There’s a wide variety of athletes and adventure enthusiasts who enjoy life in the outdoors.
From those who just want to run at a higher level, to those who want to go longer and get stronger – 7 days a week.
But they all have one thing in common.
They put a lot of value in a smartwatch that will help them achieve their goals and compliment their active lifestyle.
Today, we’re going to focus on five specific products that you should see listed on the screen right about – now.
We’ll talk about the type of user that would be interested in each product, along with sharing some of the top features it has.
Now before I explain how each of these products differ from one another, let’s build the foundation by discussing the features that they not only share,
but could benefit and appeal to virtually any user.
Number 1. Since Garmin is a GPS company, it should be of no surprise that each device here comes with built-in GPS – so you’ll know exactly where you are and where you’ve been.
Number 2. Monitoring health and wellness has become increasingly popular, as well as important, to a growing number of users.
These watches all act as 24/7 wellness monitors – able to track things such as steps, estimated daily calories, heart rate and sleep,
then provide a daily snapshot of your overall health and wellness in the Garmin Connect mobile app.
Number 3. We all live a life that fits somewhere between busy and chaotic.
And some things in life are a little bit more convenient simply by having an accessory for our mobile phones that allows us to stay connected with our life on the go.
Let me explain.
When paired to your smartphone, you’ll have smart features ranging from call, text, and e-mail notifications,
to Connect IQ compatibility for access to hundreds of downloadable apps and widgets.
There are plenty of other things these watches all share.
However, it’s time we dive into them individually and talk about who would be a likely candidate for each.
Now, let’s get started.
Axel is a runner. Maybe he’s new to running, or maybe he’s been casually running for quite some time.
Either way, he aspires to improve his performance and take on anything from a 5k to a full marathon.
The Forerunner 255 is a great choice for those looking to run at a higher level.
It may be light on the wrist, but not on the features.
Intuitive and user friendly, this running smartwatch will help Axel train and recover smarter with attributes such as training status, running power, and daily suggested workouts,
that will not only adapt to his performance, but also for races coming up in his Garmin Connect calendar.
The race widget will help him plan his race-day strategy, and the morning report will give him an overview of his sleep,
recovery, and training outlook as soon as he wakes up – alongside heart rate variability status and weather.
No matter how Axel works out, he’ll have choices – with more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlons, cycling, swimming and more.
With the Forerunner 255, he’ll get a continuous picture of his training and overall wellness, with up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to the 30 hours in GPS mode.
Axel’s been making strides and now he’s taking the next step to get the training and recovery insights he’ll need to notch his best time yet.
Dominique lives an active lifestyle and wants to dial in to her well-being – both mind and body.
For those who want to do more, track more, and know more about their overall health, check out the sleek and stylish Venu 2 Plus with AMOLED display.
It’s loaded with advanced health & wellness features, including stress tracking, body battery, women’s health tracking – the list goes on and on.
Tack on the more than 25 built-in sports apps, in addition to the variety of animated workouts – and Dominque will have a GPS smartwatch that really helps her better understand her body.
We all know that workouts go much smoother while listening to our favourite tunes.
Well, the onboard music storage of the Venu 2 Plus will let her bring those tunes along, no matter how she likes to move.
But here’s where this smartwatch really excels.
When paired with her smartphone, Dominique will enjoy the convenience of keeping that phone in her pocket – as she makes and receives calls right from her wrist.
She can even use her smartphone’s voice assistant through the Venu 2 Plus to compose and respond to text messages, all with a battery life of up to 9 days.
Dominique understands that when you live healthy, you live better.
And the Venu 2 Plus GPS smartwatch not only looks good on the outside but has the means to help her better understand what’s happening on the inside.
Rohan loves the outdoors. He primarily hikes but has been known to dabble in other adventurous activities – like mountain biking and trail running for instance.
With his active lifestyle, he needs something that’s engineered for endurance, and the Instinct 2 Solar just might be the perfect fit.
Built with thermal and shock resistance, as well as having a water rating of 10 ATM, this rugged GPS smartwatch is tough enough to keep up with Rohan and unique enough to fit his style.
Not only will he be able to navigate his next trail with the onboard ABC sensors, but he’ll be able to take the guesswork out of his return journey by using the trackback routing feature,
which will allow him to navigate the same route back to his starting point.
When he’s out shredding the trails, Rohan will be able to track the details of every ride with mountain bike metrics.
Plus, specialised grit and flow measurements will rate trail difficulty and how smoothly he descends – and he’ll even get a score to beat next time.
As the name implies, with solar charging, he can have unlimited battery life in smartwatch mode, to take on life’s unlimited possibilities and do more of what he loves,
including any of the preloaded activity profiles for running, biking, swimming, strength training and more.
But no matter what Rohan does, he’ll own it with the Instinct 2 Solar.
Tasha is super active. She doesn’t do a lot of one activity – she does a lot of many activities.
She likes to push herself to new levels of performance, monitor her progress along the way, and look good while doing it.
With the epix premium active smartwatch, Tasha can take on every day with the stunning AMOLED display and up to 42 hours of battery life in GPS mode – or up to 16 days in smartwatch mode.
A bright and brilliant AMOLED display with that kind of battery life is incredible in and of itself, but we’re just scratching the surface with this amazing smartwatch.
Understanding her body has never been easier with 24/7 health and wellness monitoring features that track the likes of Pulse Ox, heart rate, and even respiration.
While she’s training how she wants, with over 30 preloaded sports apps, Tasha can push harder and take it further with built-in performance metrics and Garmin Coach training plans.
Not only will the epix help her push her performance limits, but she’ll be able to navigate wherever her adventures take her with the TopoActive mapping that comes preloaded on Sapphire editions.
Plus, the Sapphire editions support multi-band GNSS technology for stronger, better, more accurate positioning in challenging environments.
While she stays connected with her life on the go and all these different activities that she does,
onboard music storage allows her to download songs and playlists from Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts.
Regardless of Tasha’s fitness goals, the epix premium active smartwatch has what she’ll need to help her get there.
Last, but certainly not least– the fēnix 7 Solar.
It takes all the users and most of the features we’ve talked about so far and rolls them all up into one premium GPS smartwatch.
Take Sharif for instance.
He considers himself an ultra-athlete – wanting to do and try everything the world has to offer.
And rightfully so, he wants the same in a wearable device.
Well, the fēnix 7 Solar is designed to meet virtually any athletic or outdoor challenge.
The Power Glass solar charging lens uses the sun’s energy to extend battery life– while powering advanced training features, sports apps, health & wellness monitoring sensors and more.
Accessing selections has never been easier, since he’ll be able to either use the trusted button controls that we’ve all come to know and love, or a touchscreen interface.
With the fēnix 7 Solar, Sharif will gain performance insights and metrics that will help manage his exertion and build stamina while training.
And when he’s not training, he can optimise recovery and overall wellness by monitoring his heart rate, respiration, stress, sleep – you get the point.
The GPS and outdoor navigation sensors of the fēnix 7 Solar can guide his outings both on and off the beaten path.
And to complement his tamer days, Sharif will have access to connected features such as smart notifications,
music storage and Garmin Pay contactless payments, so he doesn’t miss a beat or a text.
There are 7 days in a week.
And the fēnix 7 Series multisport GPS watches are built for all of them.
Well. That about does it – here’s a list again of the Garmin wearables we covered today.
If you’re looking to learn more about any of these products, don’t forget to check out our product videos on this channel.
Or you can read all about them and even compare models at garmin.com.
Thanks not only for your time, but for joining me today.
I hope we’ve helped you beat yesterday.