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Small wrist top GPS device with easy to read color display, intuitive user interface with simple button operations, built-in heart rate monitor and G-sensor to record data during outdoor and indoor trainings, data exchange via BlueTooth or USB cradle, supports Garmin Connect and LiveTracking. Suitable for all kinds of sports activities, especially running.

As a personal training assistant, the GARMIN Forerunner 225 records the travelled path (track), distance, time and pace/speed, your heart rate using a built-in, optical heart rate monitor on the back of the watch (no chest belt required), computes the calories burned and helps to achieve your personal workout goals. The device is very easy to use, supports multiple languages and has an extremely sensitive antenna. It is the perfect partner for any outdoor activities. Supports data exchange via BlueTooth or USB cradle. The optional mounting kit for handlebar makes the Forerunner 225 also well suited as a bike computer.

The Forerunner 225 is especially well suited to provide information about your outdoor activities (track, speed, distance, moving patterns, heart rate, time a.s.o.). It cannot display coordinates of the current location.

If you have an iPhone or an Android smartphone, you may connect it with your Forerunner 225 using Bluetooth. Use this feature to share your position and workout data with your friends in real-time (live tracking). The free App Garmin Connect Mobile must be installed on your smartphone in order to use this functionality.

Differences between the various Forerunner models:

All models provide similar functions; these are the main differences:

Model / Feature	Power supply	Interface	Heart rate monitor	Navigation	Dimensions in mm	Weight in g	Price
Forerunner 101	batteries (2 x AAA)	-	-	Back to start only	83x43x23	74	discontinued
Forerunner 110	rechargeable battery	USB	YES (included with the models pink and red)	-	45x69x14	52	discontinued
Forerunner 201	rechargeable battery	SERIAL	-	Back to start only	83x43x18	78	discontinued
Forerunner 205	rechargeable battery	USB	-	Back to start and routes from waypoints	53x69x18	77	discontinued
Forerunner 210	rechargeable battery	USB	YES (Premium monitor)	-	45x69x14	52	discontinued
Forerunner 220	rechargeable battery	USB	YES (Premium monitor)	-	45x45x13	41	discontinued
Forerunner 225	rechargeable battery	USB	YES (built-in, no belt)	-	48x48x16	54	discontinued
Forerunner 301	rechargeable battery	USB	YES	Back to start and routes from waypoints	83x43x18	78	discontinued
Forerunner 305	rechargeable battery	USB	YES	Back to start and routes from waypoints	53x69x18	77	discontinued
Forerunner 310XT	rechargeable battery	USB (wireless)	YES (premium monitor included in the pack)	Back to start only	54x56x19	72	discontinued
Forerunner 405	rechargeable battery	USB (wireless)	YES	Back to start only	48x71x16	60	discontinued
Forerunner 410	rechargeable battery	USB (wireless)	YES (included in the pack)	Back to start only	48x71x16	60	discontinued
Forerunner 610	rechargeable battery	USB (wireless)	YES (premium monitor included in the pack)	Back to start only	46x64x14	72	discontinued
Forerunner 620	rechargeable battery	BlueTooth, WLAN, USB	YES (HRM-Run with G-sensor included in the pack)	-	45x45x12.5	44	discontinued
Forerunner 910XT	rechargeable battery	USB (wireless)	YES (premium monitor included in the pack)	Back to start and routes from waypoints	54x61x15	72	discontinued
Forerunner 920XT	rechargeable battery	BlueTooth, WLAN, USB	YES (HRM-Run with G-sensor included in the pack)	Back to start and routes from waypoints	48x55x13	61	discontinued

Please find a table with detailed technical data in our Buyer's guide.

Contents: Features - Overview - Main Pages - Training Center - Price - Options - Downloads - Order

Features:

Wrist top device, robust, very handy
Easy to read color display with background illumination
Simple, intuitive handling using buttons
Multilingual user interface in Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish
Integrated 12 channel GPS receiver with very sensitive built-in antenna.
Built-in heart rate monitor on the back of the watch - no chest belt.
Powered by built-in, rechargeable battery (lasts about 4 weeks with the GPS receiver turned off, about 10 h with the GPS receiver turned on), battery charger included
Short time to first fix (TTFF¹: approx. 15 seconds after a warm start, meaning there are valid coordinates of the satellites available, or approx. 45 seconds after a cold start, meaning there are no valid coordinates of the satellites available)
Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user
Operating temperatures -20 .. 60°C (-4° .. 140°F)
Wireless data exchange via BlueTooth. Supports LiveTracking when connected with a supported smartphone.
Data exchange with a PC with included USB data/charging cradle.
Dimensions: 48x48x16 mm (1.9x1.9x0.6 inches)
Weight: 54 g (1.9 ounces)
Water resistant up to 150 feet (50 meter)

¹) TTFF: Time To First Fix, time until the first information about the local position is acquired.

Information about your training:

Profile: Stores personal information such as gender, date of birth, weight and height in order to calculate the heart rate zones and the calories burned.
Various settings, such as values to be displayed on the pages, heart rate zones, limits etc.
Stop watch with split times (laps). Records split times either manually by pressing the "lap" key or automatically based on a user defined distance (auto lap).
Alerts for various limits such as heart rate, pace and walk/run interval.
Auto pause: Stops the watch automatically if the current speed drops below a user defined value, e.g. when waiting at a red light or during a short break.
Auto scroll: There are multiple pages with different values available. If you enable auto scroll, then the watch automatically cycles through these pages, either slow, medium or fast.
History: The Forerunner keeps track of your workouts. It stores the date, time, number of laps, duration, distance, average speed, calories burned, average and maximum heart rate (requires a heart rate monitor which is included in the pack but is also available as an option). These values are stored on a daily basis. The Forerunner also provides weekly and monthly overviews and running totals for duration and distance.
Personal records: The Forerunner keeps track of your personal records such as the shortest time for one kilometer rsp. one mile, 5 km, 10 km plus longest distance travelled during one activity.
Stores up to 200 hours of training data.
Supports metric and U.S. units.

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GARMIN Forerunner 225 overview:

Buttons and connectors of the GARMIN Forerunner 225

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Main pages of the GARMIN Forerunner 225:

Note: You may configure the display through options. The screenshots below are just examples, the actual appearance may vary from the displays shown below depending on the current settings. Especially the content of the data fields is user configurable. You can choose from 15 different values, see the table below.

Data Fields

Heart Rate

Summary

Distance travelled during the current activity
Elapsed time of the current activity
Current Pace

Select the value for each data field, see table below.

Heart rate zone
Current heart rate

Start time of the selected activity
Distance travelled during this activity
Duration of this activity
Average pace for this activity
More details such as average and maximum heart rate, calories burned etc.

Data fields on pages with user selectable data fields:

For each data field, you can choose one from the following 15 values.
You can configure the device to show values in english or metric units.
Speed is meassured in distance per time, usually kilometers per hour (km/h).
Pace is meassured in time per distance, usually minutes and seconds per kilometer (/km).

No	Name	Explanation
1	Off	Blank
2	Timer	Stopwatch time: Duration of the activity, will be paused when the stopwatch is stopped
3	Lap Time	Elapsed time for the current lap
4	Distance	Distance travelled during the current activity
5	Lap Distance	Distance travelled during the current lap
6	Pace	Current pace
7	Average Pace	Average pace for the current activity
8	Lap Pace	Average pace for the current lap
9	Speed	Current speed
10	Cadence	Nmber of steps per minute
11	Calories	Calories burned during the current workout
12	Heart Rate	Current heart rate (heart beats per minute, bpm)
13	Average HR	Average heart rate for the current activity
14	HR Zone	Current heart rate zone (1..5). Default zones are based on the user profile, the maximum heart rate and the rest heart rate, but may be changed by the user.
15	Elevation	Current altitude above sea level

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Training Center:

You may download this software either from GARMIN's website or from our server, see Downloads below. The software requires a PC with Windows 2000 or later and an USB connector or an Intel-based Mac or PowerPC (G3 or newer) running OS X 10.4 or later with an USB connector. Training Center provides the following features:

Multi-lingual user interface: The software supports the languages English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
User management: Supports multiple Forerunner devices.
Data exchange: Supports archiving of data collected with Forerunner 225 devices.
Data export: Supports data export as XML files.
Graphical data analysis: Supports graphical data analysis as shown below.

Examples:

Hint: Click on the images for an enlargement

User profile	Overview graphics	Overview graphics

Username, gender, weight, date of birth, speed zones etc.	Calendar, logs, track, graphical representation for elevation and pace	Calendar, logs, track, graphical representation for grade and speed

Overview values	Graph speed over time	Detailed map with track

Calendar, logs, totals, graphical representation	Graphical representation speed over time	If you own a map with detailed information (e.g Topo Switzerland), you can display the track on these maps as well

Training schedule	Workout (example 1)	Workout (example 2)

The Training Center helps you to manage work outs and training schedules.

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Price:

This model has been discontinued; however, you can still order options for the Forerunner 225.

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Options:

Power supply with USB connector (cable not included) (One such power supply comes with the Forerunner 225)	CHF 17	[Picture and details]
USB data/charging cradle (One such power cable comes with the Forerunner 225)	CHF 19	[Picture and details]
Belt for premium heart rate monitor	CHF 38	[Picture and details]
Mounting kit for handlebar	CHF 22	[Picture and details]
Soft case	CHF 23	[Picture and details]

All options for the GARMIN Forerunner 225 in detail.

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Downloads:

Here we provide additional documentation and software updates related to the Forerunner 225.

Owner's manual (as PDF):
- English (2.6 MB)
- French (1.5 MB)
- German (1.5 MB)
- Italian (1.5 MB)
Firmware Upgrade:
- Firmware Upgrade V2.90 (Use the Web-Updater to install the firmware upgrade)
- List of changes made with Firmware Upgrades
Training Center and other software:
- Training Center for Windows V3.6.5 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 40.8 MB; Windows 2000 or later)
- Training Center for Mac V2.1.5 (DMG-file, 51.4 MB; Intel-based or PowerPC G3 or later; Mac OS 10.4 or later)
- Garmin Communication Plug-in Version 2.6.1 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 3.4 MB; Windows 2000 or later)
- Garmin ANT Agent Version 2.3.4 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 13.1 MB; Windows 2000 or later)
- Training Center Version 3.6.5 with Garmin ANT Agent Version 2.3.3 (Self-extracting ZIP-file, 91.1 MB; Windows 2000 or later)

If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your computer, you may download and install it for free.

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Order:

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