Atop that, Garmin also announced new female health tracking – and it’s actually impressive how much effort they put into it, so check that out too a bit later today. In fact, Garmin released two others units: The higher end Forerunner 945 triathlon-focused unit and mid-range running focused Forerunner 245/245 Music. Now this wasn’t the only device released today.
And finally, it adds Connect IQ custom watch faces, but stops short of allowing full Connect IQ apps or data fields.
It supports more than just running, with other sports including cycling, treadmills, and yoga, but doesn’t have quite the number of sports their other units have. It has an optical HR sensor on it for tracking 24×7 HR and stress, though no PulseOx like the FR245 and above. The Forerunner 45 brings to the sub-$200 price point the ability to download structured workouts, including those from the company’s free ‘Garmin Coach’ adaptive/dynamic training programs, as well as incident detection and assistance (which notifies friends/family if you get into trouble). But more on all that later, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. As such, I’ve never been more conflicted about the pricing of a given watch than on this unit. If however, you’re looking for more of a lifestyle watch – then honestly other offerings are out there that have far better non-sport features. If you’re looking for a running or sport specific watch, then continue reading. To that narrow and very specific goal, the company bests Apple or Samsung (or Fitbit). So how does Garmin compete? By trying to absolutely nail the sport side of the equation. On the other hand, it tries to counter the wave of Apple and Samsung products at or flirting with $199 price points as well – all of which are immensely more capable everyday watches, complete with music, contactless payments and plenty more. On one hand, the Forerunner 45 represents Garmin’s most capable running watch they’ve ever made below $200.
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