Garmin Forerunner 165 Music watch

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.

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.

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.

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 audio updates about your performance when paired to your smartphone.

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.

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.

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.

Features

• 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

Technical specifications

• Sleep score and insights 
• Battery life (in smartwatch mode): Up to 11 days
• Suggested daily workouts: Yes (7 days)
• Pulse ox blood oxygen saturation: Yes (spot check, during sleep, all day)
• Garmin pay™ 
• Music storage
• Display type: amoled (optional always-on mode)
• Touchscreen 
• Watch water resistance class: Swimming, 5 ATM
• Lens material: Chemically reinforced glass
• Bezel material: Fibre-reinforced polymer
• Quick Release Straps: Yes (20mm, industry standard)
• Strap material: Silicone
• Case dimensions: 43 x 43 x 11.6 mm (Suitable for wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm)
• Display size: 30.4 mm (1.2") diameter
• Display resolution: 390x390 pixels
• Colour screen 
• Large character option 
• Battery life: (Smartwatch mode) up to 11 days, (Smartwatch power-saving mode) up to 20 days, (GNSS mode GPS only) up to 19 hours, (GNSS mode all systems) up to 17 hours
• Charging method: Garmin proprietary charger
• Memory/history: 4 GB
• Real weight: 39 g

Included

• Forerunner® 165 running smartwatch
• USB-C charging cable/data cable
• Documentation