Garmin Forerunner 170

If the Forerunner 70 left you wondering, “Where’s my power meter and smart trainer support? Where’s my open-water swimming mode? Where are my ABC sensors? And why can’t I pay with my watch?”, then the Forerunner 170 is the answer to those questions. With the addition of a few extra sensors and modes, the 170 takes the already impressive Forerunner 70 to the next level. Borrowing the brilliant AMOLED screen from the vívoactive 6, the 170 makes your training look great. The interface comes from the Fenix 8, so the 170 receives almost all of the same updates as a watch 2x its price. You get the daily suggested workout feature from the Forerunner 970, and a new quick workout mode that creates a few workout options for you based on activity, intensity, and time. Garmin’s Morning Report and Evening Report are here to help you plan your today and your tomorrow. Garmin Share sends routes to other Garmin users—great for sharing with that run buddy who always forgets where you’re going. And there are oh-so-many sport modes, so unless you have a very niche hobby, there is a training mode for you.

• Cycling specific training modes with power metre support and smart trainer connectivity
• Garmin Pay™ contact-less payment (if supported by your bank)
• ABC data comes in via the internal altimeter, barometer and a tilt-compensated compass
• More than 70 different sport modes, from running, swimming (outdoor and indoor), cycling (indoor and out), walking hiking, gym focused activities (HIIT, Pilates, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, and yoga) and more.
• AMOLED colour touchscreen has deep blacks and vibrant colours making it crisp, clear, and easy to read in any light
• Intuitive widgets display needed metrics at a glance
• Morning and evening report summarizes your day, sleep quality, recovery level, training effects, and even provides a personalized daily workout suggestion
• Daily summary breaks down your waking hours and lays out a suggested sleep plan
• Elevate™ 4.0 optical heart rate monitor has improved accuracy, more sensors for precise Pulse Ox data, and works while swimming
• Heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring helps predict recovery and how your body is responding to your training
• Workout benefit feature summarizes how your previous workout contributes to your fitness goals and overall well-being
• Recovery time is now a live widget that counts down how many hours, or days, you should take off, before your next big workout.
• PacePro™, set your desired pace, then compare it to your distance splits, the 70 compares your needed pace vs your goal pace for each split and for the course
• Running dynamics info right off your wrist, providing running power, cadence, stride length, vertical oscillation, and vertical ratio
• Training readiness and training load use data from your recent workouts to let you know how ready your body is to train, and if you are overtraining, under-training, or on the right path
• Acute load compares the intensity of recent workouts against your fitness level and training schedule, keeping you on track to reach your goals
• Body Battery™ tracks daily energy levels, monitoring what drains your energy (exercise) and recharges your energy (rest, food), letting you train smarter
• Fitness age takes your activity level, heart rate and BMI into account to let you know if you are performance matches your age.
• Activity animations guide you through proper form for strength training
• GNSS support, connecting to GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS satellite constellations providing faster and more accurate positioning and elevation data.
• LiveTrack™, share your location and fitness data during activities (through a phone)
• Garmin Coach provides free, personalized training plans that you can download through Garmin Connect.
• Sleep coach uses your sleep data to calculate how much sleep you need and offers tips on how to improve your sleep
• Sleep tracking both at night and while napping, monitoring total sleep time, periods of movement, and restful sleep
• Smart wake mode acts as a natural alarm clock, easing you out of sleep in between periods of deep sleep
• 24/7 activity tracking
• Smart notifications (emails, texts, alerts and more) come in via Bluetooth connection to your phone. Android users can respond to texts and view sent images on the watch
• inReach® compatibility, connect to an inReach for messaging and SOS support when off the grid
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts up to 14 hours in GPS mode or up to 10 days in smartwatch mode.
• Battery widget from the Fenix 8, lets you know what’s using your battery and lets you plan your usage until your next charge
• In the box: Forerunner 170, charging cable and documentation