Tuesday, June 18, 2013

First Impressions

Yesterday afternoon, my AudioFlood waterproof shuffle arrived.  The package included a 5th gen iPod shuffle that had been waterproofed by AudioFlood, a set of Pyle waterproof headphones, a bonus swim cap, and a small piece of Velcro (not pictured, it had fallen on the floor).


The first thing I did was charge and register my shuffle.  Then I uploaded a genius mix from iTunes.  That part was pretty simple.

Next I messed around with the headphones to find which ear piece seemed best.  I went with the small round ones and removed the over-the-ear things. I spent a little time bundling up the extra cord, using a twist tie to tie it up.  Then stuck the velcro around that. Tested it out with my goggles - clipped the iPod to the back and decided to stick the extra cord bundle under my swim cap.  This whole process took a bit of time, but once I had it set up, it seemed like it would be easy enough to get going in the morning at the pool.

Tested the whole thing out in the water this morning.  Two words:  LOVED.IT.

I started off with a timed 400 and the result was 20 sec faster than last week.  Not sure if that's related to the music or not, but it certainly didn't slow me down.  I also lost count of my laps at some point.  I know I was swimming for~ 25 minutes, so it was probably about 1000-1100yds simply based on time. I could have easily kept going, but since I hadn't eaten before I left for the pool, I was getting hungry.

Swimming with music was so enjoyable that I'm actually thinking of getting up early to head to the pool again tomorrow. Who knew?!?

9 comments:

  1. That's really cool! They think of everything these days, don't they? I'm so glad you found it to be a success!

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  2. Awesome!! So glad you found something that worked for you! Yay!

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  3. Those look so cool! I am glad they worked for you.

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  4. AWESOME!! I have always thought I'd swim longer with music. Love that you can adjust the headphones and that they are over the ear, that is where i always have issues

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  5. Very cool! I've gotta think music while swimming would totally rock!

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  6. Wow that sounds great! You've even got me contemplating swimming laps again. Music makes everything easier.

    Momshomerun

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  7. Ohh this does sound exciting.... and now you have me contemplating it too!!! Keep us posted how it goes!

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  8. I'm not into swimming but I can totally understand that music makes a big difference. Glad you found this!!

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  9. I want some! Thanks for the review. I'm starting my Christmas list today.

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