Garmin - Forerunner 945 GPS Smartwatch 30mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Black

I just got this about a month ago still learning but so far it’s a great thing especially for runners

Has tons of running analysis info, coach feature, great battery life, helps keep track of calories, allows for customizable watch face. Definitely the better watch over Apple’s watch if you’re wanting to take better care of your health and maintain it.

I am a fan of Garmin, so wanted to try the FR 945. Loved the weight and the build quality is really good, even with it being plastic. I decided to return it, only because got wind that the FR 955 was coming out, so going to hold off until then. I would have kept the FR 945 if not the case and would have been really happy!

Faaaaaavorite purchase in a very long time! I charge it every 5 or so days (even then, it’s at around 40-50%), and I have all of the features on (pulse ox, temp, etc.). I do wish they would allow for messages not to have to be on “visible” for them to go to watch. I work in a school and leave my phone out. Not that I’m getting inappropriate messages; you just don’t want anyone stopping to read all of your business. Garmin, can you fix that?? I had it turned off, and my texts were not coming through to the watch. Now, it’s on (& I’m careful about leaving my phone out), and they are coming through the watch. Overall, this is such an awesome watch - my husband has an Apple Watch, too, and he can’t stand charging it. I might get him a Garmin to track his sleep, workouts, etc. without the worry of having to charge it every night.

Bought this for my daughter the runner. She could not be happier. Absolutely loves it.

This is a great watch for someone who has the time to figure it out and really needed this info. I found a paid subscription to Strava was just what I needed for biking. I tried to switch from an Apple Watch but I couldn't get into it. I returned it.

I'm someone how has transitioned from a FitBit Ionic and by 1000% this is sooooo much better. The features on this are endless and it took me a little while to get adjusted to how to operate it (I still struggle from time to time...lol). I got this model because I wanted the option to program and show race courses in addition to the pace pro strategies. I didn't need the top of the line Phoenix model which has the same features but a little extra pizazz which I didn't really need. The turn by turn directions are a wonder. I was in Florida on vacation and needed to run 13 miles. I had Garmin design me a random course around where I was staying to get me 13 miles. It found a looped course literally steps from my door and kept me on the sidewalk for 95% of the time avoiding having to run on the major streets. The battery life is fairly good. It may drain a lot on me because I run usually 6 days a week and I know GPS drains the battery. I've also used it for weightlifting, swimming and cycling and all appear to be fairly accurate with relation to stroke and distance/speed. I also think its pretty cool how it can guess what type of weightlifting exercise you are doing. I'd say its 50% accurate at predicting the exercise but that is to be expected. The only slight drawback to this watch is that the wrist based heart rate sensor is pretty inaccurate as I've read most wrist based HR is. I am normally a sub 20 minute 5K runner and on days where I would run easy paces 10 minutes or slower, it would say my heart rate was in the 180s although I felt completely fine and like I was walking. Getting a heart rate chest strap solved this issue. I have not had an opportunity to fully use all the features and really explore what all this watch has to offer but as of right now I'm 100% fine with what I have. If you're looking for a more advanced multisport watch but not trying to shell out a crazy amount of money, this is the way to go.

Much much better than my Suunto 9. I do Wish it was a bit more intuitive with swim laps, but ultimately a good watch and value