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Garmin Forerunner 245 Music GPS Running Watch (Aqua/White) - £164.99 @ Wiggle
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I know they've just released the Forerunner 265, so this is now two versions old, but it still offers a lot of features for a lot less cash.
Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music is the ultimate in running smartwatches that helps streamline your running kit with an in-built music player. Easily download your music or access your Spotify playlists via your watch that allows you to listen and control your music on the move with the addition of any compatible Bluetooth headphones (sold separately).
added by louiselouise:
In White / Black, but the Black / Aqua is also this price (£164.99):
More information on Wiggle's return policy
Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music is the ultimate in running smartwatches that helps streamline your running kit with an in-built music player. Easily download your music or access your Spotify playlists via your watch that allows you to listen and control your music on the move with the addition of any compatible Bluetooth headphones (sold separately).
The watch also provides expert tracking that uses an integrated, wrist-based heart rate monitor plus GPS, GLONASS and Galileo that provides key insight into every area of your running performance with VO2 max, aerobic and anaerobic training effect and training status, ground contact time balance, stride length, and more.
Easily connect to your smartphone for an extensive range of additional features including access to the Garmin Coach app which helps you create free training plans that adapt to your goals and can be completely personalised to your needs. Then you can share and keep of all your results via the Garmin Connect free online fitness community.
Music
Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music GPS Running Watch helps streamline all your running devices with the fully integrated music playing system. You can now sync all your playlists via streaming services such as Deezer and Spotify to your watch for ad free music listening on the move. Additionally, you can also store up to 500 songs right on your watch. Simply connect a pair of compatible Bluetooth headphones (not included) to the watch for music listening on the go.
Performance Analytics
The Forerunner 245 offers personalised training and recovery insight to help you to up your running performance. Tracking your VO2 max and the impact of your current heat and altitude on your performance lets you know when your training is productive, peaking or overreaching. Aerobic and anaerobic training effect provide key feedback on your workouts letting you know how they’re influencing your body and development of your endurance. Recovery time helps you maximise the benefit of your efforts by predicting when you will be ready for your next tough challenge.
Garmin Connect
The Garmin Connect apps is easy to sync your smartwatch to and allows you access to a huge online community. The app also allows you to create your own custom workouts or download free ones that sync right to your watch.
Garmin Coach
The Garmin Coach app features guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to your goals.
Running Form
The Forerunner 245 provides key metrics that keep track of your running form, including: cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio.
Wellness
Not only does the device track your running metrics but it can also be used throughout the day to look into your general fitness levels with tools to measure your daily step count, calories burned, and even sleep.
In the Box
Forerunner 245 Music
Charging/Data cable
Documentation
Specifications
General
Lens Material: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Bezel Material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
Strap Material: Silicone
Physical Dimensions: 42.3mm x 42.3mm x 12.2mm
Wrist Fit: 127-204mm
Colour Display
Display Size: 1.2’’ (30.4mm) diameter
Display Resolution: 240 x 240 pixels
Display Type: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight: 38.5g
Battery Life: 7 days (Smartwatch Mode), 6 hours (GPS with music), up to 24 hours (GPS mode without music)
Water Rating: 5ATM
Memory/History: 200 hours of activity data
Clock Features
Time/Date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic Daylight Saving Time
Alarm Clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/Sunset Times
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate Wrist Heart Rate Monitor
Compass
Accelerometer
Pulse OX
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi
Connect IQ (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields, Widgets and Apps)
Smart Notifications
Text Response/Reject Phone Call with Text (Android Only)
Calendar
Weather
Controls Smartphone Music
Plays and Controls Watch Music
Music Storage: Up to 500 Songs
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB Camera Remote
Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone and Android
Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile
Safety and Tracking Features
LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing (Android Only)
Incident Detection During Select Activities (Smartphone required)
Assistance (Smartphone required)
Activity Tracking Features
Step Counter
Move Bar (Displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto Goal (Learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Sleep Monitoring (Monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
Calories Burned
Distance Travelled
Intensity Minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Fitness Age (in App)
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-Day Stress Tracking
Fitness Equipment/Gym
Available Gym Activity Profiles: Strength training, Cardio training, Elliptical training, Stair stepping, Indoor rowing and Yoga
Cardio Workouts
Strength Workouts
Automatic Rep Counting
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
GPS Speed and Distance
Customisable Screen(s)
Customisable Activity Profiles
Auto Pause
Interval Training
Advanced Workouts
Downloadable Training Plans
Auto Lap
Manual Lap
Configurable Lap Alerts
VO2 Max
Training Status (Lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend)
Training Load (Your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)
Training Effect (Aerobic)
Training Effect (Anaerobic)
Customisable Alerts
Audio Prompts
Finish Time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Course Guidance
Touch and/or Button Lock
Auto Scroll
Activity History on Watch
Physio TrueUp
Heart Rate Features
HR Zones
HR Alerts
HR Calories
% HR Max
Recovery Time
Auto Max HR
HR Broadcast (Broadcasts HR Data over ANT+ to paired devices)
Running Features
Available Run Profiles: Running, Treadmill running, Indoor track running, Trail running
GPS-Based Distance, Time and Pace
Running Dynamics (with compatible accessory – not included, sold separately)
Vertical Oscillation and Ratio (the degree of ‘Bounce’ in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) (with compatible accessory – not included, sold separately)
Stride Length (Real Time) (with compatible accessory – not included, sold separately)
Cadence (Provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Performance Condition (After running 6-20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
PacePro Pacing Strategies
Run Workouts
Race Predictor
Foot Pod Capable
Outdoor Recreation Features
Point-to-Point Navigation
Breadcrumb Trail in Real Time
Back to Start
TracBack
UltraTrac Mode
Distance to Destination
GPS Coordinates
Cycling Features
Alerts (Triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
Available Cycling Profiles: Biking, Indoor biking
Race an Activity
Compatible with Varia Vision (Head-Mounted Display) (not included – sold separately)
Compatible with Varia Radar (Rear-Facing Radar) (not included – sold separately)
Compatible with Varia Lights (not included – sold separately)
Speed and Cadence Sensor Support (with Sensor) (not included – sold separately)
Swimming Features
Available Swim Profiles: Pool Swimming
Pool Swim Metrics (Lengths, Distance, Pace, Stroke Count, Swim Efficiency (SWOLF), Calories)
Stroke Type Detection (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) (Pool Swim Only)
Drill Logging (Pool Swim Only)
Basic Rest Timer (Up from 0) (Pool Swim Only)
‘Repeat On’ Rest Time
Pool Swim Workouts
Underwater Wrist-Based Heart Rate
Official Garmin webpage (RRP £299.99): garmin.com/en-…690
£249.99 Argos (Black version) argos.co.uk/pro…836
£240 Sweatshop (Blue version - White is £300) sweatshop.com/run…228
£294.62 Amazon US (White version), amazon.co.uk/gp/…NEW
£181.49 Probikeit probikekit.co.uk/bic…tml
The Amazon link is also useful for reviews: here
A few Wiggle customers' reviews:
Tom's Guide reviews this (September 2022): tomsguide.com/us/…tml
Garmin 245 Music Review 2020 (Is it Worth It) from Jordan Thomas (in July 2020):
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Display
01:26 Buttons
01:58 Durability
02:50 GPS Accuracy
03:34 Interval Training
04:26 Heart Rate Monitor
05:16 Battery Life
06:01 Garmin Express
07:22 Conclusion
Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music is the ultimate in running smartwatches that helps streamline your running kit with an in-built music player. Easily download your music or access your Spotify playlists via your watch that allows you to listen and control your music on the move with the addition of any compatible Bluetooth headphones (sold separately).
added by louiselouise:
In White / Black, but the Black / Aqua is also this price (£164.99):
More information on Wiggle's return policyGarmin’s Forerunner 245 Music is the ultimate in running smartwatches that helps streamline your running kit with an in-built music player. Easily download your music or access your Spotify playlists via your watch that allows you to listen and control your music on the move with the addition of any compatible Bluetooth headphones (sold separately).The watch also provides expert tracking that uses an integrated, wrist-based heart rate monitor plus GPS, GLONASS and Galileo that provides key insight into every area of your running performance with VO2 max, aerobic and anaerobic training effect and training status, ground contact time balance, stride length, and more.
Easily connect to your smartphone for an extensive range of additional features including access to the Garmin Coach app which helps you create free training plans that adapt to your goals and can be completely personalised to your needs. Then you can share and keep of all your results via the Garmin Connect free online fitness community.
Music
Garmin’s Forerunner 245 Music GPS Running Watch helps streamline all your running devices with the fully integrated music playing system. You can now sync all your playlists via streaming services such as Deezer and Spotify to your watch for ad free music listening on the move. Additionally, you can also store up to 500 songs right on your watch. Simply connect a pair of compatible Bluetooth headphones (not included) to the watch for music listening on the go.
Performance Analytics
The Forerunner 245 offers personalised training and recovery insight to help you to up your running performance. Tracking your VO2 max and the impact of your current heat and altitude on your performance lets you know when your training is productive, peaking or overreaching. Aerobic and anaerobic training effect provide key feedback on your workouts letting you know how they’re influencing your body and development of your endurance. Recovery time helps you maximise the benefit of your efforts by predicting when you will be ready for your next tough challenge.
Garmin Connect
The Garmin Connect apps is easy to sync your smartwatch to and allows you access to a huge online community. The app also allows you to create your own custom workouts or download free ones that sync right to your watch.
Garmin Coach
The Garmin Coach app features guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to your goals.
Running Form
The Forerunner 245 provides key metrics that keep track of your running form, including: cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio.
Wellness
Not only does the device track your running metrics but it can also be used throughout the day to look into your general fitness levels with tools to measure your daily step count, calories burned, and even sleep.
In the Box
Forerunner 245 Music
Charging/Data cable
Documentation
Specifications
General
Lens Material: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Bezel Material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
Strap Material: Silicone
Physical Dimensions: 42.3mm x 42.3mm x 12.2mm
Wrist Fit: 127-204mm
Colour Display
Display Size: 1.2’’ (30.4mm) diameter
Display Resolution: 240 x 240 pixels
Display Type: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight: 38.5g
Battery Life: 7 days (Smartwatch Mode), 6 hours (GPS with music), up to 24 hours (GPS mode without music)
Water Rating: 5ATM
Memory/History: 200 hours of activity data
Clock Features
Time/Date
GPS Time Sync
Automatic Daylight Saving Time
Alarm Clock
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/Sunset Times
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate Wrist Heart Rate Monitor
Compass
Accelerometer
Pulse OX
Daily Smart Features
Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+ and Wi-Fi
Connect IQ (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields, Widgets and Apps)
Smart Notifications
Text Response/Reject Phone Call with Text (Android Only)
Calendar
Weather
Controls Smartphone Music
Plays and Controls Watch Music
Music Storage: Up to 500 Songs
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB Camera Remote
Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone and Android
Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile
Safety and Tracking Features
LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing (Android Only)
Incident Detection During Select Activities (Smartphone required)
Assistance (Smartphone required)
Activity Tracking Features
Step Counter
Move Bar (Displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Auto Goal (Learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Sleep Monitoring (Monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
Calories Burned
Distance Travelled
Intensity Minutes
TrueUp
Move IQ
Fitness Age (in App)
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-Day Stress Tracking
Fitness Equipment/Gym
Available Gym Activity Profiles: Strength training, Cardio training, Elliptical training, Stair stepping, Indoor rowing and Yoga
Cardio Workouts
Strength Workouts
Automatic Rep Counting
Training, Planning and Analysis Features
GPS Speed and Distance
Customisable Screen(s)
Customisable Activity Profiles
Auto Pause
Interval Training
Advanced Workouts
Downloadable Training Plans
Auto Lap
Manual Lap
Configurable Lap Alerts
VO2 Max
Training Status (Lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend)
Training Load (Your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)
Training Effect (Aerobic)
Training Effect (Anaerobic)
Customisable Alerts
Audio Prompts
Finish Time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Course Guidance
Touch and/or Button Lock
Auto Scroll
Activity History on Watch
Physio TrueUp
Heart Rate Features
HR Zones
HR Alerts
HR Calories
% HR Max
Recovery Time
Auto Max HR
HR Broadcast (Broadcasts HR Data over ANT+ to paired devices)
Running Features
Available Run Profiles: Running, Treadmill running, Indoor track running, Trail running
GPS-Based Distance, Time and Pace
Running Dynamics (with compatible accessory – not included, sold separately)
Vertical Oscillation and Ratio (the degree of ‘Bounce’ in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) (with compatible accessory – not included, sold separately)
Stride Length (Real Time) (with compatible accessory – not included, sold separately)
Cadence (Provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Performance Condition (After running 6-20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
PacePro Pacing Strategies
Run Workouts
Race Predictor
Foot Pod Capable
Outdoor Recreation Features
Point-to-Point Navigation
Breadcrumb Trail in Real Time
Back to Start
TracBack
UltraTrac Mode
Distance to Destination
GPS Coordinates
Cycling Features
Alerts (Triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
Available Cycling Profiles: Biking, Indoor biking
Race an Activity
Compatible with Varia Vision (Head-Mounted Display) (not included – sold separately)
Compatible with Varia Radar (Rear-Facing Radar) (not included – sold separately)
Compatible with Varia Lights (not included – sold separately)
Speed and Cadence Sensor Support (with Sensor) (not included – sold separately)
Swimming Features
Available Swim Profiles: Pool Swimming
Pool Swim Metrics (Lengths, Distance, Pace, Stroke Count, Swim Efficiency (SWOLF), Calories)
Stroke Type Detection (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) (Pool Swim Only)
Drill Logging (Pool Swim Only)
Basic Rest Timer (Up from 0) (Pool Swim Only)
‘Repeat On’ Rest Time
Pool Swim Workouts
Underwater Wrist-Based Heart Rate
Official Garmin webpage (RRP £299.99): garmin.com/en-…690
£249.99 Argos (Black version) argos.co.uk/pro…836
£240 Sweatshop (Blue version - White is £300) sweatshop.com/run…228
£294.62 Amazon US (White version), amazon.co.uk/gp/…NEW
£181.49 Probikeit probikekit.co.uk/bic…tml
The Amazon link is also useful for reviews: here
A few Wiggle customers' reviews:
Tom's Guide reviews this (September 2022): tomsguide.com/us/…tmlGarmin 245 Music Review 2020 (Is it Worth It) from Jordan Thomas (in July 2020):00:00 Introduction
00:48 Display
01:26 Buttons
01:58 Durability
02:50 GPS Accuracy
03:34 Interval Training
04:26 Heart Rate Monitor
05:16 Battery Life
06:01 Garmin Express
07:22 Conclusion
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Edited by a community support team member, 8 March 2023
26 Comments
sorted byNot sure if you can get a better running watch with music for this price (at least until the 255 is reduced) (edited)
This also does spotify music and has an OLED screen. (edited)
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So far looks good, but will need a few runs to decide on real world use with GPS / music etc.
Was very happy with honor magicwatch2 except it wouldn't link to strava, so this watch looks quite similar but fixes that issue. Notice its a bit lighter / slimmer and transferring music seems very slow, adding a few running mixes.
I just received the amazfit GTR2 sports edition, £79 delivered from ebay, from laptops direct (who tried to add shipping when I looked to order direct from their website).
So far looks good, but will need a few runs to decide on real world use with GPS / music etc.
Was very happy with honor magicwatch2 except it wouldn't link to strava, so this watch looks quite similar but fixes that issue. Notice its a bit lighter / slimmer and transferring music seems very slow, adding a few running mixes. (edited)
Forerunner 245M is possibly slightly preferable for outdoor exercise where a button-driven interface trumps a touchscreen (which can be a bit tricky in the middle of a run, or when its raining) IIRC theres a few running-specific metrics that are on the forerunner but not the VENU too. The MIPs screen is good for outdoor viewing, and great for preserving battery (its always on) , but can look somewhat washed out.
However they are very similar featurewise in general. The VENU screen is much nicer for indoor use + and it has some guided exercise animations and stuff that you don't get on the forerunners. Probably a slightly better lifestyle watch, or for gym use. Also the Venu has Garmin pay (which the forerunner 245 misses out on for some reason) You still use the physical button to start/stop a run so don't think you'll lose a run due to rain and the touchscreen!
But like I said they aren't far apart in features, so its mostly down to which screen /interface you prefer. Both are great buys!