Forerunner® 970

Name: Forerunner® 970
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BRIGHT 1.4-INCH AMOLED DISPLAY

PREMIUM TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS

BUILT-IN MAPS WITH SATIQ^™ AND MULTI-BAND GPS

BUILT-IN LED FLASHLIGHT

LIGHTWEIGHT TITANIUM BEZEL AND DURABLE SAPPHIRE LENS

UP TO 26 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN GPS MODE

RUNNING ECONOMY

Measure your overall energy efficiency while running — using long-term running volume, stride length and step speed loss, which tells you how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground — when you pair your watch with the HRM 600 monitor (sold separately).

RUNNING TOLERANCE

Better understand the impact each run has on your body, and get a recommended weekly maximum mileage so you can keep training effectively without taking on too much.

FULL-COLOR MAPPING

Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, the Forerunner 970 smartwatch provides full-color, built-in mapping — now even more dynamic, intuitive and simpler to follow.

GARMIN COACH ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for running, triathlon, cycling or strength. Select plans adapt daily for personalized workouts based on your performance, recovery and health metrics.

TRAINING READINESS

From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.

BUILT-IN SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE

Make and take phone calls from your watch when it’s paired to your smartphone. Plus, control watch functions with voice command — or use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.

PLAN

SLEEP COACH

Get a sleep score and personalized coaching for how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality¹

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect^™ smartphone app, or sync from third-party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.

NAP DETECTION

Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and to check the recommended time and duration they should be.

BODY BATTERY^™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest¹.

RACE PREDICTOR

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.

MORNING REPORT

Get a customizable overview of your sleep¹, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.

DYNAMIC ROUND-TRIP ROUTING

Enter how far you want to go, and get suggested routes that will bring you back. If you break off course, your watch will map a new one that hits the same mileage.

HRV STATUS

Gain a better understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance while you sleep

EVENING REPORT

Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events.

TRAINING STATUS

Using indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and VO2 max, get an easy insight into training effectiveness — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

GARMIN ECG APP

The ECG app² uses sensors to record the electrical signals that control how your heart beats. It analyzes that recording to detect signs of an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation

SKIN TEMPERATURE

When wearing your watch to sleep, see how your average skin temperature¹ changes, which can be related to your recent activity, sleep environment, potential illness and more.

PROJECTED RACE TIME

This race-time prediction is what your race time and pace could be if you keep training well all the way through to the race date entered.

PREPARE

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS

This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities

ACUTE LOAD

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

TRAINING EFFECT

See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

While you run, get an analysis of your pace and heart rate for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.

VO2 MAX

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

LOAD RATIO

Track short-term to mid-term load ratio to keep your rate of training growth within bounds that will help you stay healthy and avoid setbacks.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.

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 asleep².

CROSS TRAINING

Forerunner 265 is preloaded with free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.

STEP SPEED LOSS

Improve your running form and understand how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground when you pair your watch with the HRM 600 monitor (sold separately).

MULTISPORT WORKOUTS

Create custom step-by-step multisport workouts in Garmin Connect and send them to your watch to seamlessly switch from different sport types.

HILL SCORE

Measure your capability for running uphill, and evaluate your progress over time based on your VO2 max and training history.

ENDURANCE SCORE

This feature measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts to help you understand how training from your athletic pursuits impacts your overall endurance.

PERFORM

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.

SATIQ^™ TECHNOLOGY AND MULTI-BAND GPS

Get superior positioning accuracy and optimized battery life.

PACEPRO^™ PACING STRATEGIES

Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

TRACK RUNNING

Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.

CLIMBPRO

See real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs.

UP AHEAD

Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course, such as aid stations.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

Prevent burning out and use this data to track and manage your exertion.

AUTO LAP^® BY TIMING GATES

Your watch will recognize when you cross mile or kilometer course points and trigger auto laps there versus GPS-based miles or kilometers when following a course

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES

Automatically record splits with built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns, or you can create your own.

SUGGESTED FINISH LINE

If you have a course loaded for your race, your watch can suggest trimming your data to the finish line if you forget to stop your timer

CONNECT

MUSIC

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.

SAFETY AND TRACKING

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location³.

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

Friends and family can follow your real-time location³ and view preplanned courses.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.

CONNECT IQ^™ STORE

Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

GARMIN SHARE

Sync up with friends by sharing saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby compatible devices.

¹Activity tracking accuracy

²The ECG app is only available on select Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect smartphone app and watch software. The ECG app is not available in all regions; see Garmin.com/ECG for availability. The ECG app is only intended for adults aged 22 years and over. The ECG app is capable of recording an ECG similar to a Lead I ECG and detecting the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm.

³The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used in support of conception, contraception or birth control. This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition.

⁴This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.

⁵When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB. Amazon Music and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. iPhone and Apple are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google LLC.

Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.

Additional information

Color	Carbon Gray DLC Titanium with Black Case and Black/Translucent Whitestone Band, Titanium with Whitestone Case and Whitestone/Translucent Amp Yellow Band, Soft Gold Titanium with French Gray Case and French Gray/Translucent Indigo Band

specs

What You’ll Love
Sleep score and insights	Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode)	Up to 15 days
Built-in mapping	Yes
Pulse Ox blood oxygen	yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
Garmin ECG App	Yes
LED flashlight	Yes
Garmin Pay™	Yes
Multi-band GPS	Yes
Music storage	Yes
Make calls and send texts via voice	yes (with paired compatible smartphone)
Training readiness	Yes
Training status	yes (improved)
Display type	AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen	Yes
Water rating	5 ATM
General
Strap material	silicone
Lens Material	Sapphire Crystal
Bezel Material	titanium
QuickFit® watch band compatible	yes (22 mm)
Physical size	47 x 47 x 12.9 (mm)

	Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
Weight	56 g
Built-in speaker/microphone	Yes
Display Size	1.4″ (35.3 mm) diameter
Display resolution	454 x 454 pixels
Color display	Yes
Large font option	Yes
Battery type	Lithium ion
Battery life	Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days
	GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 26 hours
	SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 23 hours
	All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 21 hours
	GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 14 hours
	SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 13 hours
	All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 12 hours

Charging method	Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History	32 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
Resting heart rate	Yes
Abnormal heart rate alerts	yes (high and low)
Respiration rate	Yes
Fitness age	Yes
Body Battery™ energy monitor	Yes
All-day stress	Yes
Relaxation reminders	Yes
Relaxation breathing timer	Yes
Meditation	Yes
Breathwork	Yes
Sleep	yes (advanced)
Sleep coach	Yes
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
Skin temperature	Yes
Jet lag adviser	Yes
Sensors
GPS	Yes
GLONASS	Yes
Galileo	Yes
QZSS	Yes
BeiDou	Yes
SatIQ™ Technology	Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor	Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor	Yes
Barometric altimeter	Yes
Compass	Yes
Gyroscope	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
Evening 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
Find My Phone during GPS activity	Yes
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app	Yes
Smart trainer control	Yes
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile	Yes
Smartphone compatibility	iPhone®, Android™
Stocks	yes (optional Connect IQ app)
BLUETOOTH phone calling and voice assistant support	Yes
Voice command	Yes
Red shift mode	Yes
Garmin Share	Yes
Passcode	Yes
Workout and Training Plans
Daily Suggested Workout – Running	Yes
Daily Suggested Workout – Cycling	Yes
Garmin Running Coach	Yes
Garmin Running Coach Experts	Yes
Garmin Cycling Coach	Yes
Garmin Coach – Prebuilt Cycling Plans	Yes
Garmin Coach – Strength	Yes
Garmin Triathlon Coach	Yes
Multisport workouts	Yes
Cardio workouts	Yes
Strength workouts	Yes
HIIT workouts	Yes
Yoga workouts	Yes
Pilates workouts	Yes
On-screen workout animations	Yes
On-screen workout muscle maps	Yes
Activity Profiles
Gym	Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping
Multisport	Triathlon, Duathlon, Brick, Pool Triathlon, Swimming/Running
Wellness	Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility
Indoor running	Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
Outdoor running	Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing
Outdoor recreation	Hiking, Mountaineering, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery
Cycling	Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX
Swim	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
On the Water	Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing, Snorkeling, Sailing Expedition
Motor sports	Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
Racket sports	Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & winter	Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Team sports	Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
In the ring	Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
Other activity profiles	Inline skating
Safety and Tracking Features
Incident Detection during select activities	Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables	Yes
Assistance	Yes
LiveTrack	Yes
Spectator messaging	yes (with compatible smartphone)
Group 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)
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)	yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance	Yes
Customizable activity profiles	Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt	Yes
Interval training	Yes
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)	Yes
Advanced workouts	Yes
Power Modes – customizable in-activity battery settings	Yes
HRM running pace and distance	Yes
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature	Yes
Manual lap	Yes
Rest timer	Yes
Configurable lap alerts	Yes
Heat and altitude acclimation	Yes
VO2 Max (Run)	Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run)	Yes
Realtime stamina	Yes
Endurance score	Yes
Load ratio	Yes
Training load	Yes
Training load focus	Yes
Training effect	Yes
Training effect (anaerobic)	Yes
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)	Yes
Improved recovery time	Yes
Custom alerts	Yes
Voice alerts	Yes
Multisport auto transition	Yes
Finish time	Yes
Virtual Partner	Yes
Race an Activity	Yes
Auto multisport activities	Yes
Manual multisport activities	Yes
Garmin Live Segments	Yes
Strava Live Segments	Yes
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling)	Yes
Trendline™ Popularity Routing	Yes
Touch and/or button lock	Yes
Shortcuts	Yes
Auto scroll	Yes
Activity history on watch	Yes
Physio TrueUp	Yes
Unified training status	Yes
Running Features
GPS-based distance, time and pace	Yes
Running dynamics	Yes
Step speed loss	yes (with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio	Yes
Ground contact time and balance	yes (GCT balance with accessory)
Stride length (real time)	Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)	Yes
Running Tolerance	Yes
Running Economy	yes (with compatible accessory)
Running power	Yes
Grade-adjusted pace	Yes
Performance condition	Yes
Lactate threshold	Yes
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies	Yes
Run workouts	Yes
Hill score	Yes
Trail run auto climb	Yes
Race predictor	Yes
Course- and weather-specific race predictor	Yes
Projected race time and pace	Yes
Foot pod capable	Yes
Run/Walk/Stand detection	Yes
Golfing Features
Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide	Yes
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)	Yes
Yardage to layups/doglegs	Yes
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course)	automatic
Digital scorecard	Yes
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)	Yes
Garmin AutoShot™	Yes
Auto CourseView updates	Yes
Green View with manual pin position	Yes
Hazards and course targets	Yes
PinPointer	Yes
Handicap scoring	Yes
Round timer/odometer	Yes
CT10 Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory)	Yes
Pairs with Garmin Golf app	Yes
Tournament legal	Yes
Outdoor Recreation
Point-to-point navigation	Yes
Bread crumb trail in real time	Yes
Back to start	Yes
TracBack®	Yes
UltraTrac mode	Yes
Explore Nearby	Yes
Up Ahead	Yes
NextFork™ navigation	Yes
Elevation profile	Yes
Distance to destination	Yes
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert	Yes
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner	Yes
Vertical speed	Yes
Total ascent/descent	Yes
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only)	Yes
Auto rest	Yes
Future elevation plot	Yes
Preloaded road and trail maps	Yes
Preloaded ski resort maps	Yes
Downloadable cartography support	Yes
GPS coordinates	Yes
Sight ‘N Go	Yes
Area calculation	yes (via Connect IQ™)
Fish forecast	yes (via Connect IQ™)
Projected waypoint	Yes
Sun and moon information	Yes
Expedition GPS Activity	Yes
Cycling Features
Courses	Yes
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)	Yes
Race an activity	Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)	Yes
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)	yes (with compatible accessory)
Power curve and % FTP workouts	Yes
Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)	Yes
MTB Grit & Flow	Yes
Advanced cycling dynamics	Yes
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters)	Yes
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display)	Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)	Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights	Yes
Compatible with Varia headlight camera	Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)	Yes
Power meter compatible	Yes
Power guide	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
Pacing alerts (pool swim only)	Yes
Countdown start (pool swim only)	Yes
Pool swim workouts	Yes
Critical swim speed	Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate	Yes
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)	yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)
Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app	yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)