Forerunner® 170 Music

Description

Forerunner® 170 Music

What You’ll Love
Sleep Score and Insights
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 10 days
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep)
Garmin Pay™
Music storage
Training Readiness
Training Status
Watch display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen
Water rating 5 ATM
General
Strap material Silicone
Lens material Chemically strengthened glass
Bezel material Fibre-reinforced polymer
Quick release bands Yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Physical size 42.6 x 42.6 x 11.9 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm
Weight 41 g
Display Size 30.4 mm (1.2”) diameter
Display Resolution 390 x 390 pixels
Colour display
Large font option
Battery type Lithium ion
Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 10 days (4 days display always-on)
Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 19 days
GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 14 hours
GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7.5 days
All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/history 4 GB
Clock features
Time/date
GPS time sync
Automatic daylight saving time
Alarm clock
Smart wake alarm
Timer
Stopwatch
Sunrise/sunset times
Health & Wellness Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)
Resting heart rate
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate
Fitness Age
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation reminders
Relaxation Breathing Timer
Meditation
Breathwork
Sleep Yes (advanced)
Sleep coach
Breathing variations
Nap detection
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women’s Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health Snapshot
Lifestyle Logging
Health Status
Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Thermometer
Ambient light sensor
Daily smart features
Find my phone
Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device)
Find My Phone during GPS activity
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps)
On-device Connect IQ™ Store
Smart Notifications
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only)
Morning report
Evening report
Calendar
Weather forecasts
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile
Battery Saver – customisable low power watch
Controls smartphone music
Plays and controls watch music
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app
Smart trainer control
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Stocks
Colour Shift
Red shift mode
Garmin Share
Passcode
Calculator
Colour Filters
Spoken Watch Face
Hourly Alert
Workout and Training Plans
Daily Suggested Workout – Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based)
Garmin Running Coach
Garmin Running Coach Experts
Garmin Cycling Coach
Garmin Coach – Prebuilt Cycling Plans
Garmin Coach – Strength
Garmin Fitness Coach
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map
Activity profiles
Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Jump Roping
WELLNESS Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility, Breathwork
INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running
Outdoor running Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing
Outdoor recreation Hiking, Rucking, Mountaineering, Horseback Riding, Disc Golf, Archery
Cycling Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
Swim Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
On the water Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snorkeling
Motor sports Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
Racket sports Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & Winter Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, 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
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables
Assistance
Live Event Sharing Android™ only
Activity tracking features
Step counter
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)
Move alert movement options
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)
Calories Burned
Floors climbed
Distance travelled
Intensity minutes
TrueUp™
Move IQ™
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Automatic rep counting
Training, planning and analysis features
Customisable screen(s)
Downloadable training plans
Course guidance
HR Zones
HR Alerts
HR Calories
% HR Max
% HRR
Recovery Time
Auto Max HR
Race glance/widget
HRV Status
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices)
Respiration Rate (During Exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance
Customisable activity profiles
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt
Interval training
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)
Advanced workouts
HRM running pace and distance
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature
Manual lap
Rest timer
Configurable lap alerts
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Load ratio
Training Load
Training load focus
Training Effect
Training Effect (Anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Improved Recovery Time
Customisable alerts
Voice alerts
Finish time
Race an activity
Shortcuts
Activity history on watch
Physio TrueUp
Unified Training Status
Running features
GPS-based distance, time and pace
Running dynamics
Vertical oscillation and ratio
Ground contact time and balance Yes (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Running power
Grade-adjusted pace
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies
Run workouts
Quick workout
Race predictor
Course- and weather-specific race predictor
Foot pod capable
Run/Walk/Stand detection
Outdoor recreation
Point-to-point navigation
Breadcrumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack®
UltraTrac mode
Up Ahead
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only)
Auto Rest
Future elevation plot
Sun and moon information
Cycling features
Courses
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters)
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar)
Compatible with Varia™ lights
Compatible with Varia headlight camera
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)
Power meter compatible
Swimming features
Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories)
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only)
Drill logging (pool swim only)
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only)
“Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only)
Auto rest (pool swim only)
Time and distance alerts
Countdown start
Pool swim workouts
Underwater wrist-based heart rate
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim)
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