The bars are at least twice the size as the other bars. My only issue with these shoes, and the reason I did not give them 5 stars is that when they get wet they smell very bad. Kind of a rare pleasure for gym shoes for me. I wish I would have returned them. In regard to physical exercise, there have been a lot of online classes, power walking, cycling, and regular walking. I bend my cable several ways so I don?t want it to break and the wires come out. It did what it said it would do. Amazon packaging in tact so must have disappeared from the warehouse. I use this for my JBL T450 and the fit is perfect. Ill make sure the new ones are genuine headphones from Samsung made by AKG I believe.