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Garmin Forerunner Guide
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Are you effectively managing your training?
Balancing recovery, intensity, training types and more to maximize your fitness progress is challenging. Without the help of technology, it is impossible to accurately track all of it.
Garmin technology places the power of insightful data into your hands with their Firstbeat analytics.
What should your pace be and are you maintaining it well?
Plan and analyze your runs like never before.
What pace is too much? How do you plan your run route? How did your last training session go?
Garmin answers all of these questions for you with the Forerunner series. Personalized Daily Workout Suggestions, Training Readiness, Round-Trip Route Planning and more.
We've reviewed all the Garmin features and made them simple to understand.
The Garmin Forerunner watches offer incredibly powerful tools for completely changing the way you train.
For those who want a deeper look. See all the features, and what they tell you about your fitness and training.
Forerunner 965 Features
Basic Features
Physical Characteristics & Materials
Battery Life
Clock Features
Health Monitoring
Sensors
Daily Use Smart Features
Safety & Tracking Features
Activity Tracking
Reporting Features
Advanced Running Features
Core Fitness & Performance Metrics
Deep Running Analytics
Suggestive/Predictive Insights
Social/Syncing Features
Plan & Execute Your Runs
Running Form Features
Basic Features
Physical Characteristics & Materials
Glass Material
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 DX
Bezel Material
Titanium
Strap Material
47.2 x 47.2 x 13.2 (mm)
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
Display Type
AMOLED Color Display - Optional Always-On Mode
Touchscreen
Display Size
1.4" (35.4 mm) diameter
Display Resolution
454 x 454 pixels
Weight
53 grams
Charging Method
Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History
32 GB
Battery Life
Smartwatch Mode
552 Hours
GPS-only mode w/o music
31 Hours
All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-band
19 Hours
GPS-only GNSS mode w/ music
10.5 Hours
Sat IQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode w/ music
9.5 Hours
All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band w/ music
8.5 Hours
Clock Features
TIME/DATE
GPS TIME SYNC
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
ALARM CLOCK
TIMER
STOPWATCH
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
Health Monitoring
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION
(spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
FITNESS AGE
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
ALL-DAY STRESS
RELAXATION REMINDERS
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
SLEEP
SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS
HYDRATION
(in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
WOMEN'S HEALTH
HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING
SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
GYROSCOPE
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
Daily Use Smart Features
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
HOT KEYS
AUTO SCROLL
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)
ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ™ STORE
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
CALENDAR
WEATHER
REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH)
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC
MUSIC STORAGE
FIND MY PHONE
VIRB® REMOTE
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY
iPhone®, Android™
PAIRS WITH GARMIN GOLF APP
PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
STOCKS
(optional Connect IQ app)
GARMIN PAY™
Safety & Tracking Features
LIVETRACK
SPECTATOR MESSAGING
(with compatible smartphone)
GROUP LIVETRACK
LIVE EVENT SHARING
(Android™ Only)
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES
ASSISTANCE
Activity Tracking
DUAL GRID COORDINATES
RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION
STEP COUNTER
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
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)
CALORIES BURNED
FLOORS CLIMBED
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
DISTANCE TRAVELED
INTENSITY MINUTES
TRUEUP™ (Syncs data across Garmin devices)
MOVE IQ™
GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP
(optional Connect IQ app)
AUTO PAUSE® (disables activity tracking temporarily)
Reporting Features
MORNING REPORT
CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
CUSTOM ALERTS
AUDIO PROMPTS
TRAINING READINESS
TRAINING STATUS
TRAINING LOAD FOCUS
UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS (Syncs more data across devices)
Advanced Running Features
Core Fitness & Performance Metrics
VO2 MAX (RUN)
VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
HR ZONES
HR ALERTS
HR CALORIES
% HR MAX
% HRR
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE)
(with compatible accessory)
PHYSIO TRUEUP (Data Syncing Across Garmin Devices)
Deep Running Analytics
TRAINING LOAD
TRAINING LOAD FOCUS
TRAINING STATUS
TRAINING EFFECT (Aerobic & Anaerobic)
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
HRV STATUS
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION
Suggestive/Predictive Insights
RECOVERY TIME
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
TRAINING READINESS
REAL-TIME STAMINA
PERFORMANCE CONDITION (Real-time)
RACE TIME PREDICTION
Social/Syncing Features
LIVETRACK
SPECTATOR MESSAGING
(with compatible smartphone)
GROUP LIVETRACK
LIVE EVENT SHARING
(Android™ Only)
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES)
GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS
STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS
PHYSIO TRUEUP
(syncs data across Garmin devices)
UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS
(syncs data across Garmin devices)
Plan & Execute Your Runs
ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING)
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
(adjusts pace dynamically based on grade of current run)
RACE GLANCE/WIDGET (conditions and planning for a scheduled race)
RACE PREDICTOR
RUN WORKOUTS
GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE
GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR
INTERVAL TRAINING
IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION)
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE
AUTO LAP®
MANUAL LAP
REST TIMER
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
CUSTOM ALERTS
AUDIO PROMPTS
FINISH TIME
VIRTUAL PARTNER
RACE AN ACTIVITY
AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES
TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB
TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING
Running Form Features
AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES
Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running
RUNNING DYNAMICS
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
RUNNING POWER
FOOT POD CAPABLE
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