Forerunner 245 Music

It’s sleek and lightweight — perfect for running and everyday wear.

• BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS: Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for cycling, pool swimming, indoor rowing, elliptical, stair-stepper and more.

• WRIST-BASED HEART RATE: Get heart rate data³ 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 accessory, Forerunner 245 Music measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance and more.

• VO2 MAX: Train smarter with VO2 max, 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 wrist-based sensor estimates your body’s blood oxygen saturation⁴, which can help gauge how your body is absorbing oxygen — especially while you sleep.

• TRAINING STATUS: This metric 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 training effect feedback.

• TRAINING LOAD: This stat measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history.

• 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 6 hours in GPS mode with music.

• BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR: Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest.

• MENSTRUAL TRACKING: Track period cycle details, log physical and emotional symptoms, and note regular, irregular or menopause transition cycles to better understand your body.

• MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST: Sync your playlists from select music streaming services⁵ — such as Deezer, Amazon Music and Spotify® — right to your watch. Forerunner 245 Music can store up to 500 songs.

• SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with a compatible smartphone.

• SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES: If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features² send your location to emergency contacts.

• CONNECT IQ™ STORE: Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.

• SYNCS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™: Upload your activities to the Garmin Connect app to interact with a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete — and even share their triumphs via social media.