Forerunner 245 - 010-02120-10X - Garmin
- Brand: Garmin
- Product Code: 010-02120-10X
- Availability: In Stock
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GPS running smartwatch with advanced training features
- Evaluates your training status to indicate whether you would benefit from another session this week or have been overdoing it and need a rest day; 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 dynamics1, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more
- Safety and tracking features2, such as built-in incident detection, makes it easy to share your location
- Customise 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
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.
Advanced performance analytics
What amount of training is right for you? Forerunner 245 offers personalised 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 statusevaluates 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 maximise the benefit of your efforts by predicting when you will be ready for your next tough challenge. You can even 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.
Analyse 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.
More ways to customise
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, challenge yourself with the Strava Relative Effort app, and even use the AccuWeather MinuteCast app to find out when the rain will start.
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. 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, if needed. So, lace up your shoes and head out with a little extra peace of mind.
Share and compete
Syncing your activities to Garmin Connect is for more than just storing your data. Garmin Connect is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete by joining challenges, encourage each other's successes and even share their triumphs via social media. Garmin Connect is free and available on the web or on your smartphone.
Wellness and advanced sleep monitoring
The Forerunner 245 smartwatch has tools to help keep tabs on your overall well-being and the sleep3 you're getting at night. These tools provide crucial insight you can use to maximise your training. For example, it's our first running watch to include a Pulse Ox sensor4. This wrist-based sensor estimates your body's blood oxygen saturation, which can help gauge how your body is absorbing oxygen — especially while you sleep. And to help you optimise your body's energy, Body Battery™ energy monitoring uses collected data to gauge your energy reserves at any moment, so you can plan your day to optimise times for activity and rest.
Menstrual cycle tracking
Get a better understanding of your body using the Garmin Connect™ menstrual cycle tracking feature. Use it to track your cycle, log physical and emotional symptoms and record personal notes. You’ll get education about training and nutrition during each phase of your current cycle, too. With the Connect IQ™ app, you’ll get cycle updates delivered to your wrist — including period reminders, cycle details and symptoms logged for the day.
1When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run™ or HRM-Tri™ monitors (sold separately)
2When paired with a compatible smartphone
3Activity tracking accuracy
4This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries
Performance Features | |
Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts) | Yes |
Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap) | Yes |
Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed) | Yes |
Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout) | Yes |
Calculates calories burned | Yes |
Customizable screen(s) | Yes |
Foot pod | Yes (optional) |
Heart rate-based calorie computation | Yes |
Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals) | Yes |
Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace) | Yes |
Shock Resistant | Yes |
Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal) | Yes |
Training Effect | Yes |
Physical & Performance | |
Glonass | Yes |
Color Display | Yes |
Battery | Rechargeable lithium-ion |
Battery life | Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days; GPS mode: Up to 24 hours |
Water rating | Swim, 5 ATM |
GPS-enabled | Yes |
High-sensitivity receiver | Yes |
Music control | Yes |
Vibration alert | Yes |
Find my phone | Yes |
VIRB® control | Yes |
Watch functions | Includes date and alarm |
GENERAL | |
Bezel material: | Fiber-reinforced polymer |
Colour display | YES |
Display resolution | 240 x 240 pixels |
Display size | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
Display type | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
Lens material: | Corning® Gorilla® glass 3 |
Memory/history | 200 hours of activity data |
Physical size | 42.3 x 42.3 x 12.2 (mm); Fits wrists with a circumference of 127-204 mm |
Quick Release Bands | Yes (20 mm, Industry standard) |
Strap material: | Silicone |
Weight , | 38.5 g |
Running & Cycling Features | |
Heart rate monitor | Yes (wrist-based) |
Clock Features | |
Alarm clock | YES |
Automatic daylight saving time | YES |
GPS Time Sync | YES |
Stopwatch | YES |
Sunrise/sunset times | YES |
Time/date | YES |
Timer | YES |
Garmin Connect® | |
Garmin Connect™ compatible | Yes |
Automatic sync | Yes |
Sensors | |
Accelerometer | YES |
Compass | YES |
Galileo | YES |
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | YES |
Daily Smart Features | |
Calendar | YES |
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | YES |
Connect IQ™ | YES, Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) |
Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+® |
Controls smartphone music | YES |
Find my Phone feature | YES |
Find My Watch feature | YES |
Smart notifications | Yes |
Smartphone compatibility | iPhone® and Android™ |
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | YES |
VIRB® Camera Remote | YES |
Weather | YES |
Maps & Memory | |
History | 200 hours of activity data |
Safety and tracking features | |
Assistance | Yes (Smartphone required) |
Incident Detection during select activities | Yes (Smartphone required) |
Live Event Sharing | Android™ Only |
LiveTrack | YES |
Activity Tracking Features | |
All-day stress tracking | YES |
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | YES |
Distance traveled | YES |
Fitness Age | Yes (in app) |
Intensity minutes | YES |
Move IQ™ | YES |
TrueUp™ | YES |
Step counter | Yes |
Auto goal | Yes, (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) |
Move bar | Yes, (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) |
Sleep monitoring | Yes, (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) |
Gym & Fitness Equipment | |
Automatic rep counting | YES |
Available gym activity profiles | Strength training, Cardio training, Elliptical training, Stair stepping, Indoor rowing and Yoga |
Cardio workouts | YES |
Strength workouts | YES |
Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
Activity history on watch | YES |
Advanced workouts | YES |
Audio prompts | YES |
Auto scroll | YES |
Configurable lap alerts | YES |
Course guidance | YES |
Customisable activity profiles | YES |
Customisable alerts | YES |
Customisable screen(s) | YES |
Downloadable training plans | YES |
Finish time | YES |
GPS speed and distance | YES |
Interval training | YES |
Manual lap | YES |
Physio TrueUp | YES |
Race an Activity | YES |
Touch and/or button lock | YES |
Training Effect (aerobic) | YES |
Training Effect (anaerobic) | YES |
Training Load | YES, (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC) |
Training Status | YES, (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend) |
Virtual Partner | YES |
VO2 max | YES |
Running Features | |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Available run profiles | Running, Treadmill running, Indoor track running, Trail running |
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | YES |
Foot pod capable | YES |
GPS-based distance, time and pace | YES |
Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) (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) |
Performance condition | YES, (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) |
Personal records | Yes |
Race predictor | YES |
Recovery advisor | Yes |
Run workouts | YES |
Running Dynamics | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
Stride length (real time) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
V02 max estimate | Yes |
Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes (with compatible accessory), (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) |
Outdoor Recreation Features | |
Back to start | YES |
Bread crumb trail in real time | YES |
Distance to destination | YES |
GPS coordinates | YES |
Point-to-point navigation | YES |
TracBack® | YES |
UltraTrac™ mode | YES |
Cycling Features | |
Available cycling profiles | Biking, Indoor biking |
Bike speed/cadence sensor | Yes (optional) |
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | YES |
Compatible with Varia™ lights | YES |
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | YES |
Courses | YES |
Race an activity | YES |
Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) | YES |
Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal) | YES |
Swimming Features | |
Available swim profiles | Pool swimming |
Drill logging | YES |
Pool swim workouts | YES |
Stroke type identification (eg. freestyle) | YES, (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) |
Swim efficiency (SWOLF) | YES |
Pool swim metrics | YES, (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories) |
Heart Rate Features | |
% HR max | YES |
% HRR | YES |
Auto max HR | YES |
HR alerts | YES |
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) | YES |
HR calories | YES |
Recovery time | YES |
CONNECTIVITY | |
Smartphone compatibility | iPhone® and Android™ |
Additional | |
Additional | Connect IQ™ app support: Yes Wrist-based heart rate: Yes |
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