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Forerunner 245 HR Music

4.11 out of 5 stars
370 Reviews

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Forerunner 245 HR Music

When it's time to elevate your running game, track your daily activities, and enjoy your favorite music, grab the Forerunner 245 HR Music from Garmin and have all of your bases covered. It boasts some impressive features to keep your training activities on track and analyze every detail of your daily activity and recovery. The 245 HR Music will track your distance, pace, and exercise time and those metrics that are further supplemented with its Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor and estimated VO2 Max. For daily activities, this watch tracks steps, distance, calories burned, and even stress to accurately assess your non-exercise time. As its music variant, it also provides the ability to sync with music streaming services, such as Spotify, to easily store and play your favorite songs right from your watch.


The fiber-reinforced polymer housing and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 crystal-clear lens conceal a GPS, Galileo, and GLONASS antenna, which is the basis for all the activity-tracking capabilities of the Forerunner 245. It can tell you how fast you're going, how far you've gone, whether you're on pace, how fast your heart's beating, how many calories you've burned, how much elevation you've gained, blood oxygen, and host of other metrics. It even provides custom, goal-oriented workouts that are downloadable with the Garmin Connect app. For indoor sessions, the 245's built-in accelerometer accurately captures distance and pace on the treadmill eliminating the need for bulky foot pods.


Once the Forerunner 245 has tracked all of these metrics, it can save them or automatically share them with Garmin Connect so you can see what you've done, the progress you've made, and start planning for the future. Among other things, it's compatible with ANT+, which lets your tracking devices talk to each other and share even more data. The 245 boasts a water-resistance rating of 5 ATM to withstand the forces of up to 50 meters of water and comes packaged with a charging/data clip and user manual.


Details

  • Garmin's wrist-based heart rate monitor giving you the stats you need
  • Displays pace, time, distance, calories, and estimated V02 max
  • Smartphone notifications keep you connected
  • Stores up to 200 hours of activity data
  • Evaluates training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it
  • Provides running dynamics including contact time, stride length, and more
  • Safety and tracking features include built-in incident detection
  • Syncs with music streaming services to easily store and play songs from your watch
  • Please see size chart for complete list of technical features
  • Item #GRMF00D
Housing Material
fiber-reinforced polymer
Strap Material
silicone
Face Material
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Movement
digital
Pedometer
yes
Odometer
yes
Heart Rate Monitor
Garmin Elevate wrist
Technical Features
see size chart
Wireless
Bluetooth, ANT+
Operating System
Garmin Connect
Date Indicator
yes
Weekday Indicator
yes
Alarms
clock, time, distance
Battery Type
rechargeable lithium ion
Battery Life
[smartwatch mode] up to 7 days, [GPS mode with music] up to 6 hours
Low Battery Indicator
yes
Includes
Forerunner 245, charge/data cable, manual
Claimed Weight
1.4oz (38.5g)
Submersible
5 ATM
Face Size
42.3mm
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year

Overall Rating

4 based on 407 ratings

Review Summary

1 Stars - 46 reviews
2 Stars - 23 reviews
3 Stars - 33 reviews
4 Stars - 59 reviews
5 Stars - 246 reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

February 6, 2024

I love my watch

I've been using my Forerunner 245 Music for about a month now. At first, I was a little wary of the change (I used to have a Venu Sq) because I thought that one tracked everything I could possibly need. Boy, was I wrong. Don't get me wrong, the Venu is still a good watch, but I wanted to take my training to the next level, and the Forerunner not only tracks my runs more accurately (GPS feature, and I can review more stats on the watch while I run), but it is also way more user friendly for strength training tracking. Would definitely recommend if you are someone who trains multiple disciplines at the same time.

Anita

Originally reviewed on Garmin

4 out of 5 stars

February 5, 2024

Great Watch, Lots of features, battery issues.

This is my first Garmin watch. I enjoy the watch and I have been gaining a lot of insights into my training. I still have a lot to learn. The watch has a ton of features, unfortunately, all these features can be a huge battery drain. I am learning what features to use while maintaining a decent battery life. I found it very helpful that when I was having trouble with the battery I could find answers online easily. I enjoy my Garmin and look forward to using it for many years to come.

AmyMT

Originally reviewed on Garmin

5 out of 5 stars

January 12, 2024

Amazing watch

I've had it for about a month and so far I love it. The music feature is great and the pacing is good. Overall a very good watch.

Caleb7337

Originally reviewed on Garmin

1 out of 5 stars

January 7, 2024

fone sem fio, Bluetooth

Meu fone sem fio bluetooth, AirPod pro da Apple, se conecta ao relógio porém as músicas ficam falhando o tempo todo. Isso é insuportável. Adquiri a função music justamente para não precisar levar o celular pra correr, mas a conexão do relógio com o fone é péssima!!!

Hb123

Originally reviewed on Garmin

5 out of 5 stars

December 28, 2023

Accurate and simple

This was a Christmas gift. I love it! It was simple to set up, load music, and customize it to my needs.

StephenB

Originally reviewed on Garmin

5 out of 5 stars

December 28, 2023

Cool and minimal with great features

I’m coming from a Fitbit and it was a bit harder to use at first due to it not being touchscreen and honestly now I love it so much. My favorite would be the pacing feature!

Meep28

Originally reviewed on Garmin

3 out of 5 stars

December 1, 2023

Missing features...

Previously I had a Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, and I was unhappy with the frequent need for battery recharging. I bought Garmin cause friends told me the battery would last longer, and it does. But, now I miss being able to synchronize Garmin Connect with my Multilaser Digital Scale HC059 (which worked perfectly with Samsung Health); I miss being able to turn off alarms and timers set up in the mobile phone just using the smartwatch (seems there is no way I can do it with Garmin); and I miss the touch screen (although I was aware Garmin didn't have one). Besides, I found it a bit tricky to understand and use. I have been watching videos besides reading the manual in order to fully enjoy it. But I tell you this, there is a lot of things in it and it is not easy to find them. So far, I am still missing my Samsung smart watch. Hope I come to better interact with my Garmin and just overcome the previous one. In addition, I only had two apps with the precious one: Samsung Wear and the scale on (FitDays). Now I need Garmin Connect and Connect IQ just for starters, but I realized I may need some others in order to properly interact with other activities... I really haven't realized that.

LopesDL

Originally reviewed on Garmin

5 out of 5 stars

November 30, 2023

All that I need

I was given this for my birthday and I love it! Best present ever. I used to use my phone all the time to track my running and it wasn’t that best thing, so this is a much better convenience. I Can also Connect my AirPods and listen to my music through there. It had everything I need on a run. It charges super quickly, and lasts for a good week. Highly recommend getting!

lucyyy_07

Originally reviewed on Garmin

5 out of 5 stars

November 26, 2023

Ran my first half marathon with this watch!

I’ve had this watch for almost a year and have loved it! I can view notifications which is nice and it has all the running features I need and more!

Maddi

Originally reviewed on Garmin

2 out of 5 stars

November 23, 2023

Good and bad

The face is not bright enough and it’s difficult to navigate all the different options. Once you figure it out you can’t get back to the face with the time.

Ang29

Originally reviewed on Garmin