Why choose a Garmin wearable like the fenix® 5 GPS watch? Do you want the most reliable hardware and physical equipment of it's kind? Do you want the support of a large US company that is known to strongly support their products and offers regular improvements and firmware updates? Or perhaps you already live in the Garmin ecosystem of products and are comfortable with the Garmin Connect App? Or maybe you just want to have the best tool to monitor your performance, training and recovery. The fenix 5 GPS watch that can do so much we can barely do it justice, but here goes.

Building off the success of the fenix® 3, the 5 series steps up the capabilities and adds new metrics and tracking options. Do you know just how effective your current training plan is? fenix 5 will help you monitor your training and recovery so you can better prepare for a race or training cycle. Training Status is a new performance monitoring tool that automatically evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you’re training productively, peaking or overreaching. The new anaerobic training effect metric opens a window of insight to a critical dimension of training, telling you how your training is improving your ability to push the limits. You can even view your overall training load, which measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history. On your wrist, Elevate wrist heart rate technology lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a chest strap. In addition to counting steps and monitoring sleep, the watch uses heart rate to provide calories burned information and quantify the intensity of your fitness activities.

For runner or triathletes fenix 5 measures crucial running metrics that you can use to analyze your performance. Biomechanical measurements such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio are the key to understanding your form so you can bring your best on race day. These metrics are available with the addition of a compatible heart rate strap or the compact Running Dynamics Pod, which clips right onto your waistband. Also, take advantage of feature sets to help with cycling and even swim training. In the water, fenix 5 will track your distance, pace, stroke count and more. Add power data to your training by downloading the Running Power app from the Connect IQ store onto your compatible watch. Developed by Garmin Labs, the Running Power app taps into metrics such as: pace, vertical oscillation, grade and even local wind conditions to determine the amount of power you’re applying at the ground as you run. When you know how much power you’re expending from minute to minute and mile to mile, you’re better able to pace yourself, which can help keep you from tiring out too quickly. The best news? If you already own the right Garmin devices, adding power to your run is free. All you need is a fenix 5 and one of these three available accessories: HRM-Run, HRM-Tri or the Running Dynamics Pod. ... Read More