Customer Reviews
Easy-to-use GPS Running Watch with Smart Notifications
- Tracks distance, pace, heart rate¹ and calories
- Instantly share runs and activity tracking progress² with friends, family and the world via social media by pairing a compatible device with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
- Activity tracking³ counts steps and calories and reminds you when it’s time to move
- Up to 8 hours (small) or 10 hours (large) of battery life with GPS on or 8 weeks (small) or 10 weeks (large) in watch/activity tracking mode
- Save, plan and share your activities at Garmin Connect™
Take the next step as a runner with this easy-to-use GPS watch that tracks how far, how fast and how long you’re running. Stay connected on your runs with call and text alerts when paired with a smartphone.
Train with More Heart
Heart rate compatibility allows you to train with heart rate zones so you know when to push it on that last mile or when to reign it in. It also provides more accurate information about your calories burned.
Activity Monitoring Between Runs
Fitness progress doesn’t stop after your run. Forerunner 25 keeps track of your daily steps as well, whether you’re indoors or outside.
Get Connected
With a paired compatible smartphone or a simple computer connection, you can upload your activities to our free online fitness community, Garmin Connect. Here, you can see your run on a map, get more detail on each mile, see a daily summary of your activities and share with friends. You can also join online challenges and earn virtual badges for extra motivation. Additional connected features include live tracking, where you can let your family and friends follow your run in real time.
SPECS
Physical dimensions
- Black/Violet & White/Pink: 1.41” x 1.73” x 0.55” (35.9 x 43.9 x 13.9 mm);
- Black/Blue & Black/Red: 1.58” x 1.85” x 0.55” (40.2 x 47.0 x 13.9 mm)
Display size, WxH
- Black/Violet & White/Pink: 0.73” x 0.73” (18.5 x 18.5 mm);
- Black/Blue & Red/Black: 0.91” x 0.91” (23.0 x 23.0 mm)
Display resolution, WxH
- 128 x 128 pixels
Battery
- Rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life
- Small: 8 weeks, watch mode; 8 hours in training mode;
- Large: 10 weeks, watch mode; 10 hours in training mode
Water rating
- 5 ATM
GPS-enabled
- Yes
High-sensitivity receiver
- Yes
Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone)
- Yes
Maps & Memory
History
- 7 activities
Running Features
Virtual Pacer™ (compares current pace to target)
- Yes
Accelerometer (calculates distance for indoor workouts, without need for a foot pod)
- Yes
Personal records
- Yes
Performance Features
Heart rate monitor
- Yes (Some versions)
Foot pod
- Yes (optional)
Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)
- Yes
Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap)
- Yes
Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
- Yes
Heart rate-based calorie computation
- Yes
Calculates calories burned
- Yes
Customizable screen(s)
- Yes
Shock Resistant
- Yes
Activity Tracking Features
Step counter
- Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
- Yes
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
- Yes
Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)
- Yes
Garmin Connect
Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data)
- Yes
Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to your computer)
- Yes
Additional
- BLE transfers to Garmin Connect Mobile
- Time, distance, and calories alerts as well as heart rate and run/walk alerts