Garmin, a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), is excited to announce the launch of the Garmin Forerunner 165 Series in India, coinciding with Global Running Day. This new GPS-running smartwatch features a vibrant AMOLED touchscreen display, 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, and up to 19 hours in GPS mode. Equipped with advanced sensors, the Forerunner 165 Series is designed to meet the needs of professional runners and athletes, offering robust training modules and tracking capabilities.
Sleek Design and Enhanced Features
The Forerunner 165 Series is sleek and lightweight, featuring a 43mm case size and colorful, dual-shot bands. The AMOLED touchscreen display allows for easy navigation and on-the-go music listening without a phone, thanks to wireless headphone compatibility and playlist downloads from Spotify or Amazon Music. Known for their adaptive training plans and personalized daily workouts, Garmin Forerunners provide accurate pace and distance tracking with built-in GPS and wrist-based heart rate monitoring.
Key Features of the Forerunner 165 Series
- Wrist-Based Running Power and Dynamics: Real-time power viewing and measurement of crucial running metrics.
- Training Effect: Understanding workout impacts on fitness and their benefits.
- Courses: Creating or finding courses in the Garmin Connect app or third-party platforms, synced directly to the watch.
- Additional Activity Profiles and Workouts: Over 25 activity profiles, including trail running, open water swimming, pickleball, and tennis.
- Morning Report: Customizable overview of sleep and training outlook, HRV status, and weather.
- Pulse Ox: Blood oxygen saturation tracking while awake or asleep.
- Sleep Monitoring and Sleep Score: Personalized sleep score each morning.
- Nap Detection: Automatic tracking of naps, with suggestions for optimal duration.
- Audio Prompts: Guided workouts and performance alerts through wireless headphones.
Comprehensive Training and Wellbeing.
The Forerunner 165 Series offers diverse adaptive training plans for race preparation, including tailored plans through Garmin Connect and free Garmin Coach plans for 5K, 10K, and half marathons. It features 24/7 monitoring for heart rate, sleep, and stress, aiding in overall wellbeing and optimizing activity and rest. Additionally, the smartwatch includes women’s health tracking, such as menstrual cycle and pregnancy monitoring, along with exercise and nutrition education.
Availability and Pricing Garmin Forerunner 165 Series
Priced at Rs. 33,490/- in India, the Garmin Forerunner 165 Series comes with a two-year warranty and is available in four attractive colors: Turquoise/Aqua, Black/Slate Grey, Mist Grey/Whitestone, and Berry/Lilac. You can purchase the smartwatch at select premium brand stores.
Commenting on the same, Dan Bartel, Vice President of Global Consumer Sales, Garmin said, “At Garmin, it is our constant endeavor to provide our customers with a luxury experience coupled with premium quality, innovation and exceptional reliability. Garmin’s Forerunner 165 Series has been specifically designed for professional runners and athletes who need to improve their performance every day, by closely analysing their training through monitoring pace, distance, wrist-based heart rate, VO2 max, and more. The Forerunner 165 Series has the required tools to help runners crush their next personal record.”
The Garmin Forerunner 165 Series is poised to enhance the running and training experience for athletes in India, offering a combination of advanced features, stylish design, and comprehensive health tracking.
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