Let's face it, the constant wrangling of cables while exercising can really spoil even the best of workouts! Anyone who takes their workouts seriously really wants to invest in a pair of workout headphones and what better choice than a pair of exercise headphones that can track your heart rate!
When it comes to sport headphones that can track your heart rate, there are many choices such as the Cleer Edge Pulse.
The Edge Pulse sport headphones are shockproof in-ear wireless headphones with IPX5 water-resistance rating that integrate heart rate monitoring, as well as flexible ear hooks that loop over your ears keeping the headphones secure.
The Edge Pulse can withstand 12.5 liter/minute jets (at 30 kPa) of water from a distance of 3 meters from any direction and for a duration of 3 minutes.
Considering that the Cleer Edge Pulse integrate heart rate monitoring, they are are small enough to fit in your ears without being uncomfortable.
The user control buttons, on the Edge Pulse, are located on the side of the right earpiece and consists of three multifunctional buttons (two volume buttons and power button).
The power button powers on/off the headphones as well as start the Bluetooth pairing process. The volume buttons control the next/previous songs and the answer/reject call operation.
The actual heart rate sensor is built inside the left earpiece, and includes an infrared sensor that gets activated via touch sensitivity by long tapping on the right earpiece.
When you want a heart rate update, simply short tap the right earpiece for an instant audible heart rate BPM reading voice prompt.
The Edge Pulse integrate voice guidance which helps the user experience, as well as six hours of playtime while the heart rate monitor is on.
The Cleer Edge Pulse also feature quick charge technology so a five-minute charge will give you one hour of playback time. To fully charge the 3.7V 120mAh lithium ion rectangular battery it takes two hours.
The Cleer Edge Pulse Bluetooth 4.2 headphones also integrate with third party fitness/workout apps that support heart rate such as MapMyRun run, Endomondo and Codoon
As far as audio, the Cleer Edge Pulse sound quality is rich with plenty of bass thanks to 5.8mm neodymium drivers tweaked with a flat frequency response (20Hz-20kHz)