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Whether you like to run to rap or plank to a podcast, research shows that the right music or audio can boost motivation, fight fatigue and even make you work out harder and for longer. In fact, Costas Karageorghis PhD, a sports psychologist who studies music’s positive influence on athletes, agrees that listening to your favourite playlist can help you get into an optimal mindset to tackle any type of workout – whether that’s a 10K run or a core circuit.

The problem is there’s nothing worse than headphones that keep popping out of your ears every five seconds, or wires that get tangled up during vigorous hand movements. Luckily, in the past few years, earphones have upped their game and you can pretty much find earphones

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