Forerunner 165 Music

TRAIN BRILLIANTLY

• You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner 165 Music — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalized adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
• 1.2” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
• UP TO 11 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
• TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
• 25+ BUILT-IN GPS AND INDOOR SPORTS APPS
• TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
• MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE

This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate1.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.

GARMIN COACH

Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches to help you take on a new challenge.

RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING

Get ready for your race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details you enter into Garmin Connect.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see.

TRAINING EFFECT

With training effect, you can see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit from training runs and workouts.

GO AHEAD, SIGN UP FOR THAT RACE.

PLAN

LONG BATTERY LIFE

With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.

SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE

Understand how your body is recovering with sleep score, get a breakdown of your sleep stages, and gain detailed insights for improved sleep quality1.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1. Even get details and insights on how sleep, naps, activities and stress impact your energy.

COURSES

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from favorite third-party platforms, and sync directly to your watch.

RACE PREDICTOR

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and even a marathon.

NAP DETECTION

Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.

PREPARE

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities, so you can stay in the know all day and night1.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS

Get measurements of crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more to help improve your running form.

VO2 MAX

See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.

INTENSITY MINUTES

Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability.

AUDIO PROMPTS

Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.

STRESS TRACKING

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

PULSE OX SENSOR

Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.

CROSS TRAINING

Browse the Garmin Connect app for dozens of free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send them to your watch.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

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

ACTIVITY TRACKING

Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist1.

FITNESS AGE

Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.

PERFORM

BUILT-IN GNSS

Our built-in sensors connect to multiple satellite systems so you track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance and pace.

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.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Tap in to 25+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

TRACK RUNNING

Record accurate lap distances, and see your distances in meters.

PACEPRO™ FEATURE

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

CONNECT

MUSIC

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

SAFETY AND TRACKING

If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location3. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.

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 FEATURE

Friends and family can follow your real-time location3 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.

What You'll Love

SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS Yes

BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE) Up to 11 days

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS yes (7 days)

PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day)

GARMIN PAY™ Yes

MUSIC STORAGE Yes

DISPLAY TYPE AMOLED (optional always-on mode)

TOUCHSCREEN Yes

WATER RATING 5 ATM

General

STRAP MATERIAL silicone

LENS MATERIAL chemically strengthened glass

BEZEL MATERIAL fiber-reinforced polymer

QUICK RELEASE BANDS yes (20 mm, Industry standard)

PHYSICAL SIZE 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm

Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm

WEIGHT 39 g

DISPLAY SIZE 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter

DISPLAY RESOLUTION 390 x 390 pixels

COLOR DISPLAY Yes

LARGE FONT OPTION Yes

BATTERY LIFE

Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days

Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 20 days

GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 19 hours

All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 17 hours

GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours

All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours

CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger

MEMORY/HISTORY 4 GB

Clock Features

TIME/DATE yes

GPS TIME SYNC Yes

AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Yes

ALARM CLOCK Yes

TIMER Yes

STOPWATCH Yes

SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) Yes

DAILY RESTING HEART RATE Yes

ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS yes (high and low)

RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) Yes

FITNESS AGE Yes

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes

ALL-DAY STRESS Yes

RELAXATION REMINDERS Yes

RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER Yes

BREATHWORK Yes

SLEEP yes (advanced)

NAP DETECTION Yes

HYDRATION yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

WOMEN'S HEALTH yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

HEALTH SNAPSHOT Yes

Sensors

GPS Yes

GLONASS Yes

GALILEO Yes

GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR Yes

PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR Yes

BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER Yes

COMPASS Yes

ACCELEROMETER Yes

THERMOMETER Yes

AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR Yes

Daily Smart Features

CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®

CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) Yes

ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ™ STORE Yes

SMART NOTIFICATIONS Yes

TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) Yes

VIEW IMAGES FROM NOTIFICATIONS ON WATCH (ANDROID™ ONLY) Yes

MORNING REPORT Yes

CALENDAR Yes

WEATHER FORECASTS Yes

REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE Yes

BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH) Yes

CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC Yes

PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC Yes

FIND MY PHONE Yes

FIND MY WATCH Yes

FIND MY PHONE DURING GPS ACTIVITY Yes

COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN MESSENGER APP Yes

PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE Yes

SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android™

Activity Profiles

GYM Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing

WELLNESS

Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking

INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running

OUTDOOR RUNNING Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running

OUTDOOR RECREATION Hiking

CYCLING Biking, Indoor Biking

SWIM Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming

RACKET SPORTS Tennis, Pickleball, Padel

Safety And Tracking Features

INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES Yes

INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES Yes

ASSISTANCE Yes

LIVETRACK Yes

LIVE EVENT SHARING Android™ Only

Activity Tracking Features

STEP COUNTER Yes

MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY) Yes

AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL) Yes

CALORIES BURNED Yes

FLOORS CLIMBED Yes

DISTANCE TRAVELED Yes

INTENSITY MINUTES Yes

TRUEUP™ Yes

MOVE IQ™ Yes

GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment

CARDIO WORKOUTS Yes

STRENGTH WORKOUTS Yes

HIIT WORKOUTS Yes

YOGA WORKOUTS Yes

PILATES WORKOUTS Yes

AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING Yes

Training, Planning And Analysis Features

CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES Yes

DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS Yes

COURSE GUIDANCE Yes

HR ZONES Yes

HR ALERTS Yes

HR CALORIES Yes

% HR MAX Yes

% HRR Yes

RECOVERY TIME Yes

AUTO MAX HR Yes

RACE GLANCE/WIDGET Yes

HRV STATUS Yes

HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+® TO PAIRED DEVICES) Yes

RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) Yoga and Breathwork only

GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE Yes

CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES Yes

AUTO PAUSE® Yes

INTERVAL TRAINING Yes

ADVANCED WORKOUTS Yes

HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE Yes

AUTO LAP® Yes

MANUAL LAP Yes

REST TIMER Yes

CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS Yes

VO2 MAX (RUN) Yes

VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) Yes

TRAINING EFFECT Yes

TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) Yes

PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) Yes

AUDIO PROMPTS Yes

FINISH TIME Yes

TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK Yes

ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH Yes

PHYSIO TRUEUP Yes

Running Features

GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE Yes

RUNNING DYNAMICS Yes

VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO Yes

GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE yes (but not balance)

STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) Yes

CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) Yes

RUNNING POWER Yes

PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES Yes

RUN WORKOUTS Yes

RACE PREDICTOR Yes

COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR Yes

FOOT POD CAPABLE Yes

RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION Yes

Outdoor Recreation

POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION Yes

BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME Yes

BACK TO START Yes

TRACBACK® Yes

ULTRATRAC MODE Yes

ELEVATION PROFILE Yes

DISTANCE TO DESTINATION Yes

TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT Yes

REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY) Yes

AUTO REST Yes

FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT Yes

AREA CALCULATION yes (via Connect IQ™)

FISH FORECAST yes (via Connect IQ™)

SUN AND MOON INFORMATION yes (via Connect IQ™)

Cycling Features

COURSES Yes

ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) Yes

COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) Yes

COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS Yes

SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) Yes

Swimming Features

OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) Yes

POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) Yes

STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes

DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes

BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes

"REPEAT ON" REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes

AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes

TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS Yes

TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS Yes

COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY) Yes

UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE Yes

Kid Activity Tracking Features

TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)