Garmin has announced the Venu Sq and the Venu Sq Music Edition, its latest GPS smartwatches that ‘combine daily style with the industry-leading health monitoring and fitness features.’
With a sleek rectangular watch face, bright colour display, and a battery life of up to 6 days in smartwatch mode, and up to 14 hours in GPS mode, the new Venu Sq starts at US$199.99.
For customers seeking a playlist to take them from one activity to the next, the Venu Sq Music Edition features on-device music storage for phone-free listening.
“We are proud to offer a smartwatch that upholds Garmin’s high standards of functionality at a price point accessible to a broader customer base,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.
“When staying active and keeping tabs on your health is more important than ever, Venu Sq delivers with over 20 built-in sports apps and the broadest range of 24/7 health monitoring features available on the market.”
Health and wellness
The Venu Sq series has a suite of health monitoring features supported by Garmin’s 24/7 Elevate heart rate monitoring, which samples heart rate multiple times per second, 24-hours a day.
Other built-in health features include advanced sleep with Pulse Ox2, respiration tracking, abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low), menstrual cycle tracking, stress tracking with relax reminders, hydration tracking and more. ‘Body Battery’ energy monitoring lets users monitor their energy level which can help with scheduling workouts, rest times and sleep.
When a situation calls to ‘just breathe’, users can access four mindful breathing activities right on their watch:
- ‘Tranquillity’ to promote sleep,
- ‘Coherence to promote balance and calm, and
- Two versions of ‘Relax and Focus’ to encourage concentration and stress relief.
At the end of each breathwork activity a summary is provided showing duration, respiration, average heart rate, and change in stress.
Fitness and customizable workouts
The Venu Sq series boasts over 20 built-in indoor and outdoor sports apps including Pilates, yoga, strength training, running, pool swimming, cycling, and golf, just to name a few. Also tracked are steps, intensity minutes, calories burned and more.
The Venu Sq’s robust suite of workout options include preloaded workouts on the watch, pre-set workouts available to download from Garmin Connect, and ‘create your own’ customizable workouts. Whether training for a 5K or something longer, the Venu Sq is compatible with Garmin Coach, free training plans adapted to a runner’s goals and performance, complete with a virtual personal trainer for added motivation.
Advanced Sleep with respiration and Pulse Ox
Advanced sleep monitoring estimates light, deep and REM stages of sleep. Respiration tracking measures the number of breaths per minute, and Pulse Ox gauges blood oxygen saturation levels.
Pulse Ox spot checks can also be performed at any time during the day. Venu Sq also supports all-day Pulse Ox tracking which can optionally be turned on in the user’s settings.
Features
The Venu Sq series provides a host of smart features including:
- Notifications
- Music storage
- Safety and tracking: incident detection
- Garmin Pay
- Personalization
- Compatibility: with Android and Apple devices
The Venu Sq series features a 1.3” rectangular Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen display with a lightweight aluminium bezel and a silicone band. Designed to complement every style, the Venu Sq is available in orchid/metallic orchid, white/light gold, and shadow grey/slate.
The Venu Sq Music Edition is offered in light sand/rose gold, navy/light gold, moss/slate and black/slate. Available now, the Venu Sq is priced at US$199.99 and the Venu Sq Music Edition is priced at $249.99.
