Garmin has unveiled the Forerunner 165 series, positioned as an affordable GPS running smartwatch with personalised adaptive training plans plus popular health and fitness metrics.
On a bright AMOLED display, the new series is available in two models, Forerunner 165 and Forerunner 165 Music, with easy-to-read full-colour displays, responsive touchscreens and a traditional 5-button design.
Both models get up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode. The Forerunner 165 has a suggested retail price of £249.99 while the Forerunner 165 Music is £289.99.
“Whether you’re looking to complete your first 5K or set a new PR, the Forerunner 165 Series is here to help you through every step of your running journey,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.
“With personalised training plans, advanced running and recovery metrics, and 24/7 wellness monitoring, these user-friendly smartwatches include impressive tools to help you cross the finish line.”
Features on the Forerunner 165 series include:
- AMOLED Display: View training stats, recovery insights, smart notifications and more on a 1.2-inch AMOLED display.
- Race Adaptive Training Plans: Receive training tips, personalised daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details entered into the Garmin Connect app.
- Wrist-Based Running Power and Dynamics: View real-time power and measure running metrics, such as cadence, stride length and ground contact time – all from the wrist – to help improve running form.
- Training Effect: See how workouts are affecting fitness and understand benefits from training runs and workouts.
- Courses: Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from third-party platforms, then sync them directly to the watch.
- Additional Activity Profiles and Workouts: Stay active with more than 25 activity profiles, including trail running, open water swimming, pickleball, tennis and more, plus new workouts for strength, HIIT, cardio, yoga and Pilates.
- Morning Report: Start the day with a customisable report that provides an overview of last night’s sleep and the day’s training outlook, alongside HRV (heart rate variability) status and weather.
- Pulse Ox: Track blood oxygen saturation while awake or asleep.
- Sleep Monitoring and Sleep Score: Every morning, receive a personalised score for last night’s sleep, view the different sleep stages and gain insights for improved sleep quality.
- Nap Detection: Automatically track or log naps to see how they may benefit the body and the suggested time and duration they should be.
- Music Storage: Download songs and playlists from Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening with wireless headphones (available only on Forerunner 165 Music).
- Audio Prompts: Follow guided workouts or hear performance alerts with wireless headphones connected to the watch (available only on Forerunner 165 Music).
