You also get accurate GPS and lots of advanced training metrics at a glance. Best for beginners: This is the Garmin to get if you're buying a running watch ... water resistance up to 50 meters.

A good running watch will pack all the basic tracking features including GPS ... and fitness beat and has personally tested many of the watches below. Latest updates: Added Garmin Forerunner ...

Avid runners need a dedicated running watch over a regular smartwatch ... out more about how you’re performing. The Garmin Forerunner 745 offers up to one week of battery life in smartwatch ...

It’s a fitness ... water resistant to 5 ATM. It’s not bad looking either: it’s utilitarian rather than decorative, but it works. The Forerunner 55 is Garmin's latest entry-level running ...

Both are fit for pool and open water swimming up to 50 meters ... to Polar’s Running program, too, but the experience on the watch doesn’t feel as slick as it does with Garmin’s approach ...

Even the most advanced fitness trackers can’t catch everything. While testing the Garmin Forerunner ... helps the watch gauge your distances run a little more accurately—running up a hill ...

They also provide more accurate heart rate reading than even the best fitness trackers. Need even better accuracy? Pair your triathlon watch ... advanced running metrics The Garmin Forerunner ...

If you’re training for a race, few multisport watch brands do ... require a more expensive Forerunner or Garmin. But if you generally stick to the gym, cycling, running, swimming, hiking ...

Avid runners need a dedicated running watch over ... re performing. The Garmin Forerunner 745 offers up to one week of battery life in smartwatch mode with that changing to 30 hours in UltraTrac mode ...