Over-ear headphones are having a serious moment in fitness culture, and Gen Z is leading the charge. The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 delivers exceptional sound quality and surprising comfort for workouts—with some caveats for hot-weather runs. Soft, flexible, and more breathable than they look, these headphones earn their place in a gym bag. If your social media feed looks anything like mine, you’ve noticed more and more people are hitting the pavement and the weight room with full-size over-ear headphones on. Gen Z has been quietly rejecting the standard earbuds-for-exercise formula, and the aesthetic is everywhere. Honestly? I was appalled at first. How could they be comfortable to run or workout in? It seems like an actual sensory nightmare, but I am nothing if not someone in favor of testing something out in the name of science, so I grabbed a pair of Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 headphones to check out the trend and hopefully not regret it. Spoiler alert: I’m a fan.…