keep track of my workouts, I love the simplicity and size of the New Balance Fitness Evolved Headphones.  Easy to use right from the box, they can even be used by itself if you want to track your exercise without listening to music. You may not be able to get instantaneous feedback about your current workout but the added flexibility of just tucking the device in your pocket without having to run it through your MP3 player is quite nice.
I received the New Balance NB639 for review purposes.  No compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

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