The Garmin Forerunner 245 is a GPS running watch designed for runners who want to track their performance and improve their training. It features advanced running dynamics, including cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation, which can help runners improve their form and reduce the risk of injury.

The watch also includes a built-in heart rate monitor that tracks your heart rate 24/7, providing insights into your fitness level and helping you optimize your training. It also includes a variety of training features, such as custom workouts, interval training, and advanced training plans, which can help you reach your goals faster.

In addition to its running features, the Forerunner 245 also includes a range of smartwatch features, such as notifications for incoming calls, texts, and emails, as well as music controls and Garmin Pay, which allows you to make contactless payments using your watch.

The Forerunner 245 has a battery life of up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and up to 24 hours in GPS mode, making it ideal for long training sessions and multi-day events. It also features a lightweight and comfortable design, with a 1.2-inch color display and a variety of interchangeable bands to suit your style.

Overall, the Garmin Forerunner 245 is a powerful and versatile running watch that can help you take your training to the next level. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced runner, this watch has the features and functionality you need to achieve your goals and stay motivated.

Garmin Forerunner 245 | Analyze Your Running Form | Can Receive Call And Messages | Wellness and Advanced Sleep Monitoring

Product Detail

-General

Lens MaterialCorning Gorilla Glass 3
Bezel Materialfiber-reinforced polymer
Quick Release Bands(20 mm, Industry standard)
Strap material silicone
Physical size42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 (mm)
Fits wrists with a circumference of 127-204 mm
Display size1.2″ (30.4 mm) diameter
Display resolution240 x 240 pixels
Display typesunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

Weight38.5 g
Battery lifeSmartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days
GPS mode: Up to 24 hours
Water ratingSwim, 5 ATM
Color display
Memory/History200 hours of activity data

-Clock Features
Time/date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times

-Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Compass
Accelerometer

-Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth, ANT+
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)

-Smart notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)
Calendar
Weather
Controls smartphone music
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB Camera Remote
Smartphone compatibility iPhone and Android
Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile

-Safety and Tracking Features
Incident Detection during select activities(Smartphone Required)
Assistance(Smartphone Required)
LiveTrack

-Activity Tracking Features
Step counter
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
Calories burned
Distance traveled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Fitness Age(in app)
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-day Stress Tracking

-Gym & Fitness Equipment
Available gym activity profilesStrength Training, Cardio Training, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Indoor Rowing and Yoga
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
Automatic rep counting

-Training, Planning and Analysis Features
GPS speed and distance
Customizable data pages
Customizable activity profiles
Auto Pause
Interval training
Advanced workouts
Downloadable training plans
Auto Lap
Manual lap
Configurable lap alerts
V02 max
Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.)
Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)
Training Effect (aerobic)
Training Effect (anaerobic)
Customizable alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Course guidance
Touch and/or button lock
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch

-Heart Rate Features
HR zones
HR alerts
HR calories
HR max
HRR

-Recovery time
Auto max HR
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)

-Running Features
Available run profilesRunning, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Running dynamics
Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of ‘bounce’ in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length)
Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry)
Stride length (real time)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
Run workouts
Race predictor
Foot pod capable

-Outdoor Recreation Features
Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack
UltraTrac mode
Distance to destination
GPS coordinates

-Cycling Features
Available cycling profiles Biking, Indoor Biking
Courses
Race an activity
Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display)
Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)
Compatible with Varia lights
Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)

-Swimming Features
Available swim profiles Pool Swimming
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly)
Swim efficiency (SWOLF)
Drill logging
Pool swim workouts

What’s in the box
-1x Garmin Forerunner 245