This is a reliable watch that has made it through one deployment and countless training events for the military. I love that it is water resistant and holds up to rough use. I did have to change the band of the watch since the rubber latch on the watch band fell off. If you are just looking for a watch that you can workout with it does come with a long list of activities you can do that it will keep track of your heart rate and calories. If you go for a run it will even track your route if the gps is connected to your phone. The app works well for storing all your activities. The batter lasts a little over a week for me from a full charge but sometimes less if I am using it a lot.

Won't break on you like the 645 forerunner ;A;I've gone through two forerunner watches using the plastic connectors for the watchband and the 935 & up has been the only watches that haven't broken from the stress of being used daily.

I initially gave this product a one star. I have revised it five stars. Garmin support got back to me right away and suggested that the problem that I was having had to do with the fact that I had multiple accounts in Garmin connect. I've since resolve this issue. After owning about five different Garman GPS watches I have to say that this one is the best and does everything I needed to do.I specifically bought this because of the syncing issues I had the 920XT. I got sick of having to manually upload my workouts. Now, that is the exact problem I am having with this device. I have been through many different Garmin GPS watches, and syncing has always been an issue. I even tried to back to a previous device but did not have the ANT. This 935 is much better at satellite acquisition and pace. I go under a lot of bridges and the 920XT always went out of balance but the 935 seems much more stable.The problem is that it will not sync via phone. It will not sync via wifi. It will not sync via Garmin Express - at times it will say "transfer complete" but nothing has happened. So I have to manually hook the 935 up to my computer and drag the FIT file over the garmin express to get it to Strava. There is no point paying this much money when the features you are paying for are absent.So now I will have to endure the pain in the butt warranty/technical service/possible return.I would recommend avoiding this product for a year until they work out the kinks. If they do, it will be a good purchase (and maybe cheaper).

I've had multiple active watches in the past few years. First had a Fitbit and it didn't do enough for me. Had a Samsung before this one and gave out on my second pool workout (despite it claiming to be waterproof).The Garmin Forerunner lasted through just about everything! I got it over 6 months ago now and trained for a 70.3. multiple pool workouts a week, many open water swims, many runs and bike rides per week, and the battery still lasts over a week. I brought it beach camping and wear it to work daily yet it still looks like new after a quick wipe off. It even lasted through an 8 hour ironman and transitions were super easy.Would highly, HIGHLY recommend for beginner triathletes. Especially if you're planning on doing longer Ironman distances.

As a personal trainer, I have used more than a dozen fitness watches from Garmin, TomTom, Suunto, Fitbit, Polar, Timex and Mio. The best budget-priced watch with optical heart rate is still the TomTom Cardio Spark 3 (under $200 with music and bluetooth headphones), but if you want sheer power and features, with a ridiculously long battery life, the Garmin Forerunner 935 is the hands down winner. It has virtually all the features of the Garmin Fenix 5 HR, but in a lighter, smaller package. If you mostly walk for exercise, with an occasional run, the 935 is overkill. Go for the TomTom. But, if you run marathons or triathlons, engage in multiple long distance activities like cycling, hiking, kayaking, and open water swimming, or if you want detailed metrics on your extreme gym workouts, the 935 will make you smile.All wrist-based optical heart rate sensors struggle to maintain accuracy when the wrist moves or flexes. They will never equal the near perfect performance of a chest strap. However, after trying several watches with optical heart rate, the 935 is the best for me, averaging around 95% accuracy when compared to a chest strap. Keep in mind, your results may vary, depending on your skin type and where you position the watch. But, to be fair, anything above 90% accuracy is acceptable. If you are paying close attention to heart rate zones in your training, I always recommend wearing a chest strap for pinpoint accuracy.The 935 does it all right out of the box, but with a little time, you can add features and customizations to personalize the way your watch collects and displays data. GarminConnect syncs your watch and smart phone, and displays all your current and historical data for activities, sleep, heart rate, stress, calories, and more. You can set goals, challenges, create workouts, make connections with other athletes, and much much more. And, the icing on the cake is the Connect IQ store for adding free apps and watch faces to your 935.$499 is a significant amount to spend on a fitness watch, but if your physical activities are varied and sometimes extreme, you will be glad you made the investment.

As a long-time runner, I've been using various Garmins for many years. This is the smallest I've had, but has great battery life. It is the first Garmin I've owned that looks good enough that it can be used as a daily wear watch (last Garmin was 310XT). I used the XT because I was getting 12-13 hours of battery life in GPS mode when I was doing an ultra marathon. Though I haven't done anything over 50K (5ish hours) yet with this model, the battery life seems great so far and I'm logging multiple 45 - 50 minute runs in GPS mode per week, along with daily use, and I'm only charging it once a week. In my opinion, it has too many options and features because it has been pretty frustrating working through some of the options, such as displaying the multiple data screens I prefer, but I guess that will come with time. Overall, I like the amount of data it collects, even though a lot of it is just "gee whiz" and I'll probably never use it.

Excelente reloj, 100% recomendado.

Glad I went with this watch. After 1 month I’m still loving it.Screen: not a touch screen, but I actually prefer this. If you are in the middle of an activity and sweaty sometime buttons are just easier. Part of the reason I didn’t go with the vivoactive.Golf app: this is why I went with the 935 over the 735 model and other models (those don’t have golf). it does a great job of giving you distance to pin from your spot which is all I really wanted. It doesn’t tell you the shape of the hole or where traps are, or about your swing but it’s easy to download corses and simple to use.Smart watch: you can read texts and it notifies you of calls and app notifications that also pop up on your phone. Again, all I needed. You can’t reply to texts or call from the watch itself but this is a fitness tracker first. Ask yourself if you really need a camera or to send text messages or call people on your watch, if so you might be better off with a smart watch more than a fitness tracker. I have trouble with the weather app on this watch but I haven’t toyed around with it too much, still just use my phone.GPS and battery: both are great. GPS is accurate and the battery life if fantastic, very quick to charge too. Another reason I picked over the vivoactive.Style: very comfortable to wear and looks slick. The screen is smaller than the fenix 5, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s more compact without sacrificing anything.Fitness tracking: yep, it does that very well. Also syncs up to other apps like Strava and MyFitnessPal. As far as data, it’s hard to beat.Swimming: water proof. I only ever take it off to charge. Does a great job counting laps and giving you your pace per 100. Does not count laps with kickboard where your arms are not moving.Music: haven’t really explored this, I still just use my phone.Sleep tracking. I knew I woke up in the middle of a dream. Now I have the data to prove it!

This is an accurate, reliable watch with many programmable options. My only problem with it is that the menus are not very intuitive and it takes "too long" to get used to finding everything I want to see when I'm trekking or working out. Nevertheless, I don't go do either without it.

This was a much needed upgrade from my Garmin 910xt. I'm enjoying all the features and it's fairly intuitive. With it being reconditioned I was a bit worried about the water proof news ad swimming is a big part of my weekly regimen, but there's no problem. I haven't been able to get it to link w/ my chest strap heart monitor.