Garmin Forerunner 245 Music – Black

Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music is the ultimate in running smartwatches that helps streamline your running kit with an in-built music player. Easily download your music or access your Spotify playlists via your watch that allows you to listen and control your music on the move with the addition of any compatible Bluetooth headphones (sold separately).

The watch also provides expert tracking that uses an integrated, wrist-based heart rate monitor plus GPS, GLONASS and Galileo that provides key insight into every area of your running performance with VO2 max, aerobic and anaerobic training effect and training status, ground contact time balance, stride length, and more.

Easily connect to your smartphone for an extensive range of additional features including access to the Garmin Coach app which helps you create free training plans that adapt to your goals and can be completely personalised to your needs. Then you can share and keep of all your results via the Garmin Connect free online fitness community.

Music

Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music GPS Running Watch helps streamline all your running devices with the fully integrated music playing system. You can now sync all your playlists via streaming services such as Deezer and Spotify to your watch for ad free music listening on the move. Additionally, you can also store up to 500 songs right on your watch. Simply connect a pair of compatible Bluetooth headphones (not included) to the watch for music listening on the go.

Performance Analytics

The Forerunner 245 offers personalised training and recovery insight to help you to up your running performance. Tracking your VO2 max and the impact of your current heat and altitude on your performance lets you know when your training is productive, peaking or overreaching. Aerobic and anaerobic training effect provide key feedback on your workouts letting you know how they’re influencing your body and development of your endurance. Recovery time helps you maximise the benefit of your efforts by predicting when you will be ready for your next tough challenge.

Garmin Connect

The Garmin Connect apps is easy to sync your smartwatch to and allows you access to a huge online community. The app also allows you to create your own custom workouts or download free ones that sync right to your watch.

Garmin Coach

The Garmin Coach app features guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to your goals.

Running Form

The Forerunner 245 provides key metrics that keep track of your running form, including: cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio.

Wellness

Not only does the device track your running metrics but it can also be used throughout the day to look into your general fitness levels with tools to measure your daily step count, calories burned, and even sleep.