After much searching on the net, here are the solutions I implemented. I bought everything on Amazon. Best Buy, PC Richard and some local PC shops all agreed with me on the poor earpod fit but not one store sold any of the products needed to remedy the problem.
1. I purchased earskinz which are a rubberized covering for the earpods. They make the pods less slippery and help them stay in the ear canal. They were a challenge to place on the earpods but once on, they fit snugly in the ear.
2. I also bought EarBudi Flex. This is an over-the-ear soft plastic spine which the entire earpod clips into. This in conjunction with the earskinz are working. The spine of the EarBudi Flex sits over the ear with the pods placed in the ear.
However... just in case the above didn't work. I also purchased.
3. DigiHero which are rubberized jackets similar to the EarSkinz (above) but are not a complete covering for the pods, just a small portion of the earpods are covered. I have not yet used these because solutions 1 and 2 above are currently working.
4. I also purchased "Earplus Cover for Apple EarPods" These looked strange and I haven't used them but in case my current configuration doesn't work, I'll have this to fall back on.
Hope this helps everyone out there.