I have had the watch for two weeks and so far I am pleased with the garmin 45.It has all the features I need for running and cycling. It is light weight and just about the right size for my wrist. The gps and heart rate monitors seem to be accurate. I have not used all the features on the watch and am still not used to the training plan side of garmin connect, how it operates. The negative side of the product are the small print which is hard to read when running and its relation to the training plan. Apart from these niggles I am pleased with the watch
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Good range of functions for runners, all you need for serious training and tracking. However, it takes far too long to get a satellite signal, in fact longer than my 10 year old previous forunner watch
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I have gone down from a Forerunner 235 to the Forerunner 45. I have tiny wrists and most watches are just too huge and bulky. The bigger watches also make pulling my sleeve up and down really difficult and they are too in the way for my everyday use. I like to wear my watch all day everyday - even washing up and gardening and this Forerunner 45 is perfect as it’s compact. It also has a lot of features and does everything that I need. I’m an active running club runner doing 5 to 10k races but I don’t need a watch that is overly technical - Heart rate, GPS, workouts, steps, distance, maps and lots more and syncing with my iPhone and the Garmin app is perfect and some other handy features like assistance (a text message to a nominated contact with location details) this is a feature that will be great but I hope not to use it! So I’m very pleased with a great simple, elegant and comfortable watch for my Parkruns, cross country and a few 5 to 10k races at a good realistic price Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Been through a few HR&GPS Watches and so for - after a little under a month - this one is the best so far. Quite familiar with the companion app which captures plenty of useful data. The watch itself takes a little getting used to, but this might just be the transfer from one brand to the next. The widgets available are great, the customisation options are also good. The HR monitor seems to be accurate - standard for Garmin. The activity tracker and GPS tracking during activity is yet to be tested (injury) but given this is a Garmin product I would presume the GPS at least is as accurate as a GPS watch could get. Watch strap 'feels' a little lightweight and I can't seem to find a replacement but it's last a few nights sleep and I don't sleep still so not much to complain about there either. All in all very happy with the product hopefully it's longevity matches the rest of it's quality.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
You can spend as much as you like on GPS and Fitness watches and I’ve always used Strava on my Phone when out for a run or cycle but decided to take the plunge on an entry level GPS watch. The Forerunner 45 hasn’t disappointed at all, really pleased with all the functionality, it’s easy to track runs, cycles or other workouts including Yoga. The Garmin app works well with Strava and has some other useful insight such as Stress and Sleep, body battery. Quite frankly if you want to keep track of some standards metrics don’t spend any more than this!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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