The perfect Cyber Monday tech deals for runners

Unlike many traditional headphones that prevent you from hearing outside noise, the Shokz OpenFit, with its open-ear design, allows you to listen to your music and your environment. The result is greater safety as you are not isolated from the noise of the cars, bikes and other runners. This is particularly important when running in crowded urban settings. The OpenFit headphones are surprisingly light and comfortable, and the ear hook design ensures a secure fit even during high-intensity workouts. At normal volumes, they offer up to seven hours of listening time and up to 28 hours with the charging case.

Massage guns have become popular in the running world because they provide deep-tissue massage to help alleviate sore muscles. Runners wanting to add such a tool to their recovery program should look at the Everlast Pistol Massage Gun. This reasonably priced massage gun has four interchangeable heads, five speed settings, and can run up to six hours on one charge. The gun has a quiet, brushless motor that can operate between 1,200 and 3,200 rpm.

If you’re serious about your training and love listening to music, you should consider using the Forerunner 255 Music. This sophisticated watch reads your heart rate without a chest band, and thanks to its GPS and internal accelerometer, the Forerunner 255 Music can provide accurate speed, pace and distance measurements. The watch also features different modes that are optimized for various activities, including cycling, triathlon, and gym-related training. From a music perspective, you can download up to 500 songs from Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts. Finally, the Forerunner 255 music can be paired with the Garmin Connect app, allowing runners to view and analyze their workouts.

This electronic roller offers five vibration settings that provide more muscle and tissue stimulation than traditional rollers. The vibration works together with the device’s surface wave grooves to deliver soothing relief to sore muscles. The device can also be paired with an app, allowing you to control the vibration intensity from your phone. The Wave Duo is USB rechargeable and can run up to 200 minutes on a single charge.

These comfortable and lightweight earbuds provide solid sound reproduction that defies their diminutive size. Runners will appreciate the five-hour charge capacity with another 15 hours in the case. The earbuds feature dual-connect technology that lets you listen to music or take calls with either one or both earbuds for increased battery life. For added convenience, JBL has included a call assistant, allowing you to answer and mute calls on the run.

With its large face and matte-black bezel, the Epix Pro provides outstanding aesthetics without compromising the performance and data-gathering capabilities desired by serious runners. The watch is packed with sophisticated technology that allows runners to monitor their heart rate, speed and pace, and thanks to the built-in maps and GPS system, the watch provides accurate location tracking even on trails. Multiple sport modes offer optimized settings for other activities, including cycling, hiking, triathlon and gym-oriented training. As with many Garmin products, the Epix PRO Standard can be connected to the Garmin Connect app for access to all your training data.

Massage guns have become a popular recovery tool for many runners. Unfortunately, some of the larger and more feature-rich units are simply too bulky to bring along to a race or when travelling. This is where the G5 Mini shines. This compact massage gun comes with three head attachments, has three speeds and offers an ergonomic triangle grip, making it a perfect companion for travelling runners.

Weighing in at just 120 grams (with batteries) and providing up to 450 lumens of light, the Storm 450 is perfect for the low-light running conditions most of us experience during the winter. The headlamp can run with a rechargeable battery (sold separately) or three AAA batteries (included). Multiple brightness modes allow runners to fine-tune the lighting based on the situation, and the headlamp’s PowerTap technology provides an instant transition from low beam to full power.

Many runners find traditional wireless earbuds do not stay put during long or high-intensity runs. The Powerbeats Pro earbuds avoid this problem, thanks to their adjustable and highly secure ear hooks. The earbuds also offer exceptional sound quality, nine hours of playtime, and can be easily paired with iOS and Android phones.

If you are serious about maintaining optimal fitness, performance and recovery, you will want to check out the Theragun Elite. This incredibly quiet massage gun provides up to an impressive 40 lb. of no-stall force for true deep-tissue massage and recovery. The gun comes with five different heads, offers speeds between 1,750 and 2,400 PPMs, and has up to a 120-minute run time between charges. The gun is also Bluetooth-compatible and can be paired with an app to provide customized wellness routines.

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