The shuffle is an excellent pick for those looking for a work-out mp3 player. It's very small, so I can just clip it to my pants or my t-shirt. It isn't too fragile, and not cumbersome at all. It holds a charge for a pretty long time. The sound quality is great! The only things is you'll have to buy new ear buds for it because the ones that it come with keep falling out of your ears. Once you get those, you're set to go. I absolutely love having mine. It makes my work-outs so much better. I would recomment it to anyone!