Women's Health Editors Found The Best Sports Sunglasses That Don't Fall Off

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Summer is in full swing, which means you’re probably spending more time exercising outdoors. If you want a stylish and practical way to protect your eyes from the sun, we recommend investing in a pair of quality sport sunglasses. The best options feature performance elements—like grippy temples, lightweight frames, and polarized lenses—that stay put through all sorts of exercises, and shield your eyes from harmful UV rays.

Best Sports Sunglasses

With so many sport sunnies on the market, finding the right pair can feel like a fool’s errand. Thankfully, we’re here to help. Women’s Health editors tested more than 20 different sport sunglasses to find the best ones for a variety of activities.

What to consider

If you don’t know how to shop for the perfect pair of sunnies, here’s what to note before you start adding-to-cart.

Activity Type

Depending on what you plan to use the sunglasses for, this could determine exactly what features are most important to you. If you spend your days on the water, polarized, waterproof lenses might be top on the list, while runners might care more about weight and non-slip features. We chose the glasses that were most compatible with the specific exercises, sports, and activities we were tackling.

Performance Features

From non-slip grips, to flat nose pads that won’t get caught in your hair or dig into your face mid-marathon, performance features are what you want when it comes to sport sunglasses. You’ll want to also look for things like anti-fog, water-resistant, and durable lens technology, as well as flexible temples and an overall lightweight frame. Know which features matter most to you before you start looking—and you might actually find some great ones you didn’t even know you needed.

Frame Size

When it comes to ordering a pair of sunglasses online, you’ll be so hyped when they arrive, that you don’t want to chance having to return them. If you can, try to find a retailer near you, where you can try on the frames or even a comparable frame type and size to make sure you like the look and feel.

Price Point

While performance features are great, and it might feel like the more, the better, keep in mind that the more technology put into a pair of sunglasses, chances are the higher the price point will be. It’s best to know what your budget is so that you can narrow your options down from the get go. The worst feeling is falling in love with a pair of sunnies only to find out they’re out of your price range.

How we chose

For the last year, WH commerce editors including associate health and wellness editor Tianna Soto and editorial assistant Olivia Luppino have been vetting the best sports sunglasses to shop online. The team took recommendations from editors on the wider team for the best options in terms of fit, style, and comfort. Then, we personally tried every pair of sports sunglasses on this list, testing them across many different activities like running, biking, walking, and everything in-between. During testing, we took notes on performance and compared our thoughts to narrow down a list of the six absolute best sports sunglasses. These styles in particular made the cut across size, colorways, and price.

If you’re sick of sunnies falling off your face when you move, keep reading to discover the absolute best pairs you’ll never have to adjust.

OO9280 BXTR Prizm

We’ve tested plenty of sports sunglasses the past few months, and Oakley’s Prizm received top marks from our editors because of its crystal clear lenses that offer superior visibility. The multi-colored frame has the brand’s proprietary lens that highlight specific colors along your route so you can more easily identify changes in the road ahead of you quickly. Plus, the single shield design also eliminates any distractions and allows you to have optimal coverage straight ahead and peripherally. Dare we say that wearing these glasses made visibility even better than sans sunnies?!

“As a runner, it’s important to me to have gear and accessories that feel good and don’t distract me while I’m working out,” says Tianna Soto, associate health and wellness editor. “The glasses themselves have a stylish and cool ski goggle-like look to them, and I loved how I could see through them so clearly—even when runs got steamy.” After putting some miles on these sunnies, we found that they did a great job of blocking out the light, which helped us stay even more focused during our long runs. Though take note: Soto did find that the glasses felt a bit big for her face, so we recommend these for people with a wider face shape.

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Mach GS Polarized Sunglasses

While these sunglasses don’t have nose pads, we found that the silicon nose inserts and grip coating on the frames kept them from bouncing around our face when we were running, biking, or jumping in them. The polarized lenses do a great job of reducing outside glare, which helped us focus on what’s in front of us.

We found that they fit best on individuals with an average to wide head size, though the aviator style looks good on all. “I was really impressed with these sunglasses when I wore them running as everything was as advertised,” says WH editorial assistant Olivia Luppino. “They’re lightweight, non-slip, and don’t allow for much glare to get in.” In fact, these shades are so light that we didn’t even notice we we were wearing them after a few hours in the sun.

For the quality that they provide and at such an affordable price point, you really can’t beat what this pair has to offer for weekend warriors.

New Wave Renegade

“I’ve never run in sunglasses before out of fear that they’d fall off, but I really liked these ones from Goodr,” says WH assistant love and life editor Addison Aloian, who notes that they’re extremely stylish, but also functional.

She told us that she ran a couple miles wearing them, and was pleasantly surprised that they didn’t fall off at all, and they barely slipped down her nose throughout the entire run. Even after her run, she wore them through the entirety of the day while she was out and about. “I’ll definitely keep wearing them,” she says. And despite its lightweight frame, we found that Goodr’s New Wave Renegade had a relatively sturdy build that holds up after months of usage.

Her one complaint? They were a little big for her face, so they probably won’t fit all face sizes. “Plus, the shades won’t block out the sun if it’s right above your head that day, like if you’re running at noon—the sun will still peek into the top of your glasses.”

Victory Elite E DV213 Glasses

Nike’s Victory Elite shades are purpose built for hitting the track. We like the durable-but-sleek lens that hugs our face snug, but tight, so you know it won’t fall off when you’re sprinting. Plus, we found that the aerodynamic design moved with us like a second skin. WH editorial assistant Sabrina Talbert took this out for a summer jog and found that it offered plenty of coverage. “It blocks the sun out just enough so that I can see everything around me very clearly without feeling overwhelmed by the sun hitting my face,” she says.

Plus, the lens is polarized to help reduce eye strain and glare during your outdoor runs. One con: Talbert did find that the Victory Elite’s lens fits a bit awkward at first, since it also wraps around her temples, but she eventually got used to it.

Momentum H20 Polarized Sunglasses

Sport sunnies need a polarized lens, since it adds another layer of protection against eye strain and glaring. Dragon Alliance takes that feature to the next level with Hydrophobic and Oleophobic coatings, which help repel water and smudges. In other words, you’ll spend less time cleaning the lens compared to other sunglasses on this list.

Associate News Editor Charlotte Walsh wore this to play tennis during a hot summer day and found that it did a bang-up job at reducing glare. “I could serve the ball upwards without having to squint,” she says. “When I wear my usual sunglasses, they slip off my nose due to the sweat, but these stayed on the entire point!” That’s thanks to its TPX material, a heat-resistant plastic that’s sturdy but lightweight, which means it hugs your face securely without adding a lot of bulk.

While the Momentum H20 comes in three colorways, Walsh did find that the chunky purple lenses were a bit too flashy for her tastes, but as a product, it did everything it’s supposed to do.

What are sport sunglasses?

While we love Audrey Hepburn’s iconic oversized sunglasses game, there’s a time amd place for it. When it comes to sport sunglasses, these are sunglasses the specifically feature performance elements—like non-slip grips, adjustable nose pads, anti-fog ventilation, lens color and visibility technology and more—designed to help you run, bike, hit, swing, or jump even better without any added distractions.

How should sports sunglasses fit?

Unlike a pair of fashion focused eyewear, sports sunglasses should fit snugly on your face. It’s important to pay attention to the lens and frame width, as well as knowing your head size, to make sure that you invest in a pair that isn’t going to move, bounce, or fall off in the middle of your activity.

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