Forerunner® 70
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THE WATCH THAT MAKES A RUNNER
The easy-to-use Forerunner 70 GPS running smartwatch has everything you need to start your running journey with features that support beginner-level runners.
 1.2” COLOURFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY |  UP TO 13 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE |  ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS |  GARMIN COACH PERSONALISED TRAINING PLANS |  80+ BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS |  BUILT-IN GPS FOR TIME, DISTANCE AND PACE |
 PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATEThis easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch has the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate¹. |  DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTSGet workouts made for you. These daily suggestions, now with run-walk workouts, adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery. |  GARMIN COACH ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANSTrain for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with training plans that adapt daily based on your recovery and health metrics. Choose from beginner-friendly plans with run-walk workouts and less volume, or pick plans for more intense training. |
 HRV STATUSGain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability. Your watch monitors the time variations between consecutive heartbeats while you sleep. |  ADVANCED TRAINING FEATURESTraining readiness helps you determine if you’re primed to run. Training status lets you know if you’re training productively, and training effect provides you with insight into the primary benefit of your workouts. |  HEALTH AND WELLNESSBetter performance starts with better rest. Improve your sleep quality with sleep score, sleep stage breakdowns, and activity and stress impact data¹. And track your body’s energy levels over time to find out the best schedule for your activity and rest. |
PLAN
LONG BATTERY LIFEWith up to 13 days in smartwatch mode and up to 23 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training. |
MORNING REPORTReceive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up. |
EVENING REPORTPrepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events. |
RECOVERY TIMEKnow how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training. |
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NAP DETECTIONAutomatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be. |
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORINGTrack your body’s energy levels throughout the day to find the best times for activity and rest¹. |
COURSESCreate or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ app and from third-party platforms, then sync them directly to your watch. |
COURSE PLANNERPrepare for what’s to come with course planner. This feature lets you add cut-off times, notes, rest plans, checkpoints and aid stations to keep you on track throughout the race. |
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BREATHING VARIATIONSHave a better understanding of your health with insights into shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep². These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea. |
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKINGTrack and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education. |
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PREPARE
WRIST-BASED HEART RATEThe watch constantly samples your heart rate day and night and helps you gauge how hard you work during activities¹. |
WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICSImprove your form with running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more. |
VO2 MAXSee your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more. |
INTENSITY MINUTESTrack your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals. |
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PULSE OX SENSORTrack your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep². |
QUICK WORKOUTCreate running workouts directly on your watch based on desired time and intensity level. |
VOICE ALERTSGet alerts to know how you’re performing (when paired with your smartphone). |
STRESS TRACKINGFind out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day. |
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LIFESTYLE LOGGINGLog behaviours — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect app. |
HEALTH STATUSLook for changes in your health data that could indicate added stress to your body, so you can know when you’re trending away from your usual range. |
CROSS TRAININGBrowse Garmin Connect for free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send to your watch. |
ACTIVITY TRACKINGKeep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist¹. |
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MOBILITYIncrease your flexibility and strength with free downloadable mobility workouts. |
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PERFORM
BUILT-IN GNSSOur built-in GNSS supports multiple satellite systems, so you track where you run and record key stats, including distance and pace. |
WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWERSee how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training. |
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPSTap in to 80+ built-in activities, including cycling, pool swimming, strength training and more.. |
PACEPRO™ FEATUREPlan race-day strategy with pace guidance for a selected course or distance. |
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CONNECT
SAFETY AND TRACKINGIf your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location³. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually. |
LIVETRACK™ LOCATION SHARINGFriends and family can follow your real-time location³ and view preplanned courses. |
SMART NOTIFICATIONSReceive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone. |
ON-WRIST TEXTINGUse the keyboard to send quick text responses on your paired watch (Android only or through the Garmin Messenger™ app⁴) so you can keep your phone in your pocket. |
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CONNECT IQ™ STOREAdd watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch. |
GOOGLE MAPS™ APPEnter your destination in Google Maps on your Android smartphone, then follow turn-by-turn directions on your wrist. |
GARMIN SHARESync up with friends by sharing saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby compatible devices. |
COLOUR FILTERS AND WATCH FACE CUSTOMISATIONGet colour display options — including grey scale, red/green, green/red or blue/yellow — to assist with various forms of colour blindness. Choose from various watch faces with customisable data and colours. |
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What You'll Love
| Sleep Score and Insights | ✔ |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 13 days |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep) |
| 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 42.6x 11.9 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm |
| Weight | 40 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 13 days (5 days display always-on) Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 28 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 23 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history | 512 MB |
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 | ✔ |
| 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 | ✔ |
| Accelerometer | ✔ |
| 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+® |
| 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 | ✔ |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | ✔ |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | ✔ |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | ✔ |
| Colour Shift | ✔ |
| Red shift mode | ✔ |
| Garmin Share | ✔ |
| Passcode | ✔ |
| Calculator | ✔ |
| Colour Filters | ✔ |
| Hourly Alert | ✔ |
Workout and Training Plans
| Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | ✔ |
| Garmin Running Coach | ✔ |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | ✔ |
| 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, 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 |
| 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 | ✔ |
| 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 | ✔ |
| Touch and/or button lock | ✔ |
| 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 | ✔ |
| Distance to destination | ✔ |
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | ✔ |
| Auto Rest | ✔ |
| Future elevation plot | ✔ |
| Sun and moon information | ✔ |
Cycling Features
| Courses | ✔ |
| Race an activity | ✔ |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | ✔ |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | ✔ |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | ✔ |
| Compatible with Varia headlight camera | ✔ |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | ✔ |
Swimming Features
| 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) | ✔ |
Security Information
| Security updates until at least (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2028-04-28 |
- Forerunner 70 GPS running watch
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