YOU RUN, IT THINKS
This GPS smartwatch tracks your stats, crunches the numbers and gets to know all about your performance, your running form, your training and even your goals.
Monitor your training load to see if you’re fully owning it or just overdoing it.
You keep running and so will your battery life — for up to 7 days.
Prep for your next race like a boss with free adaptive training plans.
Finesse your form by tracking 1.
We’ll watch your back for you with incident detection and assistance features2.
Get the perfect look and your favorite apps — all free — from the Connect IQ™ Store.
BATTERY LIFE
Run your heart out with a watch that’s got the power to keep up. You’ll get up to 7 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 24 hours in GPS mode.
A DESIGN THAT CUTS BACK ON BULK
It’s sleek and lightweight — perfect for running and
everyday wear.
THESE MATERIALS ARE READY TO RUN
Featuring a sweatproof silicone band and durable Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, Forerunner 245 can handle whatever’s ahead.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
For personalized training guidance, get of varying intensities based on your training history, fitness level and recovery time.
GARMIN COACH
These feature guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to you and your goals. Workouts sync right to your watch.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for cycling, pool swimming, track running, elliptical, stair-stepper and more.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Get 3 along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities, even underwater.
BUILT-IN GPS
Track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance, pace and intervals.
RUNNING DYNAMICS
When used with a compatible accessory1, Forerunner 245 measures crucial such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance and more.
VO2 MAX
Train smarter with , an indicator of how you can expect to perform. This metric even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.
PULSE OX SENSOR
This estimates your body’s blood oxygen saturation4, which can help gauge how your body is absorbing oxygen — especially while you sleep.
TRAINING STATUS
evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you’re training productively, peaking or overreaching.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence the development of endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic feedback.
TRAINING LOAD
This measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history.
RECOVERY TIME
After each workout, the built-in lets you know how long to rest before another big effort. It even accounts for all-day stress, sleep and daily activity outside of workouts.
INTENSITY MINUTES
With improvements based on guidance from the and , now you can understand when you earned daily and during what activity.
