Provided you're going to keep them plugged in for your entire workout, the Jabra Sport Pulse are great all-round sports headphones with some really good tracking smarts too. The sound is solid and the range of data you can track is very impressive.

VO2 Max test features; Comfortable fit; Great audio options from app

Expensive price-tag; Distorted sound at times; Dubious heart rate readings

You won't get the sound quality that you'd expect with any ordinary pair of headphones at this price, but for the added fitness extras it'll be a price that many sports enthusiasts are willing to pay.

I wasn't expecting Jabra to pay much attention to the audio quality when they announced another sports-centric earbuds. I was so wrong. There is no more compromises between function and quality, and there is no need to buy multiple earphones for different purposes.

I get a lot of emails about what I think the best wireless sports headphones are, and it's always a difficult question to answer. The Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless are the best-selling headphone in the category and offer decent fit and sound, but not everybody likes them for the price. The Plantronics BackBeat Fit is a better value and tends to get high marks from users (and me, too), but they aren't perfect either. And then there are a wealth of budget options that work OK, but they usually leave something to be desired, usually sound quality and durability.

If you prize its built-in heart-rate monitor over top-notch sound quality, the Jabra Sport Pulse one of the better wireless sports headphones out there, particularly in terms of fit and features.

The Jabra Sport is a wireless Bluetooth headphone that offers a secure; comfortable fit; is water; shock; and dust resistant; and has built-in heart-rate monitor that works well.

Could sound better for a $200 headphone; battery life is only 4.5 hours.

While activity trackers are becoming readily available, heart rate monitors remain relatively rare, and seeing a solid monitor built into a $199.99 pair of wireless earphones is impressive. Jabra managed to pull this off with the Sport Pulse Wireless, a pair of Bluetooth earphones that lets you craft your ideal workouts and make sure you reach the heart rate you want for the best results. Unfortunately, the Sport Pulse Wireless forgets the most important part of any earphones: how they sound. They aren't terrible by any means, but they don't sound remotely close to what a $200 set of earphones should. Unless an integrated heart rate monitor is so important that you can overlook mediocre audio performance, you would likely be better off with a less expensive, better-sounding pair like the Plantronics BackBeat Fit ($69.95 at Amazon)  or BackBeat Go 2 ($28.99 at Amazon) and a standalone heart rate monitor like the MIO Link. DesignThe Sport Pulse Wireless ($94.20 at Amazon)  is a si...

Jabra can't make up for mediocre sound performance, even with the unique, handy heart rate monitor built into its gym-friendly Sports Pulse Wireless Bluetooth earphones.

Heart rate monitor is functional; App offers useful features for workouts

Sound profile lacks a sense of warmth or bass presence; Short battery life

The Jabra Sport Pulse does away with the need for a bulky and uncomfortable heart rate monitor, but battery life could be better

Jabra's Sport Pulse earbuds make heart rate monitoring easier and more convenient for fitness fanatics