Garmin

Forerunner 265S Watch

Glitching?

I have had various Garmin products for over 10 years including watches and other sensors. The last watch I had (955 Solar) just shut off one day. Couldn't charge it. Couldn't turn it on, nothing. Enter 265s. And just now it wouldn't sync, I had to restart it, and it wiped out all of my data for the day. This is a problem because I have the watch synced with apps for my medical insurance and without the data I am at risk of not being eligible for certain benefits. The data was there before I had to sync it again with my phone. I'm getting disenfranchised with Garmin. What was once a reliable platform has significantly failed me twice now.

Great multi sport watch

I’ve had this watch for almost a year now and it has done everything I’ve wanted from it! Use it for running, swimming, biking, skiing and indoor gym activities and all the features seem to be great. The training feature has been good to have and is great at keeping me within a specific pace with audio and haptic feedback. Connects easily enough with earbuds and downloaded music. Only thing is the sleep monitoring could be a bit better and I have a few scratches on the screen. Smaller available size was great for my smaller wrist.

The Motivator

This watch fits great on my small wrist. It is easy to use, intuitive, and a great motivator on my fitness journey.

I was looking for a running specific watch and decided upon this one because of the technology and price point. After switching to it from an Apple product it was night and day. I absolutely love the daily training feature and I’ve now ran two half-marathons with it and I’m currently training for a full. I would recommend this to any runner who is looking for detailed data on their running and how they can get better.

Even better!

I use this watch every day to track my runs and other health metrics like my step count and sleep. I liked the updated display much better! I appreciate the longer battery life and the updated buttons but still found it a little cumbersome to clean some of the nooks and crannies of the watch. A more experience runner will probably appreciate the more technical aspects of the watch but it is very user friendly too.

New to garmin from apple

The package came with very little “how to” and coming from apple was a big change. I have been learning slowly how to use it better for my needs. But the battery lasts a many days! I don’t always ware it in the shower so I do charge it some at that time. Charged up VERY QUICKLY. I have used it for yoga, meditation, running in and out doors, sleep tracking. And I love it. I can’t read text messages with it and I believe it’s because I have an iPhone. But I didn’t want it to keep up with texts I wanted to see what I needed to work on to be stronger and healthier. Still have a lot to learn. And I will test out the swim in the Summer. Band is comfortable easy to clean. I work nights and I like that I can set my sleep hrs accordingly to that. The touch screen is very pleasing and you can customize it as well. The safety to let people know you are safe is nice as all. And it has a live track, although I have not used that. I had to learn the hard way the two settings for treadmill cause it will not track your miles if you just hit run. Just a learning curve nothing I would say is a negative for me. Used for about a month now Hope this helps

Great Watch

I love this watch, amazing for tracking any type of running / walking activity. And overall progress.

Garmin 265s

I was looking to replace a Garmin Forerunner 35 with a more advanced option. My main priorities in a new watch were the availability to upload basic maps and listen to music directly from the device. I love my Garmin265s. It provides detailed analysis of activities in a small package and has a bunch of other fun features to add to the daily menu. It helps me to be more consistent and I love using the heart rate data (even though I know chest and arm monitors are more accurate). It's great for what I need it for! The option to create custom breadcrumb GPS maps or plan a workout on my phone and then send it to the device is fantastic. My only cons are that the glass got a decent scratch in it, so I put a plastic protector over the watch face, and the battery life lasts about a week - less if you're running maps and music of course. Love this Lil watch!

great size, awesome color, garmin ecosystem, good battery life, very light and unobtrusive. strap can irritate skin

A great upgrade!

I upgraded to this watch from my trusty Forerunner 245, which I had had for 2.5 years. The extra metrics like the Training Readiness and the new AMOLED screen are what really sold me. The touch screen is a really nice feature that I didn't expect to like as much as I do. I have a pretty small wrist, and am glad I opted for the 265s over the standard size. This is a great watch for anyone, beginner to expert level. If you're thinking about upgrading, this is so worth it!