Take your golf game to the next level with a Garmin golf watch with GPS.

Who’s ready to hit the links? Whether you golf for a living or just play for fun with friends, you’ll want to consider getting a leg up on the competition with a Garmin GPS golf watch before you aim for the fairway.

From the innovative Approach^® lineup to the MARQ^® Golfer premium tool watch, Garmin has a variety of award-winning golf watch options. But don’t worry — we’re here to help you decide which feature-packed watch makes the most sense for you and your golf game.

For golfers looking to cover the basics with their golf watch:

Approach S12: This GPS golf watch provides the golfing essentials. It is value-packed with up to 30 hours of battery life, allowing your game to outlast the day’s sunlight. With more than 43,000 preloaded golf courses, it comes with a high-resolution monochrome display for easy readability even on those extra-sunny days. Curious about how far you are from the hole? You can quickly reference the front, middle and back of the green to give you an edge. If you’re the competitive type, ditch the scorecard and keep score directly on the Garmin Golf app¹.

For those who want upgraded essentials:

Approach S44: Enjoy the same features that come with S12 but take it to the next level with S44, which provides a stunning colorful 1.2″ AMOLED touchscreen display. You can automatically track where your shots land with AutoShot game tracking². With the green view feature, you can see each green’s shape from anywhere on the course. Plus, with a Garmin Golf membership, you can get premium features such as Premium CourseView maps, touch targeting and green contour data.

For on and off the course:

Approach S50: This advanced GPS smartwatch gives you the features you need to help you on the course and a stylish design that looks good off the course. On the course, the ComfortFit nylon strap won’t interfere with your swing. With the 1.2″ AMOLED touchscreen display, you can easily see key yardages to the green, hazards and layups on more than 43,000 courses. The PlaysLike Distance feature tells you how far each shot is playing with yardage adjusted for elevation changes. In addition to preloaded activities to help you improve your strength and mobility, it offers health and wellness features, including wrist-based heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, advanced sleep monitoring and more³. Add on a Garmin Golf membership, and you’ll gain access to even more — including Premium CourseView maps, touch targeting and green contour data.

For golfers who want premium features:

Approach S70: This one is the brightest of the Approach bunch. A premium GPS golf smartwatch with a 1.2″ or 1.4″ AMOLED touchscreen display, the S70 comes in two sizes and can help you improve your game on and off the course. It boasts a virtual caddie feature (shout-out to the dispersion chart that displays hazards in play, depending on club choice) and enhanced PlaysLike Distance, which accounts for changes in elevation and environmental conditions. Plus, understanding slopes on the green has never been easier with green contour data, available with an active Garmin Golf membership. Combine it all with preloaded fitness apps for strength, HIIT, running and more, and just like that, you have a complete golf smartwatch that can help you improve your game on and off the course.

For those who love luxury and all the features:

MARQ Golfer (Gen 2) Titanium and Carbon Editions: If you demand the finest and most modern golf watch, the MARQ Golfer Titanium and Carbon editions are right up your alley … or fairway, shall we say? MARQ Golfer – Titanium Edition is built of Grade-5 titanium, and it features a tritone green jacquard-weave nylon strap; MARQ Golfer – Carbon Edition is made from fused carbon fiber material and has a perforated FKM leather hybrid strap.

Both MARQ watches feature a domed sapphire lens that provides a crystal-clear view of the stunning AMOLED display. Get up to 16 days of battery life in smartwatch mode so you never have to worry about losing a charge. You can hit your peak golf performance with the virtual caddie feature, green contour data⁴ and more. Plus, track your sleep and heart rate and hit the gym with countless health and wellness features. Quite frankly, these golf watches are loaded with features to help you conquer the course, round after round.

For golfers looking to maximize data:

OK, this isn’t a watch. But hear us out: The Approach^® CT10 club tracking sensors or Approach CT1 club tracking tags for shot-tracking capabilities will give you a clearer picture of your game. Both record club type, shot locations and distance when paired with your Garmin golf watch. You can also pair each one with the Garmin Golf app for strokes gained analysis, to participate in leaderboards and tournaments, and to gain more data about your game.

With CT10 sensors, you’ll get automatic club tracking round after round. After securing these sensors to your clubs and pairing to your compatible golf device, you’re all set. You don’t have to do anything else before you take a shot.

When golfing with the lightweight CT1 tracking tags, you’ll need to tap to pair CT1 with your compatible golf watch before every shot.

Both CT1 and CT10 are compatible with a variety of devices, including Approach S44, Approach S50 and Approach S70. For the latest list of compatible devices, visit the CT10 and CT1 product pages.

For your junior golfers:

Approach J1: The first GPS golf watch specifically designed for junior golfers, Approach J1 is built to help them learn the game and track performance. The slim, lightweight design and ComfortFit fabric band fit smaller wrists without getting in the way of a swing. Tee-off guidance gives real-time, on-screen direction on where to tee off on every hole, using forward tee locations across more than 43,000 preloaded courses. Personal par sets scoring goals based on a junior’s current ability, adjusting as their game improves and adding celebratory animations for making par or better. A pace-of-play timer rounds things out, with a simple visual cue that helps young golfers understand if they’re keeping pace on a hole. It’s a simplified interface built entirely around learning and improving.

Have a better idea now of which Garmin golf watch is right for you? Shop here.

_{¹Requires app on your compatible smartphone paired to the Approach S12}

_{²Lie and ball contact may affect shot tracking. Putts are not tracked. Some shots, particularly chip shots around the green, may not be tracked.}

_{³See Garmin.com/ataccuracy}

_{⁴With a Garmin Golf membership}

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At its core, the daily suggested workouts feature helps runners by using one’s data to understand how different workout structures can stimulate and develop specific aspects of performance. So, no matter if you’re an entry-level runner with Forerunner^® 70 or an elite runner with Forerunner 970, you’ll get workouts built specifically for you.

How does it work?

Daily suggested workouts take performance data, such as intensity level and impact of efforts, as well as your current fitness level, training history and recovery state to create the best workout routine for you. You can expect evenly paced runs at various intensities and durations to be mixed with interval-type workouts. What’s right for you today is determined by what you’ve been doing lately. Been taking some time off? Expect to find yourself working to build your endurance base first.

When you maintain your routine, you’ll discover a built-in schedule of daily suggested workouts. This means harder training weeks are mixed with more modest ones to avoid stagnation and help you shatter performance plateaus. 

Training fundamentals

Training means regularly challenging yourself with the goal of improving performance over time. It’s a process of sparking physiological adaptation. Tackling varied challenges is the key to constructing a solid foundation for your performance, forging strengths and minimizing weaknesses along the way. 

You can’t push yourself to the max in every direction every day and expect long-term results. Successful athletes typically concentrate on improving a single aspect of performance at a time. In the weight room, you can focus on leg strength one day and upper body strength the next. Strive to apply the same principle when you lace up your running shoes by focusing on different efforts when you hit the road.

As you discover the training run structures suggested by this program, keep in mind that categorization of workouts is based on the primary benefit of your development. Below the surface, however, your physiology works across a continuum to support performance. That means, for example, that a run designed to build your anaerobic capacity can still have a significant aerobic element to it.

What types of runs can you expect?

There are seven workout structures that can be recommended based on your situation. There will be days when the best option is for you to rest up for your next challenge. The duration of an endurance-building run will be longer or shorter based on what you can handle today.

If you’re already familiar with the Training Load Focus screen in the Training Status widget, you will probably notice that these runs map neatly onto the Anaerobic, Low Aerobic and High Aerobic bars that help guide your Training Load toward the right balance.

Low-intensity aerobic training runs

Active “recovery” runs

Although recovery runs are slow and easy, performing an active recovery workout correctly and gaining the intended benefit requires great discipline. It’s easy to let your intensity and speed drift upward without proper focus and intent.

Metabolic byproducts accumulate in your muscles during harder, more intense workouts. The goal of recovery runs is to gently increase circulation, flushing cellular waste out of your muscles in the process. Overdo it and push the limits during your recovery run and you will miss out on the rewards and add stress to your body.

Plus, entry-level runners can work in other recovery workouts, such as walks, with a Forerunner 70 or Forerunner 170 smartwatch. This is designed to give runners the same benefits as active recovery without the additional impact of running.

Endurance “base” runs

Endurance-focused runs will likely represent the bulk of your low-intensity training. And like recovery runs, part of the challenge comes from keeping the intensity of your efforts low to help build your aerobic stamina. This is particularly true if your route of choice includes uphill segments where intensity can drift upward quickly.

The best duration for your own endurance-based runs depends on your current fitness level and will typically vary runner to runner. Experienced runners might partake in a long run where the focus is maintaining a steady pace, whereas an entry-level runner with Forerunner 70 or Forerunner 170 might be prompted to complete a run/walk workout.

Keeping an eye on your heart rate is the perfect way to control intensity during your run. The heart rate (HR) zone you work to maintain during your endurance-building runs should be adjusted to match your personal parameters. This is typically below 80% of your maximum heart rate, so it’s worth checking to make sure your HR max is set correctly for you.

Key benefits of these slow runs include building stronger muscles and improved running efficiency across the board. This includes your cardiorespiratory system, muscle function, metabolism and running form. Endurance runs also teach your body to burn fat better.

Enjoy getting an enormous number of strides under your belt without the strain that accumulates rapidly during higher-intensity efforts.

High-intensity aerobic training runs

Tempo

Tempo runs are where things start to pick up speed. You need to put in some effort to keep up the pace but can keep going for a while if you want to go for it.

Performed at your so-called marathon pace, the target intensity for your tempo runs is sandwiched in between your endurance runs and threshold runs. These runs can be suggested as steady-pace workouts or they can take the form of relatively gentle interval runs, where the harder segments are longer and performed with an intensity well below an all-out sprint.

Tempo runs are a terrific way to build general fitness and contribute nicely to the high-intensity aerobic bar on your Training Load Focus screen in the Training Status widget.

Threshold

While VO2 max defines your maximum aerobic performance capacity, your lactate threshold relates to how long you can sustain higher intensity levels relative to your maximum capacity. When the intensity of your performance exceeds your lactate threshold, fatigue accumulates quickly. Practically speaking, your lactate threshold translates into the pace or intensity that you can sustain for about 40 minutes to an hour.

If two runners have the same VO2 max but one has a higher lactate threshold, you can expect the runner with the higher lactate threshold to win a 10K race. The runner with the higher lactate threshold should be able sustain an intensity closer to their VO2 max for a longer time.

The goal of threshold runs is to increase your lactate threshold. To do that, you will need to run at or slightly above your lactate threshold pace or intensity level for an extended period. This results in a hard day’s run, so make sure you’re up for the challenge.

“VO2 max” or aerobic capacity

VO2 max-improving training runs are typically built around longer high-intensity intervals punctuated with lighter efforts that give you a chance to recover before ramping up the intensity again.

Ideally you will maintain the higher intensity level long enough for your aerobic system to catch up to the energy demand of your performance and continue for a handful of minutes. Punctuating these longer high-intensity intervals with a chance to catch your breath ultimately allows you to run more total minutes at this level, amplifying the signal to your body that it’s time to adapt to the challenge.

The intensity of these efforts is above your lactate threshold, which means you will only be able to sustain them for a relatively short time, but the intensity is well below an all-out effort that will leave you quickly exhausted. It may take some trial and error to dial in the right level of intensity for these runs. This awareness comes with time and experience.

Anaerobic training runs 

Anaerobic capacity

Equally important to your training are short, vigorous runs designed to boost your anaerobic performance capacity. The high-intensity segments of these runs, however, usually last only 40–60 seconds and are much shorter than in VO2 max training runs.

These runs are purposefully structured so that your aerobic energy system is unable to catch up to the energy demand of your performance. This forces your anaerobic energy pathways to carry the burden of synthesizing the molecular fuel (ATP) that powers your muscle contractions.

Lactic acid is a byproduct of anaerobic metabolism. It accumulates rapidly in your muscles as you power through these high-intensity interval runs. The accumulation of lactic acid is associated with various aches and often produces a burning sensation in your legs. The cooldown portion of your workout is designed to give your body a head start in clearing lactic acid from your muscles.

Anaerobic workouts are not included in daily suggested workouts on the Forerunner 70 or Forerunner 170 smartwatches, but they can be found on advanced and premium Forerunner smartwatches like Forerunner 570, Forerunner 970 and more. 

Sprint

The final category of training runs included in this system is built around the most explosive efforts you can perform. The extreme nature of these forces means that you can’t sustain them for very long — and that’s the point. This is your opportunity to go all out, leaving it all on the road. 

Quickly summoning this amount of power from your muscles has a remarkable effect. It improves the ability of your nerves and muscles to work together. This includes developing the sequencing and coordination of muscle contractions and recruiting more muscle fiber units into the movement. These elements translate into your ability to generate higher top speeds.

These adaptations fall under the category of neuromuscular power and can have a tremendous impact on your overall performance, especially in racing and general sports performance. Working to increase top speed can also improve your race-pace running economy.

Sprint training is most beneficial when you’re well rested and ready to be at your best. This means you shouldn’t expect to see these suggested workouts if you have a significant amount of recovery time remaining due to a hard training session the day before or a bad night’s sleep.

Adequate recovery between runs is always important, but it’s especially important here. Pushing your limits while fatigued opens the door to injury. It also means likely missing out on the full developmental benefit of your efforts because your body will struggle to bounce back instead of getting stronger.

Now that you’re familiar with the workouts best suited to improve your fitness level and endurance, use Garmin Run Coach in the Garmin Connect app to develop a training plan that will get you across the finish line. Plus, don’t forget to strap on one of our latest running smartwatches.  

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Lifelong diver Justin Packshaw shares insights on diving with Garmin

Below the surface, in the nutrient-dense waters of the Galápagos Islands, Justin Packshaw watches as a whale shark nearly the length of a bowling lane swims slowly against the current. If Packshaw reaches out, he could touch it.

Above him, the Garmin Descent S1 buoy keeps Packshaw feeling secure and connected to the surface team.

Packshaw, with decades of diving experience ranging from recreational dives to polar expeditions, recently visited the Galápagos Islands as part of a team researching the migration patterns of hammerhead sharks.

He used the Descent S1 Buoy, along with the Descent Mk3i dive computer, Descent T2 transceiver and inReach® Mini 2 with a dive case, every step of the way.

“All of it is super useful,” Packshaw said. “It’s very, very smart, it’s easy to use and I think it’s very beneficial.”

Communicate with your dive team through SubWave sonar technology

Dealing with the high-current environment and even diving at night, awareness was key for Packshaw and his team.

Through SubWave sonar technology, divers can stay connected to those around them. Here’s how it works: You transmit data from your Garmin dive computer (Descent Mk3i or Descent X50i) to the Descent S1 buoy, when paired to a Descent T2 transceiver. That then transfers your data to the Garmin Dive app for the topside crew¹.

Our SubWave technology on Descent S1 helps the topside crew track diver tank pressure, depth and their approximate locations. Plus, divers can stay connected with crew through preset messages on Garmin dive computers. Those preset messages mean the topside crew can alert divers if there’s a situation they need to know about. And when divers use a connected Descent dive computer, they can tell the surface team where they are, where they’re going, if they need to surface early and their remaining decompression time².

The Descent S1 buoy also extends the range of diver-to-diver messaging¹ up to 100 meters away, compared to 30 meters when divers use only a Descent dive computer and T2 transceiver.

This added awareness helped Packshaw monitor his team, especially when dealing with limited visibility during night dives.

“From a safety perspective, it’s a game changer,” Packshaw said. “Ultimately, it just gives you a feeling of safety knowing that you can be in touch with people.”

Learn from each dive with heatmaps and post-dive data

After dives, Packshaw would review heatmaps of where he explored and examine his dive data.

“The information is extrapolated and goes straight into your Garmin Dive app which then regurgitates that information into something which is palatable for you to understand. That is fantastic,” Packshaw said. “It’s very interesting to dissect and look at what those features are and how they affect your heart rate and your air consumption.”

Navigate with confidence

SubWave technology’s capability of providing the approximate locations of divers helped provide peace of mind to Packshaw, the lead diver. The topside crew could track the approximate range to each diver in the SubWave sonar network, up to 100 meters away from the Descent S1 buoy. Networked divers could also see the distances and directions back to the Descent S1 buoy, providing clear return-to-base references and increased situational awareness¹.

Even if Packshaw was dealing with low visibility during a night dive, he could still see where his team was.

“It’s a sort of safety thing and it’s reassuring from a leadership perspective, but it’s also reassuring for everyone else upwards,” Packshaw said.

On the surface, the Descent S1 buoy uses multiple satellite systems to aid signal reception in challenging environments.

In the case that he would need to trigger an SOS and contact 24/7 Garmin Response℠, the inReach® Mini 2 and dive case provided additional peace of mind on the surface.

Garmin devices were key for Packshaw not only on his Galápagos mission, but for the many expeditions he’s taken over the years. He’ll have Garmin at his side during the next one, too.

¹_{Conditions such as surface, waves, chop, objects and diver position can obstruct the signal and reduce range; for more details, visit Garmin.com/subwave}

²_{Some compatible dive computers can receive, but not send, messages. Conditions such as surface, waves, chop, objects and diver position can obstruct the signal and reduce range; for more details, visit Garmin.com/subwave.}

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The newly released Garmin Health Scalable Prevention Insight Report details several of these collaborations and shares a unique perspective from Garmin Health leadership about the intersection of scalability and preventive care.

Here is a short preview of what you can find in the report.

Introduction

Despite progress in addressing preventable chronic conditions, healthcare still relies heavily on an episodic model, meaning care often comes only after problems arise. This can make it difficult to support individuals consistently between healthcare interactions. Today, 4.6 billion people around the world lack access to essential services, and more than 2 billion face financial hardship when seeking medical care. These barriers can limit the impact of preventive measures like screenings and early detection.

As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, healthcare organizations are increasingly exploring ways to support earlier awareness and healthier behaviors. Perhaps most illuminating is this statistic: 74% of deaths worldwide occur from noncommunicable diseases, many of which are driven by modifiable risk factors.

Shifting to continuous, data-driven care

Over the past decade, consumer-grade wearables¹, notably smartwatches and fitness trackers, have helped transform how people track physical activity, understand baseline biometric indicators of health and adapt behavior. As 24/7 biometric monitoring becomes part of daily life, its role is expanding beyond fitness and well-being into clinical care settings. These developments highlight how continuous, real-world biometric data can complement traditional care models by providing longitudinal insights that support earlier intervention.

Garmin Health collaborators

• National Taiwan University: Researchers from National Taiwan University have developed a mobile-assisted case management platform using GHCE data with digital questionnaires to support preventive mental health care. By combining continuous wearable biometrics such as heart rate, sleep stages, and activity levels with patient-reported inputs, the platform enables machine learning models to predict panic attacks up to seven days in advance.
• University of Colorado and Mayo Clinic: University of Colorado and Mayo Clinic researchers have leveraged GHCE to build a foundational tool for studying physician burnout. This tool provides physicians with real-time visibility into their own physiological data.
• Vitality: Powered by Vitality Active Rewards, Vitality’s behavior change program integrates GHCE data to drive preventive health through sustained, data-driven engagement. By combining continuous tracking of activity, sleep, heart rate and other program inputs, the platform delivers personalized goals and incentives that encourage healthier behaviors over time.
• YourPrevention – The YourPrevention (yP) platform utilizes GHCE to make mental health more quantifiable through continuous, data-driven monitoring. By combining Garmin wearable biometrics such as heart rate variability, day stress, sleep and Body Battery with additional behavioral and contextual inputs, the platform analyzes trends over time to identify early indicators of stress and recovery imbalance.

Jörn Watzke, senior director of Garmin Health global sales, summarizes the need for these innovative solutions, saying, “As the health and wellness industry expands, prevention continues to be one of the primary discussion points, and for good reason. Aging populations and growing rates of chronic conditions are placing increasing demands on traditional care models. Digital health solutions can help improve access to care for people limited by geography, income, mobility and other factors.”

To learn more about how Garmin smartwatch data is being utilized by the aforementioned organizations, read the full Scalable Prevention Insight Report.

For additional information related to Garmin Health, visit the Garmin Health solutions page. Contact us if Garmin wearable technology and Garmin Health Connected Ecosystem could play a vital role in your next project.

Finally, sign up for the Garmin Health newsletter to stay up to date on the latest trends, research and innovations.

¹_{Garmin wearable devices are consumer wellness devices and are not medical devices under the regulation of any jurisdiction, including Regulation (EU) 2017/745. They are not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring or treatment of any disease. Any medical or clinical functionality described is provided by a third-party solution and is solely based on their interpretation of data gathered from various data sources.}

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The data illustrates the importance of situational awareness on the water. Garmin Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology can help provide valuable peace of mind and help boaters steer clear of nearby safety hazards and other vessels.

What is AIS?

AIS helps improve navigational safety by transmitting and receiving essential data over radio frequencies to nearby vessels and traffic management systems. Its main function is a navigation support system designed to help prevent collisions on the water. Boaters are made aware of live marine traffic so they can track other vessels and plan their routes accordingly.

Boats equipped with a Garmin Signal VHF 220 marine radio can receive ID, position, course and speed information of other vessels. If you’ve landed on a Garmin Signal VHF 400 marine radio, Garmin Cortex^® V1, Cortex M1 or AIS 800 blackbox, you’ll be able to receive and transmit your own data with other AIS-equipped vessels. You’ll also be able to receive additional alerts, including dragging anchors and man overboard situations, with the Garmin Cortex lineup.

With constant updates, you can rest assured you’re getting the latest information.

Protecting wildlife

In an industrywide effort to protect marine life, Garmin has collaborated with the Whale and Vessel Safety Taskforce to create a feature on Garmin AIS devices to detect North Atlantic right whale seasonal and dynamic management areas. So, when you navigate close to where a whale is typically spotted, or any AIS marked floating object, your Garmin AIS device will send an alert to your compatible chartplotter, giving you time to adjust your route.

If you prefer quick notifications from your phone or computer, the floating object detection feature is also available with the ActiveCaptain^® app and with a Garmin Express account.

Protect your vessel

You should always be alert so you can be better prepared in close-call situations. AIS alerts are a vital addition to your situational awareness toolkit.

If you notice the potential for collision with another vessel, you can initiate digital selective calling on a Garmin VHF radio to let the other vessel know your intentions. To get ahold of AIS-equipped captains, you can do so quickly by choosing from a directory of nearby AIS-equipped vessels or saved “buddy” vessels.

You can also view alerts on your compatible chartplotter or MFD using NMEA 2000^® networking capability. A more-distant vessel or one trending away will become smaller and gray on the display. A vessel close and trending toward your path will become highlighted in yellow. Any vessel at a range, direction or speed that presents a potential collision risk will trigger an alarm, become highlighted in red and pinned on the handset, allowing you to see more detail on the target or take action to call the other vessel.

AIS technology is designed to help you and those around you have peace of mind. By equipping your boat with a VHF radio with built-in AIS or a dedicated AIS transceiver, Garmin can help get you to your destination.  

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If this sounds like what you’re looking for, end the search because Garmin has just what you need. Thanks to the screenless design of Garmin CIRQA Smart Band, you can get the health and fitness insights you want without the extra screen time. Worn on your wrist or upper arm, count on CIRQA Smart Band to provide up to 10 days of battery life and your favorite fitness tracking and health monitoring capabilities.

You might be wondering how to track your fitness using the smart band and what features the band has. Keep reading as we explain why CIRQA Smart Band is the perfect addition for you.

What features are included on CIRQA Smart Band?

With CIRQA Smart Band, you can take a break from screen time without sacrificing the essential Garmin health monitoring and fitness features you know and love — no subscription required.

Want to track a run, walk, pickup basketball game or yoga class? CIRQA Smart Band automatically detects a variety of activities. While you focus on the work, CIRQA Smart Band quietly monitors your performance progress with data-informed insights into training readiness, HRV status and VO2 max¹.

If your focus is on wellness, wear CIRQA Smart Band day and night for a complete picture of your health with Body Battery energy monitoring, heart rate, Pulse Ox², stress, sleep tracking, sleep score and more³ — all accessible through the free Garmin Connect app. For women looking to receive better period predictions and past ovulation estimates⁴, CIRQA Smart Band assesses skin temperature data gathered during sleep. Natural Cycles° subscribers can sync their menstrual data to the FDA-cleared Natural Cycles birth control app⁵ for optimal tracking.

Created with comfort in mind, CIRQA Smart Band is made with a fabric band, so you’ll forget you’re wearing it.

How does it work?

CIRQA Smart Band can track activities either automatically or manually depending on your preference.

Whether you’re starting a run or weightlifting at the gym, the smart band will automatically detect and begin tracking your activity. Afterward, you can view or edit recorded activities in Garmin Connect. This helps the device adjust its tracking capabilities and become accustomed to frequently performed activities.

If you prefer, you can manually track your activities directly from the device or in Garmin Connect. Customize the activity tracking button on the side of the band so you can easily track frequently recorded activities. For example, if you lace up for a run multiple times a week, customize the button to record runs when you press it. When tracking activities in Garmin Connect, simply select the device and activity type to record and get started.

Your quiet, distraction-free companion is ready for 24/7 tracking and monitoring. In just a few clicks, CIRQA Smart Band could be your new favorite addition.

_{¹VO2 max is not available in wheelchair mode.}

_{²This is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosing or monitoring any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox is not available in all countries.}

_{³Activity tracking accuracy}

_{⁴The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used in support of conception, contraception or birth control. This is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosing or monitoring any medical condition. See Garmin.com/ataccuracy.}

_{⁵Compatible Garmin smartwatches are consumer wellness devices and are not medical devices intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or monitor medical conditions. The Natural Cycles app independently determines fertility status based on skin temperature and other data when worn on your wrist.}

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Here’s what you need to know about Garmin LiveScope. Pretty soon, you might be angling like the pros.

Fish smarter with Garmin LiveScope

The Garmin integrated LiveScope system enables you to see real-time, clear sonar imagery of fish and underwater structures. With multiple viewing options, LiveScope helps make it easier to find fish in any inland or offshore waters.

This system comprises 3 essential marine electronics: a transducer, a sonar black box and a compatible chartplotter.

Transducer: Mounted to the trolling motor or a stand-alone pole, the transducer sends out sound waves and listens for the returning echo to create live sonar images. Forward-facing sonar helps you see what’s going on in front of and around your boat up to 250′ away with LiveScope 2, up to 200′ away with the LiveScope Plus System and up to 500′ away with LiveScope XR. Down mode provides you real-time views of what’s happening directly beneath your boat. Ideally used in shallow areas, perspective mode provides a horizontal view of the water so you can see a wider slice of your surroundings. Plus, when you tack on Spy Pole and a GT360UHD transducer, you’ll get a 360-degree view of life beyond your boat with OneVü.

Sonar black box: A sonar black box is the connector between the transducer and a compatible chartplotter for both LiveScope Plus and LiveScope XR setups. It processes the information it receives from the transducer and creates detailed, real-time sonar images that your chartplotter can display. For best performance, mount your black box in a dry and accessible location.

With LiveScope 2, cut out the middleman and leave your black box at home. Expanded sonar visuals from the transducer will appear on your chartplotter with 20% greater resolution, providing wider coverage and sharper detail.

Garmin chartplotter: Not only are chartplotters great for navigating to your favorite fishing spots and marked waypoints, but the clear, bright and readable display helps you see the fish below. ECHOMAP series or GPSMAP^® series chartplotters are ideal companions for LiveScope users. Both make it easy to distinguish between fish and structure thanks to vivid sonar color palettes.

When you pair your Garmin chartplotter, Force^® trolling motor and Spy Pole mount, you can control your LiveScope pole directly from your plotter. Oscillate the pole and lock in on points of interest using SpyLock and SpyScan.

Benefits of fishing with LiveScope

Fishing becomes faster — and a lot more fun — with detailed underwater visuals that can help improve your efficiency and targeting.

When you have Garmin LiveScope technology on board, you’ll be able to better see and understand fish behavior. Instead of blindly casting and hoping for a bite, the images displayed on your compatible chartplotter can help you compensate for underwater structures and avoid getting your lure caught on brush piles or logs. To better understand how fish interact with your line, watch your screen as the lure hits the water. You’ll be able to adapt your technique for more targeted fishing. 

Identifying your target species and large schools of fish becomes easier with LiveScope. Once you find a fishing spot you want to revisit, mark a waypoint and route yourself back the next time you’re on the water. Fishing your favorites is endless with LiveScope.

For an even better time on the water, check out Garmin LiveScope sonar.

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Each July, hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts make the pilgrimage to Wittman Regional Airport, and 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years yet. With record-setting attendance trends continuing and Garmin bringing major innovations to the show, there’s no better place to see the future of flight come to life. 

Whether you’re planning your first visit or continuing a long-standing tradition, here’s what you won’t want to miss at the Garmin exhibit during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026.

1. Experience the all-new AXIS flight displays 

The biggest headline for 2026: AXIS flight displays.

This is your chance to see — and more importantly, experience — our newest flight displays firsthand. From dedicated kiosks to full aircraft installs, AXIS will be front and center across the entire Garmin exhibit. 

• Get hands-on demos with Garmin experts 
• Explore all AXIS versions to see which is right for your panel upgrade 
• Attend daily seminars covering AXIS capabilities, install considerations and more 

AXIS is an entire avionics experience, and Oshkosh is where it comes to life for your panel. 

2. See your dream panel builds in exhibit aircraft 

Experimental to Certified. Singles to Twins. Hard IFR to basic VFR. We have the panel inspo for you. In 2026, you’ll find a curated mix of certified and experimental aircraft showcasing AXIS-equipped panels, including:

• Cessna 182 
• Beechcraft B58 Baron  
• Erin and Paul’s Bearhawk 5 
• Trent Palmer’s Legend NOMAD Cub 
• Midwest Panel Builders’ Sling TSi 

Walk the exhibit, step up to the panels and see what your own aircraft could become.

3. Meet Garmin ambassadors (and their aircraft) 

Oshkosh is about people as much as airplanes, and the Garmin ambassador lineup brings both together. Join daily meet-and-greet sessions from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at the Garmin exhibit with fan-favorite aviation personalities.

• Monday: 50-States Travelers Erin Daly & Paul Hooker 

• Tuesday: Airshow performer RJ Gritter 

• Wednesday: Garmin product manager and social media star Stevie Triesenberg 

• Thursday: Backcountry extraordinaire Trent Palmer 

• Friday: Aviation101’s Josh Flowers & Chelsea Smith 

Check out their aircraft, hear their stories and see how Garmin avionics enable their flying.

4. Learn something new (every day) 

Oshkosh has always been about learning, and Garmin’s seminar lineup delivers more opportunities than ever. 

With daily sessions running Monday through Saturday, you can dive into topics including AXIS flight displays, Garmin Pilot, autopilot upgrades, SmartCharts training and more. 

Check out our full seminar schedules here.

5. Explore the latest Garmin Pilot updates 

The Garmin Pilot team has been hard at work rolling out major updates throughout 2026. 

See the latest features, including how to make planning your next flight easier with the new Flights page, daily weather forecasts, airport and FBO comments, SmartCharts for Canada and Mexico and more.  Garmin Pilot also makes flying into Oshkosh easier than ever with the FISK Arrival being part of Garmin SmartCharts arrival procedures and navigation database. 

Also, see the painted dots and squares on the Oshkosh runways with their depiction on our SmartCharts airport diagram for the Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH). 

Don’t miss out — you’re cleared for the option. See how switching to Garmin Pilot can change how you plan, file, fly and log your next flying adventure. Save at the show, too — check out our Garmin Pilot promo deals below. 

6. Take advantage of Oshkosh-only savings

Looking to save? Oshkosh is the place to do it. Our product support team will be on hand to help you save on Garmin aviation services:

• Navigation Databases Savings 
  • Save up to $100 on navigation databases for your Garmin navigators and flight decks, with an additional 5% discount for customers switching to Garmin databases
  • Pro Tip: Bring your system IDs to streamline database purchases

• Garmin Pilot Promos 
  • New Garmin Pilot customers can get 15 months for the price of 12 
  • Active CFIs can get 50% off Garmin Pilot as part of our Right Seat Rewards program 
  • Current customers can get up to 10% off on their next renewal by purchasing at Oshkosh  

Check in at the show to learn about even more great promotions. All promos are subject to terms and conditions. Learn more here.

See you at Oshkosh

From the all-new AXIS flight displays to hands-on training, exclusive savings and unforgettable aircraft, the Garmin exhibit is a must-stop destination at AirVenture 2026.

We’ll see you on Celebration Way.

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Garmin Spy Pole

As Garmin pro and 2022 Bassmaster Classic champion Jason Christie put it, “The only picture that could be better is if you dive into the water with goggles, and I’m not sure that’s really even better.”

For coastal or inland anglers, one thing remains clear: A successful day on the water starts with Garmin LiveScope. With different options available, the question becomes which version of LiveScope is best suited for your needs. Below, we’ll walk you through your choices.

LiveScope 2 series

If you’re a serious angler looking for a LiveScope model that pushes the limits when it comes to lifelike, real-time views of the underwater world, LiveScope 2 is for you. Compared to previous generations, LiveScope 2 offers 20% higher resolution and 25% wider sonar angles in all 3 modes (forward-facing, down and perspective) thanks to the LVS44 transducer. Plus, LiveScope 2 connects directly to compatible MFDs, taking the need for a black box out of the equation. Who wouldn’t upgrade to an easy-to-install system with expanded sonar?

If you’re more interested in detailed visuals than extended range, consider LiveScope 2 HD with the LVS42HD transducer. Anglers can expect 50% more detail at closer ranges — the highest quality sonar from Garmin to date — and castable distances out to 125′.

Reel in fish at new depths with ease and efficiency when you’ve added LiveScope 2 technology to your boat.

LiveScope Plus

Known for high-quality sonar images, LiveScope Plus gives anglers even more edge. With improved resolution, reduced noise, clearer images and better target separation, see more and miss nothing. With 7 color palette options — including Aqua, Caribbean, Lava and more — anglers can fine-tune setups to their personal preferences for maximum clarity using all 3 modes.

The LiveScope Plus System includes a LVS34 transducer and a GLS 10 sonar module, so new users and upgraders have complete LiveScope functionally. If you’re upgrading an existing LiveScope system, you can opt for just the LVS34 transducer. 

LiveScope XR

For anglers wanting range, LiveScope XR exceeds expectations. Explore the deep with a range up to 500′ in freshwater and 350′ in saltwater, all with powerful clarity — perfect for coastal and open-water fishing.

LiveScope XR System includes a LVS62 transducer and a GLS 10 sonar module. If you already have a sonar box and want to upgrade your current system, pair your LiveScope model with the LVS62 transducer for LiveScope XR benefits.

Whether you’re bottom fishing for grouper or picking crappie off a brush pile, Garmin has you covered. Browse Garmin live sonar offerings to add our must-have marine electronics to your boat.

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What’s included in an Outdoor Maps+ plan?

Outdoor Maps+ layers premium content on top of high-detail topographic maps already preloaded on compatible fēnix® smartwatches and rugged handhelds such as the GPSMAP® 67i or Montana® handhelds. When you activate a plan on the Garmin Explore app, you unlock:

• Enhanced topographic maps with high-quality elevation mapping with premium contours and maximum detail
• High-definition relief shading that helps display elevations changes and terrain features
• High-resolution satellite imagery
• Garmin Trails, a curated and filterable collection of detailed trails with ratings, reviews and photos
• TrailMaps and detailed raster maps
• Content for winter and snow-related activities, including SkiView maps and SnowView maps
• Night Lights helps identify the best stargazing locations
• Points of interest, including campgrounds, shelters, scenic spots and more
• Hunting and fish features for multiuse adventurers, including land boundaries and public access data

Content updates regularly and delivers directly to your compatible Garmin device via Wi-Fi® connectivity. You can access these premium maps through the Garmin Explore app too, useful for planning before you ever leave your kitchen table. It can also be accessed through the Alpha® or Tread® apps.

What hikers actually use Outdoor Maps+ for

Planning a route is one thing. Using your maps in the field is another.

Alessandro Morolla¹, a full-time outdoor filmmaker and content creator, uses Outdoor Maps+ with his fēnix® 8 Pro and GPSMAP® 67i handheld across remote mountain terrain worldwide. For him, the value shows up before the hike even starts.

“The maps are detailed, reliable, and made route planning in the mountains much more precise,” Morolla said. “Knowing in advance what kind of terrain and challenges you’ll face makes any outdoor adventure, especially in the mountains, feel a little bit safer and more under control.”

That preparation paid off during a hiking trip in the Dolomites in northeastern Italy. When an unexpected thunderstorm rolled in, Morolla used Outdoor Maps+ to locate nearby shelter quickly.

“Having access to that kind of detailed map information in real time made a real difference in terms of safety and peace of mind,” said Morollo, who also enjoys the satellite imagery and trail overlays to scout filming locations, topographic lines to assess elevation gain and the best stargazing spots thanks to the Night Lights layer.

For Caziah Rashad Franklin, an adventurer and storyteller, Outdoor Maps+ came through during an expedition up Mt. Kilimanjaro.

“Although we had required guides along the route, Outdoor Maps+ provided additional information that helped us determine how to regulate our pace, diet, hydration and rest in correlation with elevation gain,” Franklin said.

His go-to layer? Enhanced topo maps, which provides high-detail elevation with premium contours and land boundaries.

“It provides a lot of key details that I really appreciate, especially elevation data,” said Franklin, who has plans to use Outdoor Maps+ on expeditions where detailed information adds a meaningful layer of confidence. “It’s extremely helpful for finding campsites and ensuring the land is public and available for resting.”

How to get started

Outdoor Maps+ works with compatible Garmin smartwatches, handhelds and navigators, and integrates with the Garmin Explore, Alpha and Tread apps. Once you activate a plan, map content automatically carries over to your compatible Garmin device, content syncs automatically so your maps are ready when you are.

If you’re serious about hiking, try it free today.

_{¹The individuals featured in this post are Garmin ambassadors and may receive compensation from Garmin through product and/or fees.}

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Whether you’re training for a sprint, standard, half or full triathlon, you need quality gear — and coaching — to help you swim, bike and run to the finish line. 

Garmin offers everything a triathlete could need, from premium multisport smartwatches and heart rate monitors to bike computers, power meter pedals and indoor trainers. Plus, Garmin Triathlon Coach can help you maximize your performance for a variety of triathlon formats.

If you’ve ever wondered which is the best Garmin smartwatch for a triathlete or how a Garmin smartwatch could help your training, you’ve come to the right place. Our multisport smartwatches, such as Forerunner^® 970, Enduro 3 and fēnix^® 8, include ways to track your triathlon workouts and events, plus they offer advanced performance insights and compatibility with Edge^® cycling computers and Tacx^® smart trainers.

And with a long battery life, you can train more between charges. Forerunner 970 has up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, while the fēnix 8 series gets up to 30 days. For the ultra-distance athletes, Enduro 3 takes battery life to another level with up to 36 days in smartwatch mode and up to 90 days with solar charging¹. 

Activity tracking 

When you’re training for three sports, you need a smartwatch that can keep up. 

With the multisport activity feature, your compatible Garmin watch will automatically detect transitions during a training session or race. Plus, you can build a custom multisport profile. 

You also can track your pool swims to see metrics, including lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency and calories. 

Performance tracking 

When you’re training to perform your best (against the best), you need data. Detailed performance data. See every detail with Garmin’s training status and training load, real-time stamina, and recovery and sleep tracking² on multisport smartwatches, including Forerunner 970, Enduro 3 and fēnix 8.

Training status connects the dots between your training and your results. Your training status can be peaking, productive, maintaining, strained, unproductive, overreaching, recovery or detraining. This feature interprets your fitness while looking at how much you’re training and at what level.

Training load is based on your excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) and helps you understand the impact and recovery demands of your activities. Your exercise load describes the difficulty of one activity, while your acute load tracks the combined impact of your recent activities. 

With real-time stamina tracking your runs, rides or multisport activities, you can tell just how much you have left in the tank. That can help prevent overexertion during exercise. 

Sleep tracking helps you understand your sleep duration, quality and more, while recovery tracking helps you know how long you should be recovering based on the demands of your training and lifestyle. 

The Garmin Connect app tracks your performance and training data at every stage of your triathlon progression and beyond. Get a holistic view of your overall fitness and health by tracking your sleep, HRV, recovery status and more.

With all that information at hand, you’re better prepared to make decisions about your training plan and how to better take care of your body as a triathlete. 

Garmin Triathlon Coach

You won’t have to question how much time you need to spend in the pool, cycling or running when you train with Garmin Triathlon Coach on a compatible smartwatch. This adaptive program emphasizes balance and smart training progressions, while considering your sleep quality, recovery needs and overall fitness. Garmin Triathlon Coach adds in two-a-days so you can build up your training volume as well as brick workouts to tune your body for race-day transitions.

You’ll get guidance for a variety of triathlon formats, including spring, standard, and half or middle triathlon distances. If you don’t have a specific race on your calendar yet, Garmin Triathlon Coach can still help you stay in shape with general triathlon-oriented workouts. You can even add gym and bodyweight strength workouts to your plan that sync with your swim-bike-run schedule.

Cycling features 

We know how important it is for your watch and bike computer to work together seamlessly while training and racing. That’s why we included convenient features to make your transitions easier. 

Through the extended display feature, you can show certain data fields from Garmin multisport smartwatches on your compatible Edge cycling computer. This means that once you transition to the bike, you can see the data that’s most important to you while getting the benefit of cycling-specific features that Edge has to offer — right from your handlebars. 

Training gear 

OK, you’ve got the watch down. What else do you need to take on that tri? 

We’ve already touched on Edge cycling computers, and the Edge^® 1050 is worth mentioning. This is our most advanced premium GPS computer, providing up to 20 hours of battery life in the most demanding use cases or up to 60 hours in battery saver mode. While we’re talking about cycling, don’t forget to prepare for your indoor training sessions by adding our most accurate and realistic smart trainer, the Tacx^® NEO 3M Smart Trainer, for the ultimate indoor setup. 

You can bring power data to your pedals with a dual-sensing cycling power meter such as Rally RK210, which is easy to swap from your tri bike to your road bike and more so you have a power meter for every ride. This allows you to take a closer look at your performance by measuring total power and cadence and viewing advanced cycle dynamics like L/R leg balance, seated versus standing time, power phases and more.

And with a premium heart rate monitor such as HRM 600, you can take your training up a notch. HRM 600 can be used in the water and provides the accurate data you need to reach your goals². If you don’t want to wear a watch while swimming, HRM 600 can record your workout and sync data — including heart rate and calories — directly to the Garmin Connect app.

As a triathlete, you compete against the best. You need the best gear. Browse our collection of multisport smartwatches. 

¹_{Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions}  

²_{See Garmin.com/ataccuracy}

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Garmin smartwatch features can help play an instrumental role in tracking a woman’s body metrics throughout the day to help give her a real-time health assessment in the time it takes her to glance at her wrist. From how well she slept the night before to where she is in her menstrual cycle, a variety of factors play a role in how well she’s feeling — and may continue to feel for the rest of the day.

Menstrual cycle tracking

Compatible Garmin smartwatches can help track where a woman is in her menstrual cycle, which affects more than you might think, including nutrition, training and general health — all of which can also be monitored on a Garmin smartwatch. Your smartwatch also tracks your skin temperature¹ while you sleep for more accurate period predictions and past ovulation estimates². A woman’s cycle typically involves varying levels of hormones throughout a typical 21- to 35-day timeframe. But it’s a lot more complicated than whether you’re on your period or not. Low estrogen and progesterone levels during menstruation, for example, might leave you feeling drained, while an increase in estrogen during the follicular phase may have you feeling ready to take on a killer workout. In fact, it’s for this reason that many women will train hard during their menstrual cycle.

Pregnancy tracking

If you’re pregnant, knowing how far along you are is important. Once your doctor has given you an approximate due date, you can use the pregnancy tracking feature on your compatible Garmin smartwatch to monitor daily symptoms and mood, approximately how big your baby should be measuring, your baby’s movement, weight gain and more. You’ll even receive tips for exercise and nutrition as you progress in your pregnancy.

Compatibility with the Natural Cycles° app

Garmin users with select smartwatches can also integrate their temperature data with the Natural Cycles (NC°) app³, an FDA Class II medical device designed to prevent and plan pregnancy naturally. It analyzes body temperature and other key fertility indicators to determine each user’s unique daily fertility status and provide personalized cycle insights. This hormone-free birth control app helps women know their fertile days and when they need protection.

Sleep score

How well you do — or don’t — sleep affects nearly every other aspect of your body’s performance for the day. Select Garmin smartwatches with advanced sleep tracking will assign a sleep score¹, from 0-100, to rate your sleep, drawing on a combination of sleep architecture, stress data, interruptions during the night, how long you slept and more. It’s important to wear your Garmin watch to bed to get a better idea of how your sleep is impacting your body. We can’t guarantee that you’ll have a successful day if you wake up with a better sleep score — but we are willing to say it’s more likely.

Body Battery

Like the gas gauge on your car, the Body Battery energy monitoring feature on your Garmin watch is designed to help you manage exactly how much energy you’ve got left in your personal tank. Your Body Battery score considers physical activity, stress, rest and sleep — and all the ways those factors impact your energy stores. The more you monitor it, the more you’ll understand how activities and lifestyle choices impact your overall energy levels, allowing you to adjust accordingly moving forward.

Stress score

When you’re stressed, your body is in an elevated physiological state. Using primarily heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) data, compatible Garmin smartwatches can measure your stress level on a scale from 0-100, giving you a stress score¹ that indicates just how well your body is reacting to the challenges of life and the environment you’re in. If you’re undergoing an unfamiliar — but stressful — situation you’ll know exactly how well your body is reacting to it, which may help you to know how to better prepare next time.

Peace of mind

The reality is that if you’re a woman who runs, it’s important to keep safety in mind. Compatible Garmin smartwatches come equipped with features such as LiveTrack⁴ and incident detection and assistance in case an accident happens when you’re away from home.

LiveTrack tracks your location in real time when you’re out logging an activity, so chosen family and friends can follow along wherever you are. The incident detection feature can sense when there’s a drastic change in movement while recording a timed GPS activity and alert your emergency contacts that you need assistance. If for any reason you feel unsafe, you can also trigger assistance manually to alert your emergency contacts.

Would you like to better understand everything that happens in your body? Browse our collection of Garmin smartwatches to find one that fits you and your needs.

¹_{See Garmin.com/ataccuracy}

²_{The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used in support of conception, contraception or birth control. This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition.}

³_{Compatible Garmin smartwatches are consumer wellness devices and are not medical devices intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or monitor medical conditions. The Natural Cycles app independently determines fertility status based on skin temperature and other data when worn on your wrist.}

⁴_{When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.}

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