Sony sport headphones are specially designed for active use while running or working out. The standard ear bud headphones that come with your portable mp3 player are not suitable to wear when you are constantly moving, they are uncomfortable to wear, do not stay in your ears and there is a tendency for the cable to get tangled and pull away from the player itself. Here are some points to consider when choosing a pair of sports headphones.

When I made the jump to running with an mp3 player, I quickly noticed two things:

- Running with music is fun and motivational.

- Stock headphones that come “free” with most mp3 players just don’t get the job done.

The Sony sport headphones have the neckband, that then loops over your ears, and then plug neatly into your ears. Coloured, as the rest of the range, in grey and green, there is also a reflective Sennheiser logo on the back, which looks pretty, but probably won’t stop someone driving into you if you happen to be running down the middle of the road in the dark. It might help the Police find your headphones, which is something I suppose.