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TRAIN BRILLIANTLY You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner 165 Music — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalized adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress. WHAT YOU'LL LOVE PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate 1 . DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Get workouts made for you . They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect ™ smartphone app calendar. GARMIN COACH Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches to help you take on a new challenge. RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING Get ready for your race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details you enter into Garmin Connect. MORNING REPORT Receive an overview of your sleep 1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see. TRAINING EFFECT With training effect , you can see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit from training runs and workouts. PLAN LONG BATTERY LIFE With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training. RECOVERY TIME Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts. SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE Understand how your body is recovering with sleep score , get a breakdown of your sleep stages, and gain detailed insights for improved sleep quality 1 . BODY BATTERY ™ ENERGY MONITORING Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest 1 . Even get details and insights on how sleep, naps, activities and stress impact your energy. COURSES Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from favorite third-party platforms, and sync directly to your watch. RACE PREDICTOR Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and even a marathon. NAP DETECTION Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be. WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy , and get exercise and nutrition education. PREPARE WRIST-BASED HEART RATE Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities, so you can stay in the know all day and night 1 . WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS Get measurements of crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more to help improve your running form. VO2 MAX See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more. INTENSITY MINUTES Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals. HRV STATUS Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability . AUDIO PROMPTS Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts. STRESS TRACKING Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day . PULSE OX SENSOR Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep 2 . CROSS TRAINING Browse the Garmin Connect app for dozens of free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send them to your watch. HEALTH SNAPSHOT Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats , then generate a report to share with your health care provider. ACTIVITY TRACKING Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist 1 . FITNESS AGE Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age. PERFORM BUILT-IN GNSS Our built-in sensors connect to multiple satellite systems so you track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance and pace. WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training. BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS Tap in to 25+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more. TRACK RUNNING Record accurate lap distances, and see your distances in meters. PACEPRO ™ FEATURE Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance. CONNECT MUSIC Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening with your wireless headphones. SAFETY AND TRACKING If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location 3 . Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually. GARMIN PAY ™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers . SMART NOTIFICATIONS Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone ® or Android ™ smartphone . LIVETRACK FEATURE Friends and family can follow your real-time location 3 and view preplanned courses. GARMIN CONNECT APP See your health and fitness information, connect with friends, and more. CONNECT IQ ™ STORE Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch. SPECS What You'll Love SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE) Up to 11 days DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Yes (7 days) PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day) GARMIN PAY ™ Yes MUSIC STORAGE Yes DISPLAY TYPE AMOLED (optional always-on mode) TOUCHSCREEN Yes WATER RATING 5 ATM General LENS MATERIAL chemically strengthened glass BEZEL MATERIAL fiber-reinforced polymer QUICK RELEASE BANDS Yes (20 mm, Industry standard) STRAP MATERIAL silicone PHYSICAL SIZE 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm WEIGHT 39 g DISPLAY SIZE 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter DISPLAY RESOLUTION 390 x 390 pixels COLOR DISPLAY Yes LARGE FONT OPTION Yes BATTERY LIFE Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 20 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 19 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 17 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger MEMORY/HISTORY 4 GB Clock Features TIME/DATE Yes GPS TIME SYNC Yes AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Yes ALARM CLOCK Yes TIMER Yes STOPWATCH Yes SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES Yes Health & Wellness Monitoring WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) Yes DAILY RESTING HEART RATE Yes ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS Yes (high and low) RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) Yes FITNESS AGE Yes BODY BATTERY ™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes ALL-DAY STRESS Yes RELAXATION REMINDERS Yes RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER Yes BREATHWORK Yes SLEEP Yes (advanced) NAP DETECTION Yes HYDRATION Yes (in Garmin Connect ™ and optional Connect IQ ™ widget) WOMEN'S HEALTH Yes (in Garmin Connect ™ and optional Connect IQ ™ widget) HEALTH SNAPSHOT Yes Sensors GPS Yes GLONASS Yes GALILEO Yes GARMIN ELEVATE ™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR Yes PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR Yes BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER Yes COMPASS Yes ACCELEROMETER Yes THERMOMETER Yes AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR Yes Daily Smart Features CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth ® , ANT+ ® , Wi-Fi ® CONNECT IQ ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) Yes ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ ™ STORE Yes SMART NOTIFICATIONS Yes TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID ™ ONLY) Yes VIEW IMAGES FROM NOTIFICATIONS ON WATCH (ANDROID ™ ONLY) Yes MORNING REPORT Yes CALENDAR Yes WEATHER FORECASTS Yes REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT ™ MOBILE Yes BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH) Yes CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC Yes PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC Yes FIND MY PHONE Yes FIND MY WATCH Yes PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT ™ MOBILE Yes SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone ® , Android ™ Activity Profiles GYM Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing WELLNESS Walking, Pilates, Yoga INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running OUTDOOR RUNNING Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running OUTDOOR RECREATION Hiking CYCLING Biking, Indoor Biking SWIM Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming RACKET SPORTS Tennis, Pickleball, Padel Safety and Tracking Features INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES Yes INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES Yes ASSISTANCE Yes LIVETRACK Yes LIVE EVENT SHARING Android ™ Only Activity Tracking Features STEP COUNTER Yes MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY) Yes AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) Yes CALORIES BURNED Yes FLOORS CLIMBED Yes DISTANCE TRAVELED Yes INTENSITY MINUTES Yes TRUEUP ™ Yes MOVE IQ ™ Yes GARMIN CONNECT ™ CHALLENGES APP Yes (optional Connect IQ app) Gym & Fitness Equipment CARDIO WORKOUTS Yes STRENGTH WORKOUTS Yes HIIT WORKOUTS Yes YOGA WORKOUTS Yes PILATES WORKOUTS Yes AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING Yes Training, Planning and Analysis Features CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES Yes DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS Yes COURSE GUIDANCE Yes HR ZONES Yes HR ALERTS Yes HR CALORIES Yes % HR MAX Yes % HRR Yes RECOVERY TIME Yes AUTO MAX HR Yes RACE GLANCE/WIDGET Yes HRV STATUS Yes HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+ ® TO PAIRED DEVICES) Yes RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) Yoga and Breathwork only GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE Yes CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES Yes AUTO PAUSE ® Yes INTERVAL TRAINING Yes ADVANCED WORKOUTS Yes HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE Yes AUTO LAP ® Yes MANUAL LAP Yes REST TIMER Yes CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS Yes VO2 MAX (RUN) Yes VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) Yes TRAINING EFFECT Yes TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) Yes PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) Yes AUDIO PROMPTS Yes FINISH TIME Yes TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK Yes ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH Yes PHYSIO TRUEUP Yes Running Features GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE Yes RUNNING DYNAMICS Yes VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO Yes GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE Yes (but not balance) STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) Yes CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) Yes RUNNING POWER Yes PACEPRO ™ PACING STRATEGIES Yes RUN WORKOUTS Yes RACE PREDICTOR Yes COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR Yes FOOT POD CAPABLE Yes RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION Yes Outdoor Recreation POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION Yes BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME Yes BACK TO START Yes TRACBACK ® Yes ULTRATRAC MODE Yes ELEVATION PROFILE Yes DISTANCE TO DESTINATION Yes TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT Yes REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY) Yes AUTO REST Yes FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT Yes AREA CALCULATION Yes (via Connect IQ ™ ) FISH FORECAST Yes (via Connect IQ ™ ) SUN AND MOON INFORMATION Yes (via Connect IQ ™ ) Cycling Features COURSES Yes ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) Yes COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA ™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) Yes COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA ™ LIGHTS Yes SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) Yes Swimming Features OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) Yes POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) Yes STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes "REPEAT ON" REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS Yes COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE Yes Kid Activity Tracking Features TOE-TO-TOE ™ CHALLENGES APP Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe ™ Challenges app) IN THE BOX Forerunner 165 running watch USB-C charging/data cable Documentation
