2025 Garmin Forerunner® 245 Music

MUSIC FOR THE EXTRA MILE

You do the running. This GPS running smartwatch does the thinking. It even gets to know you, mile after mile and song after song.

In the Box

• Forerunner 245
• Charge/data cable
• Documentation

Monitor Your Training Load to See If You’Re Fully Owning Itor 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 Garmin Coach Adaptive Training Plans.

Finesse Your Form By Tracking Running Dynamics ¹ .

We’Ll Watch Your Back For You with Incident Detection and Assistance Features ² .

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 daily run recommendationsof varying intensities based on your training history, fitness level and recovery time.

GARMIN COACH

These adaptive training plansfeature 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 heart rate data ³along 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 ¹, Forerunner 245 measures crucial running metricssuch 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 sensorestimates your body’s blood oxygen saturation ⁴, which can help gauge how your body is absorbing oxygen — especially while you sleep.

TRAINING STATUS

This metricevaluates 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 effectfeedback.

TRAINING LOAD

This statmeasures 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 recovery time advisorlets 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 CDCand WHO, now you can understand when you earned daily intensity minutesand during what activity.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levelsso you can find the best times for activity and rest.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Use the Garmin Connect ^™ appto track your menstrual cycleor pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even get details on your wrist with the Menstrual Cycle Tracking widgetand Pregnancy Tracking app.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

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

LIVETRACK FEATURE

Use LiveTrack to let friends and family follow your real-time location ⁵and even view your entire preplanned course. Rest assured that your loved ones know exactly where you’re running.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features ²send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.

SYNC WITH THE GARMIN CONNECT™ APP

Upload your activities to the Garmin Connect appto interact with a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete — and even share their triumphs via social media.

Click for Important Safety and Product Information

¹When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run™ or HRM-Tri™ monitors (sold separately)

²When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

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

⁵Requires premium subscription with a third-party music provider

⁶When paired with your compatible smartphone

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Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.