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You can get the watch to beep and vibrate when youвЂ™ve hit certain milestones, such as laps or distance, and speak things like your average pace every three minutes through Bluetooth headphones. The Forerunner 245 Music comes into its own when training, with detailed performance stats and easy-to-follow interval guides.

ThereвЂ™s a stat for practically anything you want to see at a glance. But you could show fewer fields or swap any of them for a vast list of stats, including: various timers and laps, distances, paces, speeds, heart rates and zones, running dynamics (with optional Running Dynamics Pod accessory), cadence, race info, temperature, elevation and other bits. My primary screen has pace at the top, a run timer and distance in the middle, and heart rate at the bottom. The screens are well designed and easy to understand with just a quick glance mid-run. If you need better you can connect a chest strap via Bluetooth.Дuring a run you have a series of customisable screens with a varying number of fields and stats on display. GarminвЂ™s third-generation heart rate sensor is about as accurate as optical scanners can be too, and for the majority of people will be more than accurate enough for training purposes.

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The time it takes to get a GPS lock, and the strength of that lock, has been drastically improved with a recent software update too, getting a lock within 20 seconds of stepping outdoors most of the time. The GPS trails are the most accurate IвЂ™ve tested in suburban London, matching distance and routes with very little deviation from maps and race lengths. The battery lasts up to 24 hours tracking with GPS, and just under six hours playing music.

The Forerunner 245 tracks lots of sports but excels for running with practically every feature you can think of, whether thatвЂ™s on a treadmill, track, trail or road. The running screens are highly customisable displaying up to four data fields, and you can have multiple screens you can flick through with the up and down buttons. The screen is covered in CorningвЂ™s Gorilla Glass 3, similar to a smartphone. The battery is not user replaceable, but straps are. The Forerunner 245 is generally repairable, but Garmin typically replaces damaged devices with refurbished units for a fee. Recent updates have made the app a lot more beginner-friendly, particularly for day-to-day health tracking. The Garmin Connect app is extremely comprehensive, able to display an almost bewildering amount of information, with analysis often reserved for pay-for subscriptions elsewhere, such as how effective your training is. The Forerunner 245 Music also has wifi for syncing your activities straight to the cloud, downloading music and software updates. The separate Garmin Connect IQ app handles installing apps, including watch faces, widgets and music services.

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The watch connects to your Android or iPhone via Bluetooth and the Garmin Connect app, which handles syncing data, updates, smart notifications and other bits. The Forerunner 245 fully charges in two hours via a short snap-in USB cable that plugs into the back of the watch and can connect to GarminвЂ™s desktop Express software on Windows or Mac. The USB cable snaps into the back of the watch for charging or syncing with a computer.

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Press and hold the down button to access music controls or the up button to quickly jump to the full settings menus. The start/stop button doubles as a select button and the light button powers the watch on and accesses quick settings. The up, down and back buttons take you around the interface.

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There are quite a few watch faces to choose from, including digital and analogue options, plus many more available from third parties via GarminвЂ™s Connect IQ store. Think of it more like an advanced colour digital watch and you will get the idea. The display is clear and easily readable at a glance, but is pretty basic compared with the flashy OLED screens on smartwatches.

The colour transflective LCD display вЂ“ which is not a touchscreen вЂ“ can be seen in direct sunlight without the need for a backlight, although there is one for the night. The body is made from hard, slightly textured plastic, with three metal buttons sticking out the left side and two more on the right.