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RECOVERY TIME

• Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

COURSES

• Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, or sync from your favorite third party platforms.

SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE

• Understand how your body’s recovering with sleep score, breakdown of your sleep stages and detailed insights for improved sleep quality.

BODY BATTERY^™ ENERGY MONITORING

• Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest¹.

RACE PREDICTOR

• Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

• Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

• The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities¹.

ACUTE LOAD

• Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.

TRAINING EFFECT

• See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

• While you run, get an analysis of your pace and heart rate for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.

VO2 MAX

• See your current fitness level and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.

INTENSITY MINUTES

• Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

• Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.

STRESS TRACKING

• Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

PULSE OX SENSOR

• Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep².

AUDIO PROMPTS

• Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.

CROSS TRAINING

• Forerunner 265 is preloaded with free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.

• If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location³.

GARMIN PAY^™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

• Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

• Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone^® or Android^™ smartphone.

LIVETRACK

• Friends and family can follow your real-time location³ and view preplanned courses.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

• See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.

CONNECT IQ^™ STORE

• Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.