Garmin Forerunner 45

GPS running watch with Garmin Coach training plan support.

When you lace up your shoes and get ready to run, make sure you have the right tool for the job. Forerunner 45 is the GPS running watch with all the running-related features you need in a sleek, lightweight smartwatch that you’ll want to wear all day and night.

• Easy-to-use running watch monitors heart rate at the wrist1 and features GPS to track your pace, distance, intervals and more
• Works with free Garmin Coach adaptive training plans that bring expert, personalised coaching right to your wrist
• Connected features2 include smart notifications for incoming texts and calls, automatic uploads to our Garmin Connect™ online community, live tracking and controls for the music playing on your phone
• Safety and tracking features include incident detection (during select activities) and assistance, which both send your real-time location to emergency contacts2
• Sports apps for running, cycling, indoor track, treadmill, elliptical, cardio, yoga and more
• Battery life: up to 7 days in smartwatch mode; 13 hours in GPS mode

Run your heart out

This easy-to-use running watch is perfect for daily runs, training sessions and even that upcoming 10K you got talked into. Built-in GPS tracks where you run and gives you accurate stats, including distance, pace and intervals. Its intuitive button interface makes it easy for sweaty hands to mark a lap or pause the timer. Forerunner 45 also monitors heart rate at the wrist, day and night1.

Gear up with Garmin Coach

Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just getting off the sofa, everyone can use a little bit of guidance. That’s why Forerunner 45 is compatible with Garmin Coach adaptive training plans. These plans feature guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to you and your goals. It’s a foolproof way to get to the finish line. As part of your training plan, it can even help you predict your race time, and the workouts sync right to your watch.

Stay connected on the run

Safety and tracking features make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts in case you need assistance — manually, or automatically with built-in incident detection2. A variety of connected features keeps you in touch with the rest of the world during and in between runs. Get smart notifications delivered to your wrist for incoming text messages and phone calls. When paired with your compatible smartphone, Forerunner 45 will automatically upload your run data to the Garmin Connect online fitness community. It even has handy controls for the music playing on your phone, so you can skip songs without missing a beat.

There’s more to do

With a dozen activity profiles available, you’ll always have a way to capture your sweat equity, even when you don’t feel like running. Forerunner 45 can record your efforts during a cycling workout, on the treadmill, indoor track and elliptical — and whilst doing cardio, yoga and more.

On the way to wellness

The Forerunner 45 GPS running watch offers extensive activity and wellness tracking features. Wear it 24/7 to monitor daily steps, distance, calories burned and even sleep¹. This smartwatch also features all-day stress monitoring for wellness tracking during the day. If your stress level starts to climb, use the relaxation breathing timer for a few minutes of guided breathing, which can help calm your mind and body. To help you optimise your body’s energy, Body Battery™ energy monitoring uses collected data to gauge your energy reserves at any moment, so you can plan your day to optimise times for activity and rest.

Share and compete

Syncing your activities to Garmin Connect is for more than just storing your data. Garmin Connect is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete by joining challenges, encourage each other’s successes and even share their triumphs via social media. Garmin Connect is free and available on the web or on your smartphone.

Make a statement

Express your personality by customising Forerunner 45. It’s compatible with free watch faces from our Connect IQ™ Store. Choose from thousands of watch faces available to download, or create your custom watch face from your own photos.

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2When paired with a compatible smartphone. See safety and tracking features requirements and limitations}

General

• Lens material
• Chemically strengthened glass
• Strap material
• Silicone
• Physical size
• Large: 42 x 42 x 11.4 mm
• Fits wrists with a circumference of 129-197 mm
• Display size
• 1.04" (26.3 mm) diameter
• Display resolution
• 208 x 208 pixels
• Display type
• Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Weight
• Small: 32 g
• Large: 36 g
• Battery life
• Smartwatch Mode: Up to 7 days; GPS mode: Up to 13 hours
• Water rating
• 5 ATM
• Colour display
• Memory/history
• 200 hours of activity data

Clock features

• Time/date
• Yes
• GPS time sync
• Automatic daylight saving time
• Alarm clock
• Timer
• Stopwatch
• Sensors
• GPS
• GLONASS
• Galileo
• Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
• Accelerometer
• Daily smart features
• Connectivity
• Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
• Yes (watch faces only)
• Smart notifications
• Calendar
• Weather
• Controls smartphone music
• Find my phone
• Find my watch
• Smartphone compatibility
• iPhone®, Android™
• Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile

Safety and tracking features

• Incident Detection during select activities
• Yes (Smartphone required)
• Assistance
• Yes (Smartphone required)
• LiveTrack

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
• Yes (in app)
• Body Battery™ Energy Monitor
• All-day stress tracking
• Fitness equipment/gym
• Available gym activity profiles
• Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Yoga may be added through app

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
• VO2 max
• Audio prompts
• Touch and/or button lock
• Activity history on watch
• Physio TrueUp
• Heart rate features
• HR zones
• HR alerts
• HR calories
• HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices)

Running features

• Available run profiles
• Running, Treadmill Running. Indoor Track Running may be added through app
• GPS-based distance, time and pace
• Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
• Run workouts
• Foot pod capable

Cycling features

• Available cycling profiles
• Biking, Indoor Biking may be added through app
• Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
• Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor)

Connectivity

• Smartphone compatibility
• iPhone®, Android™