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Garmin Forerunner 245, GPS Running Smartwatch with Advanced Dynamics, Berry

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  • GPS running smartwatch with advanced training features
  • Battery life: up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and up to 24 hours in GPS mode
  • Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom workouts on our Garmin Connect online fitness community
  • Provides advanced running dynamics, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more (When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run or HRM-Tri monitors (sold separately))
  • Safety and tracking features include incident detection (during select activities) which sends your real-time location to emergency contacts through your paired compatible smartphone
  • Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from our Connect IQ store
  • Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features

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Sleep tracking
4.2
5.0
4.1
4.6
4.2
4.0
Battery life
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.1
Accuracy
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.4
3.9
Mileage
4.5
5.0
4.5
4.5
For working out
4.4
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Forerunner 245

Foreruner 245

Forerunner 245

Forerunner 245
More Ways to Customize

Check out our Connect IQ Store, where you can add personality to Forerunner 245 by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more. It’s easy and — even better — it’s free. New apps are added every day, so you can keep tabs on when your Uber will arrive, turn on your lights at home with the SmartThings app, and even use the AccuWeather MinuteCast app to find out when the rain will start.

GPS Running Smartwatch with Advanced Training Features

You do the running. Forerunner 245 does the thinking. This GPS smartwatch doesn’t just tell you where you ran. It tracks your stats, crunches the numbers and gets to know all about your performance, your running form, your training history and even your goals. All you need to focus on is putting one foot in front of the other.

  • Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features
  • Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom workouts on our Garmin Connect™ online fitness community
  • Provides advanced running dynamics, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more (when used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run or HRM-Tri monitors (sold separately))
  • Safety and tracking features include incident detection (during select activities) which sends your real-time location to emergency contacts through your paired compatible smartphone
  • Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from our Connect IQ™ store
  • Battery life: up to 7 days in smartwatch mode; up to 24 hours in GPS mode

Features and Benefits

Forerunner 245

Forerunner 245

Forerunner 245

Forerunner 245

Advanced Performance Analytics

What amount of training is right for you? Forerunner 245 offers personalized training and recovery insight for smarter training decisions, helping you prepare for your next race. It keeps tabs on your VO2 max and understands how heat and altitude impact your performance. The higher your VO2 max, the higher you can expect to perform, which is exactly what is shown by the performance condition metric. Training status evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you’re training productively, peaking or overreaching. See how your workouts influence the development of endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback. Recovery time helps you maximize the benefit of your efforts by predicting when you will be ready for your next tough challenge. You can view your overall training load, which measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history.

More Ways to Work Out

Running is what you do, so train smarter with the tools available from our Garmin Connect online fitness community. Create your own custom workouts, or download free ones that sync right to your watch. Or, if you’ve got a specific goal in mind for your next 5K, check out Garmin Coach. Featuring guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to you and your goals, it’s a foolproof way to get to the finish line. As part of your training plan, it can even help you predict your race time. What about when you want to switch it up? Forerunner 245 also has activity profiles for cycling, pool swimming, indoor rowing and even for using the elliptical or stair-stepper.

Analyze Your Running Form

The Forerunner 245 GPS smartwatch also has the tools you need to improve your running form. The watch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio. These measurements are the key to understanding your form, so you can bring your best on every run and at every race. Your Forerunner 245 can start tracking these metrics with the addition of a compatible heart rate strap or the compact Running Dynamics Pod, which clips right onto your waistband.

Stay Connected on the Run

Forerunner 245 makes it easy to run without leaving important smart features behind. Once paired with your compatible smartphone, you’ll be able to receive text messages and see social media updates, emails and more right on your wrist. And new safety and tracking features make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts in case you need assistance — manually, or automatically with built-in incident detection (when paired with a compatible smartphone), if needed. So, lace up your shoes, and head out with a little extra peace of mind.

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    Product Description

    You do the running. Forerunner 245 does the thinking. This GPS smartwatch doesn’t just tell you where you ran. It tracks your stats, crunches the numbers and gets to know all about your performance, your running form, your training history and even your goals. All you need to focus on is putting one foot in front of the other.Bezel Material: fiber-reinforced polymer.

    Customer reviews

    4.6 out of 5 stars
    4.6 out of 5
    9,512 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the audio quality, sleep tracking, and battery life of the wearable computer. For example, they mention that it plays music well, and allows them to listen to downloaded audio content. That said, opinions are mixed on connectivity, ease of use, and performance.

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    209 customers mention157 positive52 negative

    Customers like the value of the smart watch. They say it's well worth the price, an excellent product, and an amazing running watch. Customers also appreciate the Bluetooth connections and cheap apps on the store.

    "...nice extra features to the more basic Forerunner 35/45 while not being overly expensive, and continuing to include everything I liked about the 35/45..." Read more

    "...Overall, this is a really great watch. I was lusting after the Fenix 6s but that would have been overkill for me...." Read more

    "This smart watch is great! I love the simple look and the fact it has buttons!..." Read more

    "...Gym wise the watch is virtually useless. It cannot discern accurately the number of reps. Cumbersome interface to correct values...." Read more

    169 customers mention145 positive24 negative

    Customers like the sleep tracking of the wearable computer. For example, they say it's good with tracking exercise, helps keep track of running metrics, and is extremely accurate. They also say it does a great job tracking the meters, road and trail running stats, and step counts. That said, some complain about the sleep tracker being inaccurate.

    "...The Garmin 245 Music can do all this, plus adds additional workout tracking capability, and ability to wirelessly communicate with a Garmin running..." Read more

    "...not being able to take my phone on my run and still having music, GPS, and some sort of security to reach my loved ones should I need it...." Read more

    "...-It does have full pacing and training programs which give basic alerts via your bluetooth headphones or on your wrist with a buzz, however I prefer..." Read more

    "...If you want a watch that can help you keep track of steps, your run, play music, push notifications with out being able to respond..." Read more

    130 customers mention101 positive29 negative

    Customers like the battery life of the wearable computer. They say it's great when using GPS and for pulse-ox measurement.

    "...I loved its long battery life of about 1.5 weeks to 2 weeks the way I used it, plus physical buttons which I find much better for controlling the..." Read more

    "...-Battery life is amazing, I can go a week or more between charging even with gps runs, try that with a apple watch, can't go even 2 days which is..." Read more

    "...Full charge in like 10-15 min and the charge last 10 or so days! I love garmin and how this one comes out! Great bang for your buck!" Read more

    "...I love the battery life! It lasts forever and I rarely think about charging it...." Read more

    117 customers mention93 positive24 negative

    Customers like the accuracy of the wearable computer. For example, they mention it's very accurate for the most part, and errors are slight if even present. The accuracy for the GPS and mileage is fantastic, and the heart monitor seems to be accurate enough for day-to-day activities. It offers good insights when you've been training. It's also very accurate with heart rates, pacing, and pulse ox. Customers also say the device is quite tailored to runners and provides many profiles.

    "...not found any issues with the GPS and I have found this to be fairly accurate. Connects seamlessly with Strava which I appreciate...." Read more

    "...Great and accurate GPS and heartrate sensor...." Read more

    "...Having a week of battery life, pulse and o2 monitoring while I sleep..." Read more

    "Bought as a gift and the receiver loved it. Uses all the time and very accurate. Bit pricey but for a runner it’s a great buy." Read more

    85 customers mention60 positive25 negative

    Customers like the audio quality of the wearable computer. They say the ability to play music is great, impressive, and cool. They also like that the watch allows them to listen to downloaded audio content, including MP3s. Customers also mention that it's nice to workout while listening to music without having their phone in their pocket.

    "...I have good audio quality throughout my runs, arm motions while running do not cause any problems...." Read more

    "...-Music and apps like Starbucks card load easily via garmin app on phone...." Read more

    "...The default music apps are hard to use, including Spotify. Can not import mp3/m4a with Unicode characters, such as Chinese...." Read more

    "...of this watch: a watch that tracks my runs and allows me to listen to downloaded audio content. It's been reliable and I'm glad to have it." Read more

    146 customers mention94 positive52 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the wearable computer. Some mention that it works well and has been fairly simple to use once they got everything. They say the GPS and heart-sensor work flawlessly, and the software works well. However, other customers report issues with the software and app, saying that it doesn't work well, and that the screen malfunctions.

    "...But if you can live with the data being on the cloud, the software works well and has good visuals for displaying all the data...." Read more

    "...The software and app are pretty, but don't work well. PC software crashing my top of the line computer...." Read more

    "...with screen visibility or burnt out spots, it's always on and light button works fine for low light situations.Cons:..." Read more

    "...the "down" button is kind of mushy when depressed, but does not impact the function, just feels odd in comparison to the others...." Read more

    135 customers mention73 positive62 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the wearable computer. Some mention that it's easy to use, simple, and light. They say that the controls are easy and mostly self evident. However, others say that it is confusing to use and hard to navigate. Some customers also mention that the customized watch faces are hard to set up. Overall, the opinions are mixed and it'll depend on personal preferences.

    "...It all works and is reasonably easy to find, but some items are buried a bit in menus, at times the clicking around can feel inefficient...." Read more

    "...As an iOS user, the UI was underwhelming and feels a bit boring but I'm okay with boring because I didn't want a fancy watch so I got what I..." Read more

    "...-Connects up easily with Runkeeper by Asics which I have been using for nearly a decade so I can still get historical comparisons...." Read more

    "...Also wish the manual was more simplified...." Read more

    102 customers mention39 positive63 negative

    Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the wearable computer. Some mention that the Garmin app connectivity is great, but has some weird gaps. They love the link to Garmin Connect for keeping track of their goals and programming their watch. However, others say that it takes longer to connect if there's a lot of cloud cover, has issues connecting to their phone, and has a patchy connection. The GPS can sometimes take awhile to activate, and it would not connect to Wi-Fi.

    "...It takes longer to connect if there's a lot of cloud cover, but with the additional GPS options, the tracking is still good...." Read more

    "...plus adds additional workout tracking capability, and ability to wirelessly communicate with a Garmin running dynamics pod which gives additional..." Read more

    "...Charging connection is now touchy making it irritating when you put it in and the watch is dead.Software:..." Read more

    "...how to update the music via wifi and I do think the connectivity on my runs has improved. How well it connects to Garmin connect has also improved...." Read more

    Perfect watch for the average runner
    4 Stars
    Perfect watch for the average runner
    Upgraded from FR 225 after several years. Much smaller design allows you to use all day long without the bulk. All the necessary functions and more without the additional cost of useless options on other models. The band size has also been reduced making the wear comfort worth it. I normally do not wear a watch at night, but since this purchase and the design that comes along with it, you don't notice it at all. I originally purchased this for the music option. At 50 I was told to get rid of the mp3 player and wired headphones that I have used for years. Well worth it, paired with OpenRun Pro headphones and have had no issues. I did notice the "down" button is kind of mushy when depressed, but does not impact the function, just feels odd in comparison to the others. Well worth the purchase and very happy.
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