The Forerunner 165 is a purpose-built GPS running watch for beginners, helping you meet your goals with personalised adaptive training plans and a bright display. It features a 1.2 inch colourful AMOLED display and has a long battery life of up to 11 days in smartwatch mode or 19 hours in GPS mode.
Key Training and Health Insights
- Essential Running Metrics: Easily track pace, distance, and wrist-based heart rate.
- Personalised Training: Get Daily Suggested Workouts that adapt to your recovery, performance, and calendar races, plus free Garmin Coach plans for 5K, 10K, and half-marathons.
- Recovery and Sleep: Use Morning Report to view a summary of your sleep, training outlook, and weather. Recovery Time estimates how long you need to rest. Sleep Monitoring provides a score and analysis of your sleep stages.
- Health Tracking: HRV Status gives deeper insight into health and training recovery. Body Battery energy monitoring tracks your energy levels. Features include stress tracking, Pulse Ox sensor (blood oxygen), and Women's Health Tracking (menstrual cycle or pregnancy).
- Performance: VO2 Max tracks your current fitness level. Training Effect shows how workouts impact your fitness. Use Race Predictor to estimate your pace for upcoming events.
- Fitness Extras: Access 25 plus built-in sports apps (including strength, cycling, and swimming). Get wrist-based Running Dynamics and Running Power measurements.
Connectivity and Lifestyle
- Music on Your Wrist: Download songs and playlists from Spotify, Deezer, or YouTube Music for phone-free listening.
- Contactless Payments: Use Garmin Pay for quick checkout and transit.
- Safety: Features Safety and Tracking that can send your live location to contacts if an incident is detected or if you feel unsafe.
- Smart Alerts: Receive smart notifications (emails, texts, alerts) when paired with your smartphone.