I bought them for the misses and she loves them. I like how the two black straps are used to be the last two loopholes for the laces as this transfers the load to the rear of the shoe instead of the traditional implementation of laces. I live in the coastal area of California so it gets windy and pretty chilly at times so the waist trainer combined with my clothing makes for a cozy time and for those not so cold days the trainer has pores that allow proper air circulation, great for if you wanna go for a jog and look sexy in your workout get up, I think exercising with this thing on would help target you tummy problem areas too, I just got it today so I havent tried it out yet though. It is a nice beefy battery. And unlike many, I had an extra part. Pros:-Sound quality is on par with some of the more expensive headphone I own-Mic works great: the sound is not condensed but you can definitely hear me without background noises. >This shoes is perfect during summer/fall. Couldnt find them locally, although one bike store offered to order them for more than I could get them on Amazon delivered. - Next frustration - I, too, get the "quiet bud" symptom everyone here complains about. ast week and its been great.