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# Wrist-based heart rate monitoring 24/7 Built-in GPS for precise route tracking Up to 9 days battery life on a single charge Garmin 010-01689-00 Forerunner 35; Easy-to-Use GPS Running Watch, Black

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## Summary

> 🏃‍♂️ Stay ahead of the pack with Garmin Forerunner 35 – your all-day fitness sidekick!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Garmin 010-01689-00 Forerunner 35; Easy-to-Use GPS Running Watch, Black by garmin
- **How much does it cost?** B/.618 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- garmin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Effortless GPS Tracking:** Pinpoint your runs and walks with built-in GPS that maps every step—no phone needed.
- • **All-Day Activity Insights:** Track steps, calories, and intensity minutes with gentle move reminders to keep you active.
- • **24/7 Heart Rate Monitoring:** Stay in tune with your body using Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate tech, day and night.
- • **Stay Connected & In Control:** Answer calls, control music, and find your phone—all from your wrist for ultimate convenience.
- • **Seamless Bluetooth Connectivity:** Auto-sync workouts and receive smart notifications without lifting a finger.

## Overview

The Garmin Forerunner 35 is a sleek, easy-to-use GPS running watch featuring continuous wrist-based heart rate monitoring, smart notifications, and automatic Bluetooth syncing. Water-resistant and boasting up to 9 days of battery life, it tracks your steps, calories, and intensity minutes while providing live tracking and music controls when paired with a smartphone. Perfect for professionals seeking a reliable fitness companion that blends performance with everyday connectivity.

## Description

Garmin Forerunner 35 Watch, Black. Accelerometer (calculates distance for indoor workouts, without need for a foot pod). Android Requirements 4.4 OS or later, Bluetooth 4.0 or later. Apple iOS Requirements iOS 10.0 or later, compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Battery: Rechargeable lithium ion.

Review: Excellent overall with better than average wrist HRM. Great for walking! - While I was in the military from 1895 till 2005 I was in excellent shape. I was doing about 4 hrs of progressive weight training/week and getting 7.5 hrs/week of very high intensity cardio. When I retired, I was probably in the best physical condition of my life, at 6% body fat. I was 51, then. After I retired, for the first few of years, I maintained a gym membership and kept up my training. By 2010, I was working in my consulting business, and I began teaching part time at a local university. More time on my ass and less time in the gym. In 2013, I began teaching full time, and I became almost totally sedentary. About the only exercise I was getting was walking across campus between classes. Just before Christmas, I calculated my body fat percentage using the Navy method. At 5'8" and 178 lbs I found myself to be 29% body fat and obese! That did it for me. I realized I had to start to get back into shape, and I realized that it would be a lot harder now at 65 than it was when I was in my 20s. I have never been much of a distance runner/jogger. In the Navy, I ran my 3 miles a year for my two physical readiness tests, and that was about all the running I actually did (even though I was a sprinter in college). It also occurred to me that I probably just couldn't jump on a Stairmaster, and workout at 175 bpm heart rate for 90 min, either. So, with the recommendation of my internist, I decided to start increasing my activity by walking. We live in a subdivision on a street that is an oval of exactly 1/2 mile in length (I drove around it eight times and it really is exactly 1/2 mile). I started walking around my street on Dec 26. I started going around twice (i mile), then I increased the distance by a lap a day, until I was up to 10 laps on Jan 3 (I took Jan 1 off). Since then I had been walking between 8 and 10 laps daily, trying to increase my pace as I went. Somehow, I knew I wasn't getting enough feedback from just the mileage/time calculations. Back when I was working out in gyms, I always wore a chest strap, with one of the more advanced Polar watches. Now that it is over 10 years later, I explored more modern technology, in the age of FitBit and Apple Watches. Actual review starts here: One of the first decisions I made about getting an exercise watch, was that it would need to have GPS, since I have resigned myself to a walking regimen until I get my weight under control, and I regain some of my cardiovascular endurance. I also wanted a watch that used ANT + as its transmission system, because I knew that at some time I would want to add a chest strap for more accurate heart rate measurements (I purchased a Powr Labs strap that arrived today, more about that coming up). I also wanted the watch to be water resistant enough to allow me to swim (This is south Florida, and in the summer, it is a lot easier to do laps in a pool than it is to even walk, and by Summer, I will probably need to change to an activity that will allow me to increase my heart rate above the aerobic zone). The final thing was that the watch needed to be easy to read in a number of different lighting conditions. As I was purusing the various devices here at desertcart, I was immediately struck by the Garmin watch. Ergonomically it appeared to fit exactly the way I would want a watch to fit (I haven't worn a watch in over 20 years), and the way the contrast is set to make the LCD display easier to read with more intense light, it appeared to be perfect for outdoor use in Florida. After reading a number of reviews, that suggested it was a good watch (but not great) at $200, I figured that for under $100 it was probably more than enough to satisfy my needs. The watch came the other day, and I spent about two hours reading the manual and playing with the features. I took the watch outside, selected the "Walk" activity and the watch set the time and date through the GPS signal (None of the Polars I had previously owned did anything like that, and the most annoying thing about those watches was setting date and time). Yesterday was my first day actually using the watch. Before I left for school, I did four laps around my street, and sure enough, the watch registered 4.1 miles ( I stopped it after walking up my driveway). It also had my HR average at 122 bpm, which seemed reasonable to me. At school, the class I taught yesterday was in the library, which is about a half mile from the building in which I have an office. Since "walking" is to be my fitness thing, I walked to and from class from my office building. After I got home, I walked another two laps around my street. After dinner, I synched the watch to my iPhone. After the synch, all of the activities I did since I began wearing the watch were displayed. I guess I'm still fascinated by the GPS thing, and when I tapped each of the saved exercises, I was treated to a GPS map of my actual walking path. The repeated oval around my street wasn't too interesting, but at school I took two different paths to and from the library, and it was very cool to see them clearly defined on the map display. Today is my day off from school, so this morning I set out walk my 10 laps around my street oval. Just before I left the house, the desertcart Prime truck arrived dropping off Powr Labs ANT + chest strap. I took some time to synch the strap to the watch, and then set out on my walk. I walked eight laps, then paused to remove the strap so that I could proceed with just the watch measuring my HR, so I could make some "in the ballpark" comparisons. After two more laps, I went into the house and synched the watch to the iPhone. Of course, I got the same boring GPS map of the "circle" on which I live, but the thing I was most interested in was how close the average HR measurements were between the watch and the chest strap. For the chest strap, the eight lap HR average was 130 bpm (I try to walk at a little over 3.5 mph pace), and the two lap average for the watch alone was 132 bpm. As far as I can tell, the physiological variables were probably more noisy than the actual differences between the measurements, and, at least for my wrist physiology, the watch is probably "close enough for Government work". So, in conclusion, all I can say is that I really love this watch. It does way more than I really need it to, and things I need it to do it does exceptionally well. If you are a competing tri-athlete, you may need something more powerful and complicated, but for me, and I'm sure the many people who want to invest in a product that will help get them off there asses, for the cost, there really isn't a lot that competes well with the Garmin Forerunner 35.
Review: A Great GPS Watch - I've had this watch for about a month and a half now, and I love it!!! I had the Forerunner 15 (which is also a great watch) before this, and I like the 35 even better! It is definitely slimmer than the 15 and looks more like a smart watch than just a GPS watch. It is not touch screen - it has the same 4 buttons as the 15, and the interface is similar. The 35 has a bigger face and the time is displayed in white with the background black which makes it easier to read in the dark (it does still have a backlight button like the 15). I wear my watch all day, but not at night. It's supposed to do sleep tracking if you wear it while you sleep, but it bothers me to have something on my wrist while I sleep, so I haven't tested that feature. I think the step tracking is accurate - it seems comparable to what my 15 was calculating. The GPS is very accurate - within .05 of a mile I would say. If I'm running on a measured course, it usually is a bit under what the course is supposed to be, but that's probably because I'm running as close to the inside as possible making the distance I actually ran a bit shorter than what the course is supposed to be. The 35 offers several features that the 15 does not have: smartphone notifications, bluetooth connectivity, displaying the weather, and heart rate. Starting with the smartphone notifications: it is pretty simple to set this us - just connect via bluetooth through the garmin connect app (I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and it was easy to set up and works well). There is a setting where you can set which apps you get notifications from and you can set it to beep or vibrate or both. I have mine set to vibrate and it works perfectly. You can NOT send messages from the watch - it ONLY READS notifications. If you want to send messages or make calls from your watch, this is not the watch for you. However, you can answer/reject a phone call from your watch. This has been surprisingly useful - if my phone is in my bag, across the room, or somewhere else, I can answer the call from my wrist then look for the phone so I don't miss the call. Also, I keep my phone on silent all the time, so its nice to know when I get a message and not disturb others. There is a do not disturb mode - the watch won't vibrate/beep which comes in handy sometimes. On to bluetooth connectivity: You don't have to plug in your watch to sync it with garmin connect! It will automatically sync with your phone when bluetooth is enabled! I didn't think that this would be a big deal, but now that I have it, I don't think I'll buy another watch without it - its just so convenient. Weather: It will display the weather, but you have to have the GPS on your phone turned on (I don't leave the GPS on my phone on, so I don't use the weather feature). I set it up at first and turned on the GPS just to see what it looked like, and its pretty nice - it gives you hourly temperatures and rain chances. Heart rate monitor: I think I like the idea that it has a hr monitor more than I actually look at it. There is an option to turn the hr monitor off if you want (I assume it would save battery). It calculates your average resting hr which is nice (I haven't tested its accuracy, but the numbers seem right). It also gets your hr during a run/workout which is nice, but I rarely look at it. One final feature that may be the best thing about this watch - it does "find my phone." You have to have it connected up by bluetooth and be in range (which is surprisingly far and can even go through a wall/door). When you select find my phone on the watch, it makes your phone ring (even if its on silent), vibrate, and the flash for the camera blinks. I haven't tried it with my phone turned off, but I don't think that would work since it has to be bluetooth connected. I almost forgot about music control! This is a great feature that lets you play/pause/skip. I don't use it because I don't listen to music when I run, but it works well - I played with it when I first go it. Overall, I love this watch and highly recommend it! Pros: Accurate GPS HR Monitor Phone notifications/answer calls Bluetooth connectivity - automatically syncs "find my phone" control music from it Interface and overall look of the watch is much sleeker than the previous forerunner models which have a very sporty look Cons: Can't send a text from the watch Have to have your phone's GPS turned on the use the weather feature There is nothing that the watch does poorly, the cons are just features that would be nice if it had them. Another quick note: Battery Life - It has not been an issue for me. I charge my watch every night, but it usually still has 2/3 bars of battery when I plug it in. I run every morning for 30-75 minutes with the GPS on which is the primary loss of battery. If I don't run, it stays at 3 bars the whole day. I think the HR Monitor can drain the battery too, so if you wanted you could turn that off.

## Features

- Easy-to use GPS running watch tracks how far, how fast and where you run.Special Feature:Bluetooth.Water Resistant: Yes
- Estimates heart rate at the wrist, all day and night, using Garmin elevate wrist heart rate technology
- Connected features: Smart notifications, automatic uploads to Garmin Connect, live tracking and music controls (when paired with a compatible smartphone)
- All-day activity tracking estimates steps, calories and intensity minutes and reminds you when to move
- Automatically uploads your data to Garmin Connect, our free online fitness community where you can join challenges, receive insights and share your progress as you meet your goals

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01KPUHBK6 |
| Additional Features | Bluetooth |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Audio Output Mode | Digital |
| Battery Average Life | 9 days |
| Best Sellers Rank | #47,817 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #24 in Running GPS Units |
| Brand | Garmin |
| Built-In Media | Charging/data clip, Forerunner 35, Manual |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible with Vehicle Type | Bicycle |
| Connectivity Protocol | Bluetooth |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, GPS |
| Control Method | Touch |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 15,031 Reviews |
| Display Type | 128 x 128 pixels, Digital Display |
| Human-Interface Input | Dial |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 1.4"L x 0.5"W x 1.6"H |
| Item Type Name | Running watch |
| Item Weight | 0.04 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Garmin |
| Map Types | Worldwide |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 1 GB |
| Model Name | 010-01689-00 |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| Mounting Type | Wrist Mount |
| Operating System | Android, iOS |
| Resolution | 128 x 128 |
| Screen Size | 1 Inches |
| Special Feature | Bluetooth |
| Sport Type | Running |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Touch Screen Type | Capacitive |
| UPC | 753759161927 |
| Vehicle Service Type | Bicycle |
| Warranty Description | 1 year limited warranty |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Garmin
- **Model Name:** 010-01689-00
- **Vehicle Service Type:** Bicycle
- **Screen Size:** 1 Inches
- **Special Feature:** Bluetooth
- **Connectivity Technology:** Bluetooth, GPS
- **Map Type:** Worldwide
- **Included Components:** Charging/data clip, Forerunner 35, Manual
- **Audio Output Mode:** Digital
- **Battery Life:** 9 days

## Images

![Garmin 010-01689-00 Forerunner 35; Easy-to-Use GPS Running Watch, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Biw4s+ELL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What advantage does the 235 have over the 35 to justify $100+ more?**
A: I am looking at these two watches as well.  I just went to my local running store today to talk to them about the 235 vs the 35 and they basically told me that they are the same watch except for thesefew differences.... the 235 has a color screen, longer battery life, and a few more running options like race pace estimating, V02 Max estimator, etc.  If you go to the Garmin site and do the compare feature you can get a pretty good look at the differences.  I also downloaded the manuals for both.  I'm going to go with the 35.  The extra features the 235 has are super nice but I don't think they are personally necessary for me.  I run 5K's, half-marathons, and full-marathons and the 35 looks like it will be sufficient for me.  Also, i'm a 34 year old female and the 234 looked HUGE on my wrist!

**Q: Would this fit a small woman's wrist?**
A: I have tiny wrists! The 235 face literally goes past the width of my wrist. The 35 is a nice fit. Bigger than what I'm use to wearing on my wrist in general but still looks good!

**Q: Is this watch waterproof?**
A: mine died today due to being fully submerged, bought it in oct of 2021. went to a small indoor waterpark and did one slide. came out of the pool and it started beeping at me. time had reset. and now it's just flickering on and off until i assume the battery dies. 

never really fully submerged this watch more than a couple dozen times if that. just disc golf in oregon. it was good while it lasted.

**Q: Does this track elevation gain during your run?**
A: Yes it does, it also tracks elevation gain while cycling

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent overall with better than average wrist HRM. Great for walking!
*by M***R on January 8, 2020*

While I was in the military from 1895 till 2005 I was in excellent shape. I was doing about 4 hrs of progressive weight training/week and getting 7.5 hrs/week of very high intensity cardio. When I retired, I was probably in the best physical condition of my life, at 6% body fat. I was 51, then. After I retired, for the first few of years, I maintained a gym membership and kept up my training. By 2010, I was working in my consulting business, and I began teaching part time at a local university. More time on my ass and less time in the gym. In 2013, I began teaching full time, and I became almost totally sedentary. About the only exercise I was getting was walking across campus between classes. Just before Christmas, I calculated my body fat percentage using the Navy method. At 5'8" and 178 lbs I found myself to be 29% body fat and obese! That did it for me. I realized I had to start to get back into shape, and I realized that it would be a lot harder now at 65 than it was when I was in my 20s. I have never been much of a distance runner/jogger. In the Navy, I ran my 3 miles a year for my two physical readiness tests, and that was about all the running I actually did (even though I was a sprinter in college). It also occurred to me that I probably just couldn't jump on a Stairmaster, and workout at 175 bpm heart rate for 90 min, either. So, with the recommendation of my internist, I decided to start increasing my activity by walking. We live in a subdivision on a street that is an oval of exactly 1/2 mile in length (I drove around it eight times and it really is exactly 1/2 mile). I started walking around my street on Dec 26. I started going around twice (i mile), then I increased the distance by a lap a day, until I was up to 10 laps on Jan 3 (I took Jan 1 off). Since then I had been walking between 8 and 10 laps daily, trying to increase my pace as I went. Somehow, I knew I wasn't getting enough feedback from just the mileage/time calculations. Back when I was working out in gyms, I always wore a chest strap, with one of the more advanced Polar watches. Now that it is over 10 years later, I explored more modern technology, in the age of FitBit and Apple Watches. Actual review starts here: One of the first decisions I made about getting an exercise watch, was that it would need to have GPS, since I have resigned myself to a walking regimen until I get my weight under control, and I regain some of my cardiovascular endurance. I also wanted a watch that used ANT + as its transmission system, because I knew that at some time I would want to add a chest strap for more accurate heart rate measurements (I purchased a Powr Labs strap that arrived today, more about that coming up). I also wanted the watch to be water resistant enough to allow me to swim (This is south Florida, and in the summer, it is a lot easier to do laps in a pool than it is to even walk, and by Summer, I will probably need to change to an activity that will allow me to increase my heart rate above the aerobic zone). The final thing was that the watch needed to be easy to read in a number of different lighting conditions. As I was purusing the various devices here at Amazon, I was immediately struck by the Garmin watch. Ergonomically it appeared to fit exactly the way I would want a watch to fit (I haven't worn a watch in over 20 years), and the way the contrast is set to make the LCD display easier to read with more intense light, it appeared to be perfect for outdoor use in Florida. After reading a number of reviews, that suggested it was a good watch (but not great) at $200, I figured that for under $100 it was probably more than enough to satisfy my needs. The watch came the other day, and I spent about two hours reading the manual and playing with the features. I took the watch outside, selected the "Walk" activity and the watch set the time and date through the GPS signal (None of the Polars I had previously owned did anything like that, and the most annoying thing about those watches was setting date and time). Yesterday was my first day actually using the watch. Before I left for school, I did four laps around my street, and sure enough, the watch registered 4.1 miles ( I stopped it after walking up my driveway). It also had my HR average at 122 bpm, which seemed reasonable to me. At school, the class I taught yesterday was in the library, which is about a half mile from the building in which I have an office. Since "walking" is to be my fitness thing, I walked to and from class from my office building. After I got home, I walked another two laps around my street. After dinner, I synched the watch to my iPhone. After the synch, all of the activities I did since I began wearing the watch were displayed. I guess I'm still fascinated by the GPS thing, and when I tapped each of the saved exercises, I was treated to a GPS map of my actual walking path. The repeated oval around my street wasn't too interesting, but at school I took two different paths to and from the library, and it was very cool to see them clearly defined on the map display. Today is my day off from school, so this morning I set out walk my 10 laps around my street oval. Just before I left the house, the Amazon Prime truck arrived dropping off Powr Labs ANT + chest strap. I took some time to synch the strap to the watch, and then set out on my walk. I walked eight laps, then paused to remove the strap so that I could proceed with just the watch measuring my HR, so I could make some "in the ballpark" comparisons. After two more laps, I went into the house and synched the watch to the iPhone. Of course, I got the same boring GPS map of the "circle" on which I live, but the thing I was most interested in was how close the average HR measurements were between the watch and the chest strap. For the chest strap, the eight lap HR average was 130 bpm (I try to walk at a little over 3.5 mph pace), and the two lap average for the watch alone was 132 bpm. As far as I can tell, the physiological variables were probably more noisy than the actual differences between the measurements, and, at least for my wrist physiology, the watch is probably "close enough for Government work". So, in conclusion, all I can say is that I really love this watch. It does way more than I really need it to, and things I need it to do it does exceptionally well. If you are a competing tri-athlete, you may need something more powerful and complicated, but for me, and I'm sure the many people who want to invest in a product that will help get them off there asses, for the cost, there really isn't a lot that competes well with the Garmin Forerunner 35.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Great GPS Watch
*by P***T on November 12, 2016*

I've had this watch for about a month and a half now, and I love it!!! I had the Forerunner 15 (which is also a great watch) before this, and I like the 35 even better! It is definitely slimmer than the 15 and looks more like a smart watch than just a GPS watch. It is not touch screen - it has the same 4 buttons as the 15, and the interface is similar. The 35 has a bigger face and the time is displayed in white with the background black which makes it easier to read in the dark (it does still have a backlight button like the 15). I wear my watch all day, but not at night. It's supposed to do sleep tracking if you wear it while you sleep, but it bothers me to have something on my wrist while I sleep, so I haven't tested that feature. I think the step tracking is accurate - it seems comparable to what my 15 was calculating. The GPS is very accurate - within .05 of a mile I would say. If I'm running on a measured course, it usually is a bit under what the course is supposed to be, but that's probably because I'm running as close to the inside as possible making the distance I actually ran a bit shorter than what the course is supposed to be. The 35 offers several features that the 15 does not have: smartphone notifications, bluetooth connectivity, displaying the weather, and heart rate. Starting with the smartphone notifications: it is pretty simple to set this us - just connect via bluetooth through the garmin connect app (I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and it was easy to set up and works well). There is a setting where you can set which apps you get notifications from and you can set it to beep or vibrate or both. I have mine set to vibrate and it works perfectly. You can NOT send messages from the watch - it ONLY READS notifications. If you want to send messages or make calls from your watch, this is not the watch for you. However, you can answer/reject a phone call from your watch. This has been surprisingly useful - if my phone is in my bag, across the room, or somewhere else, I can answer the call from my wrist then look for the phone so I don't miss the call. Also, I keep my phone on silent all the time, so its nice to know when I get a message and not disturb others. There is a do not disturb mode - the watch won't vibrate/beep which comes in handy sometimes. On to bluetooth connectivity: You don't have to plug in your watch to sync it with garmin connect! It will automatically sync with your phone when bluetooth is enabled! I didn't think that this would be a big deal, but now that I have it, I don't think I'll buy another watch without it - its just so convenient. Weather: It will display the weather, but you have to have the GPS on your phone turned on (I don't leave the GPS on my phone on, so I don't use the weather feature). I set it up at first and turned on the GPS just to see what it looked like, and its pretty nice - it gives you hourly temperatures and rain chances. Heart rate monitor: I think I like the idea that it has a hr monitor more than I actually look at it. There is an option to turn the hr monitor off if you want (I assume it would save battery). It calculates your average resting hr which is nice (I haven't tested its accuracy, but the numbers seem right). It also gets your hr during a run/workout which is nice, but I rarely look at it. One final feature that may be the best thing about this watch - it does "find my phone." You have to have it connected up by bluetooth and be in range (which is surprisingly far and can even go through a wall/door). When you select find my phone on the watch, it makes your phone ring (even if its on silent), vibrate, and the flash for the camera blinks. I haven't tried it with my phone turned off, but I don't think that would work since it has to be bluetooth connected. I almost forgot about music control! This is a great feature that lets you play/pause/skip. I don't use it because I don't listen to music when I run, but it works well - I played with it when I first go it. Overall, I love this watch and highly recommend it! Pros: Accurate GPS HR Monitor Phone notifications/answer calls Bluetooth connectivity - automatically syncs "find my phone" control music from it Interface and overall look of the watch is much sleeker than the previous forerunner models which have a very sporty look Cons: Can't send a text from the watch Have to have your phone's GPS turned on the use the weather feature There is nothing that the watch does poorly, the cons are just features that would be nice if it had them. Another quick note: Battery Life - It has not been an issue for me. I charge my watch every night, but it usually still has 2/3 bars of battery when I plug it in. I run every morning for 30-75 minutes with the GPS on which is the primary loss of battery. If I don't run, it stays at 3 bars the whole day. I think the HR Monitor can drain the battery too, so if you wanted you could turn that off.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommended, more so now that I know to reboot the watch before every run
*by A***N on April 29, 2019*

Another good Garmin product, but with several issues: Issue #1 : Heart rate monitoring accuracy is unfortunately hit or Miss. Running with my Forerunner 35 my heart rate is not accurate, it is usually 15-20 BPM low. Compared to my Forerunner 25 with a Garmin chest strap my history on my regular 5-8 mile run is quite different. On a Treadmill my Forerunner 25 + Chest Strap compares closely to a professional heart rate monitor with a cuff, the difference is nearly always less than 3 BPM, the model 35 difference is 8-15 BPM lower than the professional HRM. I have also run wearing both the 25 (with Garmin chest strap) and the 35 on the same runs and have seen those same differences. Issue #2: battery life is quite short, usually about 3 days with an hour run each day is about the limit before it’s recharge time. This is in sharp contrast to My Forerunner 25 which can easily go 8-10 days with a one hour run each day and 3-4 weeks with no running. The best I can get from the 35 with no runs is maybe 5-6 days. Issue #3 : the Forerunner 35 is far more fragile than the 25. The first day I wore it I somehow chipped the side of the case, two weeks later while running I caught my toe on a raised piece of sidewalk and took a tumble; while I wasn’t hurt, the band snapped and the Watch face was damaged, suffering a crack across the screen and a chunk broken out of the corner of the display when it landed about 20 feet away. It still functions but the GPS uptake time has greatly increased. So in summary, the 35 is good but the screen is easily damaged. The model 25 has a wide bezel to protect the screen while the model 35 does not, this leaves the model 35 screen completely unprotected if you take a fall, the heart rate is inaccurate by at least 10%. But it does have a wide range of functions and the gps seams accurate. A What I won’t do is wear it as my day-to-day watch, as I do with my older model 25. The 35 is pretty expensive and just too easy to damage for daily use. Update: May 20, my Garmin 35 has pretty much given up. Today, during my morning run I noticed that the screen is now only half visible, the other half is completely black, and both the GPS and Bluetooth seem to have quit as well. I can only assume that the fall I had in late January caused severe damage internally and now the watch is done. I’ve reverted to using my Garmin 25 with chest strap, the model 35 is now wiped out, I won’t replace it. This review needs an update. Like some others I had some issues, most were caused by a fall that chipped the screen and caused functional problems. I called Garmin and explained I had damaged the watch and Garmin replaced it at no charge. The replacement looked new and Functioned properly. During my conversation it’s the Garmin representative he gave me some hints to get the best from it, i detail these below because I had never seen them elsewhere. 1. Heart rate monitor responds poorly, often “sticking” at some obviously wrong count. I.e. showing 8 bpm when I’m running an 8 min pace and my hr should be about 160+. 2. Slow/incorrect response doing intervals and other similar response problems. There were problems with the initial GPS uptake at new locations as well so I called Garmin support and talked with a very helpful tech savvy guy who was able to cure all of the complaints in just a few minutes. First, make sure the “Garmin Connect” app is on your phone, Bluetooth is enabled and the FR35 and phone are paired. Wait until they sync. Next fully charge the watch then shutdown the watch by holding the top left button on the watch until “Shutdown” is displayed then select yes and the watch will shutdown and the screen will blank. Shutdown fully powers off the watch. Now leave it powered off for at least 12 hours then take it outside where you have a clear view of the Eastern sky and press the same button used to shutdown the watch briefly, this and the 12 hour shutdown will have the watch restart all of its OS components, reconnect all GPS components and reset clocking as well as doing some internal house keeping by clearing out stale files and freeing up operating memory. All this is kind of like rebooting Windows, cures a bunch of problems. Now that the watch has been restarted and settled down, go wash you’re hands, especially the place on your wrist where the back of the watch will be, also clean the back of the watch as well. Now go for a run, you’ll probably find that the problems you had before are gone. That’s how it was with my watch. Now it’s my habit to reboot before every run and the last six months have been completely trouble free.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Garmin 010-01689-00 Forerunner 35; Easy-to-Use GPS Running Watch, Black
- AKWOX (Pack of 4) Compatible with for Garmin Forerunner 35 Screen Protector, [0.3mm 2.5D High Definition 9H] [Anti-Bubble] Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Garmin Forerunner 35
- for Garmin Forerunner 35 Case, Lamshaw Silicone Case with Screen Protector (2 Pack) for Garmin Forerunner 35 Watch (Black case+ Screen Protector)

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