Garmin Forerunner 970 - 47mm GPS Multisport Smartwatch

Running Tolerance shows you the biomechanical impact of running on your body and helps you to adapt your training to avoid overload. With multi-frequency reception and integrated maps with improved navigation, you'll always stay on course - no matter where you train. Pair the Forerunner 970 with your smartphone to make or receive calls directly from your wrist using the integrated microphone and speaker. And if your run takes longer: the built-in LED flashlight ensures that you are well equipped even in the dark. With a battery life of up to 15 days in smartwatch mode, your Forerunner 970 will easily keep up with you - during every training session or competition.

The highlights of the Garmin Forerunner 970 - 47mm GPS Multisport Smartwatch

• Premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch for performance-oriented athletes
• Lightness and elegance: with brilliant 1.4-inch AMOLED touch display, sapphire glass and titanium bezel
• Up to 26 hours of battery life in GPS mode
• Running Economy for measuring running efficiency
• Running Tolerance evaluates the strain on your musculoskeletal system
• Enjoy Bluetooth® telephony, voice assistance, Garmin PayTM, Garmin Music and more
• Integrated LED flashlight for very good illumination in the dark
• Best orientation thanks to pre-installed maps, multi-frequency reception and SatIQTM technology
• Intelligent functions for performance and health to optimize your performance

Features

RUNNING ECONOMY
Measure your overall energy efficiency while running — using long-term running volume, stride length and step speed loss, which tells you how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground — when you pair your watch with the HRM 600 monitor (sold separately).

RUNNING TOLERANCE
Better understand the impact each run has on your body, and get a recommended weekly maximum mileage so you can keep training effectively without taking on too much.

FULL-COLOR MAPPING
Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, the Forerunner 970 smartwatch provides full-color, built-in mapping — now even more dynamic, intuitive and simpler to follow.

GARMIN COACH ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS
Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for running, triathlon, cycling or strength. Select plans adapt daily for personalized workouts based on your performance, recovery and health metrics.

TRAINING READINESS
From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.

BUILT-IN SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE
Make and take phone calls from your watch when it’s paired to your smartphone. Plus, control watch functions with voice command — or use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.

MORNING REPORT
Get a customizable overview of your sleep, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.

EVENING REPORT
Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events.

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app, or sync from third-party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.

DYNAMIC ROUND-TRIP ROUTING
Enter how far you want to go, and get suggested routes that will bring you back. If you break off course, your watch will map a new one that hits the same mileage.

TRAINING STATUS
Using indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and VO2 max, get an easy insight into training effectiveness — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

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

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest.

SLEEP COACH
Get a sleep score and personalized coaching for how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality.

BREATHING VARIATIONS
For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature uses Pulse Ox4 to help you better understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep.

NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and to check the recommended time and duration they should be.

HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, stress and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep.

GARMIN ECG APP
The ECG app uses sensors to record the electrical signals that control how your heart beats. It analyzes that recording to detect signs of an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation.

SKIN TEMPERATURE
When wearing your watch to sleep, see how your average skin temperature changes, which can be related to your recent activity, sleep environment, potential illness and more.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, plus get exercise and nutrition education. With skin temperature tracking while you sleep, get better period predictions and past ovulation estimates.

RACE PREDICTOR
Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon if you were to run it today.

PROJECTED RACE TIME
This race-time prediction is what your race time and pace could be if you keep training well all the way through to the race date entered.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS
This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.

STEP SPEED LOSS
Improve your running form and understand how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground when you pair your watch with the HRM 600 monitor (sold separately).

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities.

MULTISPORT WORKOUTS
Create custom step-by-step multisport workouts in Garmin Connect and send them to your watch to seamlessly switch from different sport types.

HILL SCORE
Measure your capability for running uphill, and evaluate your progress over time based on your VO2 max and training history.

ENDURANCE SCORE
This feature measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts to help you understand how training from your athletic pursuits impacts your overall endurance.

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

LOAD RATIO
Track short-term to mid-term load ratio to keep your rate of training growth within bounds that will help you stay healthy and avoid setbacks.

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.

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

TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.

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

PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep.

CROSS TRAINING
Download free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga, Pilates and mobility workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES
Automatically record splits with built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns, or you can create your own.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER
See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.

SATIQ TECHNOLOGY AND MULTI-BAND GPS
Get superior positioning accuracy and optimized battery life.

PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

TRACK RUNNING
Your watch will record accurate lap distances in meters on tracks all over the world.

CLIMBPRO
See real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs.

REAL-TIME STAMINA
Use this data to help guide you toward your best possible performance and manage your exertion.

UP AHEAD
Get at-a-glance awareness of relevant stops along a preloaded course, including aid stations.

AUTO LAP® BY TIMING GATES
Your watch will recognize when you cross mile or kilometer course points and trigger auto laps there versus GPS-based miles or kilometers when following a course.

SUGGESTED FINISH LINE
If you have a course loaded for your race, your watch can suggest trimming your data to the finish line if you forget to stop your timer.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

MUSIC
Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.

SAFETY AND TRACKING
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location.

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 location and view preplanned courses.

GARMIN CONNECT APP
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

GARMIN SHARE
Sync up with friends by sharing saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby compatible devices.

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Scope of delivery

• 1 x Garmin Forerunner 970 - 47mm GPS Multisport Smartwatch
• 1 x USB-C charging cable/data cable
• 1 x Documentation

Garmin | Forerunner 970 | Premium running smartwatch