From the moment you wake up, you have a readiness score based on the quality of your sleep, recovery, training load, and more, so you can decide if it's a good day to train hard or take it easy.

Gain a deeper understanding of overall health, fitness, and recovery through the variability of heart rate while you sleep, based on the technology developed by our team at Firstbeat Analytics.

Get ready for your next race - whether it's a 10k or a marathon - with training tips, personalized daily exercise suggestions, and completion time predictions based on route details, weather, and performance.

You have excellent position accuracy and improved battery life.

Pacepro Function

Plan your race day strategy with pace guidance based on GPS for a selected route or distance.

Built-in sports apps

Try over 30 built-in activities including cycling, open water swimming, strength training, and more.

Track running

Record accurate lap distances and view your distances in meters.

The Garmin Forerunner 265 smartwatch records important running metrics such as step rate, stride length, ground contact time, and more.

Wrist-based heart rate

It continuously measures your heart rate to help you see how hard you're working during activities.

Training load

Compare your recent training load to the optimal range for you to help improve your fitness.

VO2 max

See your current level of fitness and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress, and more.