Garmin - Forerunner 35 GPS Watch - White

Seriously this Garmin is amazing. I bought it with money earned from a laptop purchase while it was on sale and wasn’t expecting much but wow was I blown away. Super easy to connect with the Garmin app (I have an iPhone) and it only took about 20 minutes to get to a full charge. Using for the first time in day to day activities today and am really excited! I used to own an Apple Watch but after I used it for a couple of months it started to really lag and not catch when I was working out. This Garmin sends notifications, has do not disturb enabled when I have it set on my phone, and automatically catches every workout. Seriously. So. Impressed. Also I have a bigger wrist (to the point I was worried I wouldn’t have enough room to space with the sizer) and it fits like a charm!

I love Garmin Select app that supports the fitness watch. The watch options are relatively basic but work well for my use. I have an iPhone so the notifications for certain functions are limited to the Android operating devices ie., I cant answer the phone when notifications indicate a call is coming in. The platform doesn’t allow for multiple functions simultaneously ie., I can’t check the weather without ending/saving my current activity. But works well at tracking my calories burned, steps, heart rate and high intensity workouts! And it’s easy to set up and operate.

I bought this to replace a Fitbit that died. Garmin is better in the way that I don't need my phone to capture my hikes. The Garmin Connect app offers everything I need with the fitbit app. Forerunner 35 is a good entry level fitness watch. Unfortunately, the display started to fade and I got a Vivoactive 3 to replace it.

I thought this watch was awesome and was going to be great. It functions fine for now but shortly after getting it, like a few days, my screen developed a dot that’s yellowish in color and it has just continued to grow and I’ve only had it for about a month. By the time I noticed it, it was past the 14 day return time frame. Super bummed.

I love my Garmin. It tracks all my workouts. Great!

The watch is comfortable. Very light and I don't notice it's there. Having said that, I didn't want a watch, I was replacing a Fitbit One, a clip device. However, there aren't any clip on devices available anymore that do more than just count steps. The GPS seems to be fairly accurate, based on prior measurements of my usual routes via phone apps and my previous tracker device. It takes a few moments to acquire GPS outdoors. I haven't been indoors to determine accuracy of indoor steps/distance. It does not appear that this device adds a lot of steps due to wrist movement. I wore a pedometer for awhile while wearing the Forerunner 35, and the pedometer actually recorded more steps. Thus I don't believe over counting steps is a factor unless you might have extreme wrist movements. As for the heart rate tracking. From what I've read about all wrist trackers in general, heart measurement from wrist trackers is more of an approximation than actual tracking. For workouts, I wear a chest strap heart rate monitor. I've compared the chest strap results to the Forerunner 35. At any given time, the Forerunner can be higher/lower or even the same. In a constant walk/jog, they're pretty close to the same. The average BPM for the Forerunner usually comes within 2 or 3 BPM of the chest strap. But at any given moment, they can be way off. The Forerunner usually has higher highs and lower lows in measuring the heart rate. When not in a constant mode, I find the hear rate measurement to be all over the place. When you press the button, you get an initial reading, but it quickly changes...many times dramatically. If you realize the heart rate tracking is a general guide and not "actual", it is OK. But if you want accurate BPM, use a chest strap. From reading reviews, other watches that have more LED lights for measuring hear rate might be more accurate. This one has 3, some other watches have 6. Overall, I'm satisfied with the device. Will be interested when winter comes and I move indoors for walking/jogging to see how distance is measured. Also, if you wear it while mowing lawn, or other activities where your arms are still, you might have to set it for indoor mode.

I love this watch! I got it when it was on sale and I’m so glad I did. I think it’s accurate and I love syncing it to the app! Something about seeing your stats motivates you to keep moving! The only downside is that if worn too long, it bruises/causes breakdown of the skin on your wrist. Sounds worse than it looks, but it is something to be aware of. To prevent this, I loosen it up a bit or give my wrist a break from it from time to time. It might be helpful to take off the watch and wipe your wrist dry after exercise as well.

I bought this watch because I wanted something basic that would track my walks and bike rides. It works very well for that. I also like it because it has physical buttons instead of a touch screen. Even though that's older technology, I don't accidently hit the watch face and end up on a different screen. I also like the capability of pausing the timer when I'm biking and I stop at a light. When I'm done, it gives both the total time and moving time. All in all, it works very well for me. You can get watches that have much more capability and fancier watch faces but this works very well for tracking my bike rides.