Product Dimensions | 4.2 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm; 38.5 Grams |
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Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
Item Model Number | 010-02120-10 |
Connectivity technologies | GPS |
GPS | GPS |
Display technology | LCD |
Display resolution | 240x240 |
Other display features | Wireless |
Colour | Black/Slate |
Item Weight | 38.5 g |
Department | Unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | Garmin australasia |
ASIN | B07RCJV4PT |
Date First Available | 15 May 2019 |
Garmin Forerunner 245, GPS Running Smartwatch with Advanced Dynamics, Grey (010-02120-10)
Price: | $476.80 & FREE Delivery. Details |
Brand | Garmin |
Colour | Black/Slate |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Screen size | 1.2 Inches |
Display type | LCD |
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
- Sleek, modern, and durable design
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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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Check out our Connect IQ Store, where you can add personality to Forerunner 245 Music 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 Music and Advanced Training Features
You do the running. Forerunner 245 Music does the thinking. It even gets to know you, mile after mile and song after song. This GPS smartwatch has storage for your favorite tunes, so you can keep moving to the music without having to lug your phone along. It also 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.
- Sync with music streaming services, such as Spotify, to easily store and play your favorite songs right from your watch
- 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
- Battery life: up to 7 days in smartwatch mode; up to 6 hours in GPS mode with music
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Let the Music PlayIf you can’t run without the perfect playlist, you won’t be able to run without Forerunner 245 Music. Sync your carefully crafted playlists from select music streaming services (requires premium subscription with a third-party music provider) — such as Deezer and Spotify — to your watch for ad-free listening. You can even store up to 500 songs right on your watch. It’s easy to transfer music from your computer and then queue up your favorite playlist for easy listening through headphones enabled with BLUETOOTH technology. |
Advanced Performance AnalyticsWhat amount of training is right for you? Forerunner 245 Music 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 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 Music also has activity profiles for cycling, pool swimming, indoor rowing and even for using the elliptical or stair-stepper. |
Analyse Your Running FormThe Forerunner 245 Music GPS smartwatch also has the tools you need to improve your running form. The watch measures crucial running metrics (when used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run or HRM-Tri monitors (sold separately)) such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillationand 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 Music 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. |
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Das Gute:
o Der 245 ist kleiner als ältere Sportuhren, trägt sich angenehm und kann auch im Büro getragen werden
o Die Akkulaufzeit ist bei mir durchweg gut. Ich nutze keine Messages und auch nicht die SPOx-Funktionen. Da hält er gut 7 Tage durch
o Lädt schnell wieder auf und das Kabel zum Einstecken ist um Welten besser als die alten Klemmen
o Normales Tracking der Schritte und des Schlafes funktioniert gut und ist genau. Auch der Puös wird gut gemessen.
o Beim Laufen hat man ausser den normalen Werten wie Zeit, Distanz, Pace und Kadenz noch jede Menge Möglichkeiten
o VO2max-Werte scheinen mir im Einklang mit anderen Uhren. Es hilft, dass der Puls bei Laufeinheiten ziemlich gut gemessen wird.
o Werte wie Body Battery stimmen in etwa mit meiner eigenen Einschätzung überein.
Nicht so toll aber:
o GPS-Empfang. In der Stadt dauert es zu lang. Meine alten Garmins waren nicht nur schneller im Fix, sondern man kann dort auch sehen, dass sich etwas tut. Der 245 zeigt einen roten Progress bar, bei dem kaum irgendeine Bewegung auszumachen ist. Nach einer Weile denkt man, da passiert absolut nichts. Dann ist der Empfang plötzlich da. Im Vergleich: FR 235 im Durchschnitt 6 Sekunden bis zum Fix, FR245 zwischen 15 und 20. Für ein Gerät, dass fast 3 Jahre neuer ist, ist das schwach.
o Intensity minutes: eigentlich ein toller Wert, der z.B. aktive Minuten zeigt (Fahrrad zur Arbeit), nur funktioniert er absolut sporadisch. In einer Woche mal ganz normal (2xTag je 20 Minuten Fahrrad= 40 Intensivminuten), dann mal ab Mittwoch, dann mal gar nicht. Und das hatte ich auch schon vor 2 Jahren mit dem Vivoactive3. Fail.
o MoveIQ. Ebenfalls eine tolle Funktion, die Sporteinheiten und Zeiten höherer Aktivität erkennt und automatisch einen simplen Workout ohne Puswerte und Entfernungen anlegt. Sehr praktisch, wenn man sich aktiv bewegt. Das ist kein Hochleistungssport, ist aber für die Fitness sehr gut und damit wichtig. Auf der Fahrradfahrt zur Arbeit funktioniert es allerdings nicht zuverlässig. In vielleicht 6 von 10 Malen erkennt der FR die Fahrt als MoveIQ-Event. Fitbit ist dabei viel zuverlässiger (10/10).
Alles in Allem bin ich immer noch auf der Suche nach einer Uhr, die Fitnesseinheiten im Alltag gut und richtig erkennt und anzeigt, trotzdem aber auch als einigermaßen exakte Laufuhr genutzt werden kann. Der FR245 tut das nicht.

I have also used it for hikes and bike rides, both of which it has recorded accurately. The heart rate monitor matches that of the Vivoactive 3 and seems to be very accurate. I have checked my heart rate manually a few times and it has agreed perfectly with my calculations, so I am happy that it is accurate. The information after a ride or walk has been very accurate including the GPS map which was accurate enough even to show which side of the road I was walking on.
Looks-wise, I don't think it is as nice as the Vivoactive 3 and I suspect the bezel will scratch fairly easily as it is plastic. I have a screen protector and a case on mine to protect it. My Vivoactive 3 just had a screen protector and survived well despite heavy use. I hope this will be as good.
The battery life seems to be good, though I haven't noticed a big difference from the Vivoactive 3. I like the additional function of the body battery, which appears to be pretty accurate.
One thing that did surprise me though, was the need to plug it into a laptop when I received it, to get the latest software update. I couldn't do this from my phone or Chrome book. I was also surprised that it had not come installed with a more up-to-date software version. However, once I realised what I needed to do, it was easy enough to follow the on-screen instructions and update it to version 5 rather than the version 2-point-something it had come with. Once that was done, I installed a few watch faces and chose one that I like.
The face is clear, even in low sunlight and without the backlit option. The strap is comfortable and fits without adjustment due to the number of holes running all the way around. There is plenty of adjustment so I cannot imagine that there are many people it would not fit.
All in all, it is a nice upgrade from the Vivoactive 3 which I have been very happy with. The added functions are great and I am pleased with it. At the price, I think it offers a good range of functions and is accurate.

Oltre al GPS, supporta anche la modalità GPS+GLONASS (sistema satellitare russo) e la modalità GPS + GALILEO (sistema europeo) che ne aumentano la precisione.
Il lettore del battito cardiaco è corredato anche da un ossimetro per la misura della saturazione di ossigeno.
Sul lato sport il 245 è completo di tutte le attività possibili e immaginabili, ed eventualmente scaricando da Garmin IQ il software più specialistico.
Sul lato fitness tracker il 245 ha una sola mancanza: non conta il numero di gradini saliti (in quanto non ha un sensore barometrico). Per il resto c'è di tutto e di più: passi, calorie,sonno e analisi del sonno, stress ed analisi dello stress (tramite misura dell'HRV).

I chose the non music model over the music version as I use amazon music streaming service and I was told by Garmin the watch only supports Deezer or Spotify.
The watch was lighter then expected, which is good.
Menu and terminology of apps, widgets, data screens can be a little confusing at first, but after a few days you get the hang of it.
After have my watch a little over a week, my battery is currently on 25% and have been on two 5k runs, four 4K rides and have been wearing it constantly.
The watch provides vast amounts of data that has kept me busy following and comparing.
On two occasions the connection between watch and phone has been lost and was unable to sync, but after restarting the Garmin connect app, the connection was restored. So this seems to suggest a bug with the current app and not the watch.

In finale lo consiglio ,il costo adeguato al valore e alla qualita' dell'orologio