New Forerunner 970 and 570
19.05.2025
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Garmin has launched the Forerunne 970 and Forerunner 570, its latest GPS - running and triathlon smartwatches, offering advanced training tools, recovery insights, personalised workouts and much more to help athletes reach their next personal best. With Garmin's brightest AMOLED displays, the new Forerunners add a built-in speaker and microphone, Garmin Triathlon Coach training plans, an evening report and more to their trusted health, wellness and connectivity features . The Forerunner 970 also features a built-in LED flashlight and new performance features – such as running tolerance, running economy and step speed loss – backed by Garmin's data scientists and sports physiologists. Athletes can do more and charge less; the Forerunner 570 battery lasts up to 11 days in smartwatch mode, and the Forerunner 970 up to 15 days.
“The Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 are made for every athlete who chases goals and is passionate about their data. The watches are equipped with innovative training tools, recovery metrics and connected features to help them perform at their best. Whether you're an elite athlete aiming for your fastest time yet or a runner building distance for your next big race, these premium smartwatches are there for every step of your running journey.”
— Susan Lyman, Vice President of Consumer Sales and Marketing, Garmin
Podium-worthy designs and features built to last
- Garmin's brightest smartwatch display yet: a vibrant touchscreen and purpose-built 5-button design give quick, all-weather access to advanced training tools, daily health stats and smart notifications.
- Garmin Triathlon Coach training plan: prepare better for your next triathlon with free training plans that adapt daily and provide personalised workouts based on performance, recovery and health metrics. You can also set up, adjust and view weekly workouts in the Garmin Connect™ app.
- Custom multisport workouts: create custom step-by-step multisport workouts in Garmin Connect and send them to your watch to switch seamlessly between sports.
- Auto lap by timing gates: when following a course during a run, auto lap is triggered by the course's mile or kilometre markers rather than GPS-based miles or kilometres.
- Suggested finish line: if an athlete forgets to press the stop button, the watch can suggest trimming the data to the finish line when following a course loaded for the race.
- Projected race time predictor: see your estimated race time and pace if training continues through race day.
- Built-in speaker and microphone: when paired with a compatible smartphone, you can make and take calls from the watch. You can also control watch functions with voice commands or use your phone's voice assistant to reply to text messages and more.
- Evening report: before bed, get a report reminding you of the sleep you need, tomorrow's workout, the weather and events.
- Skin temperature: track changes in skin temperature that may be related to recent activity, sleep environment, possible illness and more. It also helps female athletes better predict menstruation and earlier ovulation – all in Garmin Connect2 .
- Breathing variations: with Pulse Ox, athletes can better understand changes in their breathing patterns during sleep3 .
Forerunner 970 only
- Premium materials: durable, scratch-resistant sapphire glass and a titanium bezel withstand even the toughest environments.
- Built-in LED flashlight: for better visibility in dark conditions, quickly control the flashlight brightness right from the display.
- Running tolerance: better understand the impact of each run on your body and get a suggested maximum weekly mileage to keep training on track.
- Running economy: measure overall energy efficiency over several runs using the new HRM 600 heart rate strap (sold separately).
- Step speed loss: see how much the athlete slows down when their foot touches the ground (HRM 600 heart rate strap required).
- ECG app4 : the app uses the sensors on the watch to record the electrical signals that control the heartbeat. It analyses this recording to detect signs of an irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation.
What's new in Garmin Connect
With the Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970, athletes get access to the following features in Garmin Connect, including Garmin Triathlon Coach training plans, custom multisport workouts and earlier ovulation estimates. In addition, when athletes add a course to their race in Garmin Connect, they can now enable auto lap by timing gates, the suggested finish line and the projected race time predictor.
Forerunner 570
To help athletes reach their goals, the Forerunner 570 includes advanced running metrics such as training status, wrist-based running power and running dynamics, acute load, training effect, performance condition, VO2 max and much more. Every morning, athletes see their training readiness score, based on sleep quality, recovery and training load, so they know whether it's a good day to push hard or take it easy. Runners can also view daily suggested workouts tailored to them, which adapt after each run to account for their performance and recovery, or use Garmin Coach training plans for running, cycling and strength to train for their next race. When running outdoors, athletes can apply their race-day strategy with PacePro™ – grade-adjusted pacing guidance – and train with confidence, knowing that SatIQ™ technology and multi-band GPS deliver excellent positioning accuracy while optimising battery life.
Beyond the run, the Forerunner 570 can track key health and wellness metrics, including sleep score, Body Battery™ energy level, stress, menstrual cycle, pregnancy and more, to help athletes monitor their health. It can also track heart rate variability (HRV), so athletes can better understand their overall health and how their body copes with the challenges of life and the environment.
Packed with connectivity features, the Forerunner 570 lets athletes: get smart notifications when paired with an iPhone® or Android smartphone; download songs from Spotify®, Deezer or Amazon Music ( premium subscription required) for phone-free listening; run with greater peace of mind thanks to incident detection, assistance and LiveTrack5 ; breeze through checkout queues with Garmin Pay™ contactless payments6 ; and much more.
The Forerunner 570 is available in two sizes – 42 mm and 47 mm – and features an aluminium bezel and fun new colour combinations, such as raspberry with a translucent bone/mango band, amp yellow with a translucent whitestone/turquoise band and indigo with a translucent imperial purple/indigo band.
Forerunner 970
The Forerunner 970 is made for those determined to smash their personal records, building on the Forerunner 570 with built-in maps. Whether running city streets or densely covered trails, the Forerunner 970 has full-colour built-in maps to help athletes stay on track. Before heading out, create or find existing courses in Garmin Connect and sync them seamlessly to the watch for turn-by-turn directions. While exploring, enter a distance on the watch and get suggested routes with dynamic round-trip routing to stay on track and on time.
With a 47 mm case, the Forerunner 970 is available in popular colourways, such as carbon grey DLC titanium with a black/translucent whitestone band, titanium with a whitestone/translucent yellow band and soft gold titanium with a French grey/translucent indigo band.
2 The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used for conception, contraception or to support contraception. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose or monitor any medical condition.
3 This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy . The pulse oximeter is not available in all countries.
4 The ECG app is available only on select Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect smartphone app and watch software. The ECG app is not available in all regions; for availability, see Garmin.com/ECG . The ECG app is intended only for adults aged 22 and older. The ECG app can record an ECG similar to a Lead I ECG and detect the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm.
5 When the device is paired with a compatible smartphone, see Garmin.com/ble . For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
6 See currently supported country, payment network and issuing bank information
