Running armband

Zinger549

I have an old I phone 5s. I bought a cheap armband of Ebay but it not very good. The Velcro isn't very strong so the strap keeps detaching and you have to stop to adjust it. I looked at running belts but I use wired headphones and the cable isn't that long. Any recommendations.

littlegreenparrot

I never found an armband that suited me. They were either to lose and irritating, or so tight they gave me pins and needles. 

I have been known to stick the phone down my sports bra   
But your best option is probably bluetooth headphones/ or some with a longer wire and a belt. 

Or I have seen chest harness contraptions that hold the phone on the front of your chest. 

tafelmoneysaver

I switched to a running belt and bluetooth headphones. I wouldn't go back to an armband and wired

Band: Spibelt

Headphones: Anker soundbuds

LeafGreen

https://freetrain.co.uk/ for the chest harness thing

MACKEM99

Dont you find it a bit dangerous running with headphones in.  I run a lot and when I approach people from behind shout "excuse me" as I approach them so as not to scare them when I go past.  I have lost count of the number of times people do not hear me because of wearing earphones.  Would it not be better not to wear them so that you can hear warnings from other runners or bikes or even vehicles?

Zinger549

No not really. I often run through the park/forest and the large grassland area nearby. Lots of space and easy to avoid people. When I'm on the pavement I make sure there is space to get past others and sometimes nip into the road if it's safe.  Not on the main/busy roads obviously. Lots of people I see out running wear headphones.

ruby_eskimo

tafelmoneysaver said:

I switched to a running belt and bluetooth headphones. I wouldn't go back to an armband and wired

Band: Spibelt

Headphones: Anker soundbuds

I second the Spibelts - really comfortable, can fit under my running tops so nothing is really on display and means I don't have to worry about my phone or house key while I'm out.

John_Howarth21

I recommend the Freetrain running harness, before I purchased this I used a running arm band and felt so uncomfortable and it wasn't supporting my phone while I was running. The Freetrain running harness has space for you phone, a house or car key, and another slot for running gel if needed. Also if you don't have wireless headphones there is also a slot for wired headphones which is a useful element. Would highly recommend this product. 

Barny1979

I buy running shorts with pockets in them, as personally never got on with armbands, either too tight, or too loose.

jeradon

MACKEM99 said:

Dont you find it a bit dangerous running with headphones in.  I run a lot and when I approach people from behind shout "excuse me" as I approach them so as not to scare them when I go past.  I have lost count of the number of times people do not hear me because of wearing earphones.  Would it not be better not to wear them so that you can hear warnings from other runners or bikes or even vehicles?

A good alternative is a bone-conduction headphone. You can listen to your fave music while being aware of your surrounding.

Money_maker

I bought this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0897NK46G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for a fiver which works for me.  You can use tubigrip or a buff underneath if it rubs on bare skin.  I have an old iphone 6 so size shouldn't be a problem.