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Brand | Garmin |
Model Name | Forerunner 245, Slate |
Style | Standard |
Color | Slate Gray |
Screen Size | 1.2 Inches |
Special Feature | Wrist-Based Heart Rate; Built-In GPS; Running Dynamics; Vo2 Max; Pulse Ox Sensor; Pulse Ox Sensor |
Shape | Round |
Target Audience | Unisex |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
About this item
- GPS running smartwatch with advanced training features
- 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
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Sleep tracking | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
Mileage | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | — | 4.5 | 5.0 |
For working out | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | — | 4.4 | 5.0 |
Accuracy | 4.4 | — | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | — |
Battery life | 4.4 | — | — | 4.6 | 4.4 | — |
Sold By | Heart Rate Monitors USA | Sports-and-Gadgets | All n' Home | Amazon.com | The Friendly Source | Amazon.com |
size | One Size | +Black EarBuds | 46 mm | — | One Size | 41 MM |
display size | 1.2 inches | 1.04 inches | 1.3 inches | 1.2 inches | 1.2 inches | 1.1 inches |
connectivity tech | Bluetooth, GPS, ANT+ | Bluetooth | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB | Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi | GPS | Bluetooth, USB |
supported applications | Phone | GPS | GPS | GPS | GPS | GPS |
input interface | buttons | buttons | touch screen, buttons | buttons, touch screen | buttons | buttons |
wireless standard | bluetooth | bluetooth | bluetooth | bluetooth | bluetooth | — |
From the manufacturer
Foreruner 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
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Advanced Performance AnalyticsWhat 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 OutRunning 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 FormThe 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 RunForerunner 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 Dimensions | 1.7 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.28 ounces |
ASIN | B07QG3Z9N2 |
Item model number | 010-02120-00 |
Batteries | 1 A batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #8,791 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #21 in Running GPS Units |
Wireless communication technologies | Bluetooth |
Connectivity technologies | Bluetooth, ANT+, GPS |
GPS | True |
Special features | Wrist-Based Heart Rate; Built-In GPS; Running Dynamics; Vo2 Max; Pulse Ox Sensor; Pulse Ox Sensor |
Display resolution | 240 x 240 |
Other display features | Wireless |
Human Interface Input | Buttons |
Scanner Resolution | 240 x 240 |
Color | Slate Gray |
Whats in the box | Forerunner 245; Charge/data cable; Documentation |
Department | unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | Garmin |
Date First Available | April 30, 2019 |
Weight | 1.28 ounces |
Standing screen display size | 1.2 Inches |
Memory Storage Capacity | 64000 MB |
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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.
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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Before buying this, I used a Garmin Forerunner 35 for several years. That was a very good watch for tracking runs, and I also used it for other workouts like cycling and rowing. 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 watch during runs than a touch screen. It also has a good quality heart rate monitor and some sleep-tracking capabilities.
The Garmin 245 Music can do all this, plus adds additional workout tracking capability, and ability to wirelessly communicate with a Garmin running dynamics pod which gives additional data about runs. It also adds a pulse ox sensor, and ability to store up to 500 digital music tracks on the watch and broadcast to earbuds/headsets/speakers via bluetooth. It is more waterproof than the 35. It can track several measures of indoor lap swimming in a pool, but not open water swims or scuba. Finally its watchbands have quick release connections to the watch body, making it easier to replace them if needed or desired.
I'm not sure I must have any of these things but was curious to try all of them. I am pleased with their implementation. The music feature is especially well done. It pairs without problems with my bluetooth headphones and speakers. I have good audio quality throughout my runs, arm motions while running do not cause any problems. I've copied .mp3 tracks to the watch from a Windows PC that uses Itunes to store my music library, using the watch's USB cable to transfer the files. I've installed the Garmin Express software on the PC (a free download from garmin.com), and methods to copy individual music tracks or playlists are straightforward and work fine. Garmin supports music services like Spotify and Deezer as well, but I haven't tried that and can't comment on how well it works. There are decent controls on the watch for playing tracks or playlists, and adjusting volume. There are a separate set of controls for that within my bluetooth headset (Plantronics BackBeat Fit 3150), and those play nice with the watch.
The battery definitely drains faster while using its GPS and streaming music via bluetooth. Garmin claims 6 hours battery life for these conditions, which sounds roughly consistent with my own experience. That brings me to one of my few quibbles with the watch, which is that I wish its battery life was somewhat better. There's no escaping increased power consumption when using GPS and bluetooth, but it would have been nice if they'd fit a battery with more capacity into the watch. It's not terrible as-is: still much better battery life than Apple watches, and lasts a week to a week and a half if I 'only' track runs with it, use the pulse ox sensor, and don't stream any music. It seems slightly worse than the Forerunner 35 when using the same features, but I was hoping for the same or better. If you want more battery you can buy a Fenix or more expensive Forerunner. It's still good for what it does and the price, though.
This watch seems generally well regarded but I've seen a few negative reviews that say its GPS accuracy is not good, or not as good as older Garmin watches. That has not been my experience. GPS accuracy seems just as good as my Forerunner 35, which is excellent. In fact, the 245 can also do GPS and Glonass together, which I tried while visiting Iceland. I've heard that Glonass can be helpful at hi latitudes. It worked well for me, though I didn't do careful experiments using GPS only versus GPS + Glonass to quantify differences.
The watch has a lot of capability and it's a challenge to design an interface to easily access it all using the watch buttons. Garmin uses several of the watch buttons to descend or ascend within menus, or select options. There is also a circularly scrolling 'wheel' in one menu to enable or disable different kinds of connections, or power the watch off. 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. Not sure there's an easy solution to support so many features, though. There is a lot of flexibility to customize and specify on or off for different sensors and connections, kudos to Garmin for giving this much control. The Garmin Connect smartphone software is a good companion for uploading workout data and displaying. It works reliably through a bluetooth connection between the watch and phone, and is well organized. It requires you to upload the watch data to Garmin's cloud, then communicates with the cloud to display different aspects. I don't love the cloud aspect, it would be better if they provided an option to store the data 100% locally (on the watch and phone only, with no internet involvement). 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.
To summarize, this watch is a great product. It adds some 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. It seems meant to be a 'mid-level' watch, and I think what you get for the price is a good value. If you want much longer battery life or more sensors, like a barometric altimeter, get another watch like the higher end Garmins. If the capabilities of the Forerunner 45 or predecessor 35 fully meet your needs, save a bit of money and get those. This watch is a sweet spot of Garmin goodness + bluetooth music streaming and some extra workout tracking ability for lowest price.
For those looking for instructions on how to update music via wifi (this was one of the things I wanted the watch to do and either I didn't know how to or it didn't work that well at first), I will include instructions below:
Hold down second/middle button on left side of watch.
Click music
Click music providers
Click Spotify (should walk you thru how to set if up if you don't)
For me it takes me to the last song played. From here, I hit the three dots on the left.
Click library
Then scroll down to where you can hit update downloads.
This will not work if you do not have your watch connected to wifi. To do that do this:
Click and hold the middle button on the left side.
Scroll down to WiFi and select.
Should walk you thru it. I think you have to make sure your phone is connected to the same wifi.
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I received this as a surprise gift from my husband about a month and a half ago. Both my husband and I are avid Garmin users and have been for several years. For context, these are the Garmin watches I have owned in the past: Forerunner 15, Vivosmart 3, and Vivomove HR. I do like this watch. In fact, you can say I love it. Based on our purchase history, I can see my husband purchased this for ~$50 less than what it is being listed as now ($345). Personally, if I was buying this for myself I would get a refurbished one or do without the music. I run about 3-4x a week and do HIIT workouts 3x a week. For what I do, this watch may be overkill but that’s what you want right? You want a watch that will do what you want AND more. At least I do!
So, what are my gripes with this watch?
1- Bluetooth. Boy, oh boy, oh boy! My watch LOVES to disconnect from my headphones. If my hands aren’t at the right angle while I am running, it is game over and I have to reconnect or deal with a patchy connection. At this point, I just don’t bother to use the music on my watch. I am hopeful an update will fix this but I’m not holding my breath. I find mine struggles with auto-sync on the Garmin app occasionally as well.
2-Music-In relation to the bluetooth is the music concept of this watch. I really wanted to love this aspect of the watch. I really really did. I was so pumped about it! But alas, you can’t always get what you want. Syncing Music the first time took an eternity and half. You also have to manually update it if you update your playlist on Spotify, I think (at least that’s what I have to do). I wish Garmin would do something where it would automatically have your watch update the playlist if it is connected to Wi-Fi with my laptop open to Spotify but maybe my standards are too high (my iPad does this with playlists I’ve downloaded). Overall, I do like the music component of this watch-I just wish the bluetooth worked better. Many of the reviews I read on here are people complaining about how difficult it is to sync music and I agree. I consider myself pretty tech savvy but they could have made this simpler. I also would like to be able to change the songs that I am listening to on my phone from my watch. I used to be able to do this on my Vivomove HR and that was lovely while I was running. Also, please note I *think* you have to have a premium subscription to whatever music streaming service you choose to use in order to connect to the watch. I already had Spotify premium so this was no big deal to me but wanted to note that on here. I think you can also upload your own mp3 files if you have them but don’t take my word for it as I haven’t tried it.
3-Sleep tracking- I don’t find the sleep tracking to be very accurate as a whole but I think that is an issue with Garmin in general so I’m not really holding it against this watch.
4-Garmin Connect IQ- Changing my watch face is a lot harder than it should be and takes forever.
What do I LOVE about this watch?
1- GPS- my last watch did not have GPS (but it was pretty!) and that’s also a big factor in why I wanted this watch. I have not found any issues with the GPS and I have found this to be fairly accurate. Connects seamlessly with Strava which I appreciate.
2-The size- for the size of this watch and all it can do-WOW. Just wow! I was afraid it would be too bulky but it is not! I am a woman with very small wrists and the size is pretty good for me. I do wish they sold smaller bands but its not a big deal.
3- Livetracking & security features- LOVE this! You can set live tracking to start automatically or start it manually from the app ( I do wish this was an option on my phone). This sends an email to whoever you’ve listed, or all of your connections, with a link to a tracker. I love this as a woman who often goes on runs alone early in the morning or at night. There is also a feature on this watch where if you press a button 3x it sends a text to your emergency contacts and it will also do this if it notices anything unusual (you stop suddenly, etc). Probably my favorite features.
4- Training status, body battery, pulse ox, & respiration-I find all of this very cool & helpful. I don’t find the training status to be totally accurate for me though. None of this makes or breaks the watch for me though, it’s just nice to have. The Garmin Coach seems really cool but I haven’t had an opportunity to use it. I plan to use it to train for a half marathon.
5-Heart rate- I like this and find it to be accurate.
6-Buttons-my last watch was touchscreen and I do love that this has buttons instead.
7- Battery-battery life is OK but I wish it lasted a little longer. How quickly it charges makes up for that though!
Overall, this is a really great watch. I was lusting after the Fenix 6s but that would have been overkill for me. This does what I need it to do and some more. If you’re a runner, I do think you will love this. I would personally save some money and skip the music but when it does work it is nice to have. Thanks Garmin!
This was a great and worthwhile investment, lots of new features and bells/whistles that the old watch didn't have. Great and accurate GPS and heartrate sensor. I would say that the Pulse Ox O2 sensor leaves a bit to be desired, as I would likely be dead from hypoxia if my O2 was below 92% as frequently as the watch thinks it is. Also wish the manual was more simplified. This watch can do a lot, but I found that it was easier to figure it out through trial and error as opposed to reading the thick book that came with it. Reminded me of a car manual. Other than those two things, pleased with this upgrade and will continue to use Garmin products for my workouts!
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Reviewed in Mexico on February 1, 2024
The design is sleek and comfortable, making it ideal for all-day wear. The display is clear, vibrant, and easy to read even in direct sunlight. The battery life is impressive, lasting several days on a single charge, even with regular GPS usage.
Se tivesse que apontar algum defeito seria apenas a duração da bateria que poderia ser maior.