Description
Garmin Forerunner® 235 | Features and Benefits
The Heart Zones, Inc team loves the Garmin Forerunner 235. As one of many models featured in the Garmin Forerunner series, the 235 is a uniquely sleek design and comes with many bells and whistles that runners and all athletes enjoy.
GPS Running Watch and Heart Rate Monitor
Forerunner 235 with Elevate™ heart rate technology² measures heart rate at the wrist 24/7, giving you the option to run without a strap. Its colorful gauge identifies your heart rate zone and beats per minute in real time. The GPS features for runners help you measure your pace and distance during your training and racing. The combination of a GPS running watch along with heart rate monitoring falls in line with Heart Zones’ love of letting data drive your fitness.
Customize Your Watch and Your Training
No two runners are the same, and neither are their goals. Set yourself up to reach yours by downloading advanced workouts and training plans to your watch from Garmin Connect. You can even customize your data fields, and download watch faces, widgets and applications all for free at Connect IQ.
On and Off the Road Running
A built-in accelerometer captures distance and pace data when you’re running on an indoor track or treadmill, with no need for a separate foot pod accessory. Once you’re done running, it doubles as an activity tracker², counting your steps and calories throughout the day. It also reminds you to move after sitting for more than an hour. Forerunner 235 is compatible with GPS and GLONASS satellites to locate your position quickly and precisely whether you’re running deep in the woods or near tall buildings.
It’s Simple. Period.
Concise, easy-to-understand charts, graphs, maps and more let you view your activities, track progress toward goals and wirelessly upload and share relevant data directly with the online Garmin Connect network. So, you can compete with friends or family members on weekly step or running challenges — and compare your results in real time, using the LiveTrack feature. You can also use the app’s wireless connectivity links to receive current weather conditions, forecasts and smart notifications right on your compatible Garmin device.
1When paired with a compatible smartphone
²Activity tracking accuracy
³When using the Garmin Connect Mobile app
Device wear and care
Garmin Forerunner 235 | Physical & Performance Details
| Display size, WxH | 1.23″ (31.1 mm) diameter |
| Battery | Rechargeable lithium-ion |
| Display resolution, WxH | 215 x 180 pixels |
| GPS-enabled | Yes |
| Physical dimensions | 1.77″ x 1.77″ x 0.46″ (45.0 x 45.0 x 11.7 mm) |
| Weight | 1.5 oz (42 g) |
| Battery life | 11 hours training, 9 days watch + activity tracking + notifications + heart rate |
| High-sensitivity receiver | Yes |
Maps & Navigation
| Accepts data cards | No |
| Basemap | No |
| Ability to add maps | No |
| History | 200 hours of activity data |
Features
| Courses (compete against previous activities) | No |
| Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) | Yes |
| Heart rate-based calorie computation | Yes |
| Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals) | Yes |
| Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal) | Yes |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Additional |
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| Foot pod | Yes (optional) |
| Swim workouts | No |
| Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data) | Yes |
| Vibration alert | Yes |
| Virtual Racer™ (compete against other activities) | No |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone) | Yes |
| Bike speed/cadence sensor | Yes (optional) |
| Compatible with Vector™ | No |
| Watch functions | Includes date and alarm |
| Heart rate monitor | Yes (wrist-based) |
| Calculates calories burned | Yes |
| Customizable screen(s) | Yes |
| Personal records | Yes |
| Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to your computer) | Yes |
| Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace) | Yes |
| Virtual Pacer™ (compares current pace to target) | No |
| Virtual Partner® (train against a digital person) | No |
| V02 max estimate | Yes |
| Music control | Yes |
| Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible 3rd party ANT+™-enabled power meters) | No |
| Auto multisport (switch sport modes with 1 button press) | No |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | Yes |
| Multi-sport (changes sport mode with a press of a button) | No |
| Stroke type identification (e.g. freestyle) | No |
| Recovery advisor | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | No |
| Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap) | Yes |
| Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed) | Yes |
| Running dynamics | No |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units) | No |
| Color display | Yes |
| Multiple bike profiles | No |
| Accelerometer (calculates distance for indoor workouts, without need for a foot pod) | Yes |
| Rest timers | No |
| Drill logging | No |
| Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout) | Yes |
| Find my phone | Yes |
| Shock Resistant | Yes |
| Open water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories) | No |
| Training Effect (measures impact of an activity on your aerobic fitness) | Yes |
| Temperature (displays and records temperature while you ride) | No |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories) | No |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts) | Yes |
| VIRB® control | Yes |
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