Garmin Forerunner® 70- Whitestone

R5,499.00

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Shop the Garmin Forerunner 70 fitness watch for accurate training tracking, heart rate monitoring, and reliable performance for runners and athletes.

Description

THE WATCH THAT MAKES A RUNNER

The easy-to-use Forerunner 70 GPS running smartwatch has everything you need to start your running journey with features that support beginner-level runners.

                       
    1.2” COLOURFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY     UP TO 13 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE     ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS     GARMIN COACH PERSONALISED TRAINING PLANS     80+ BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS     BUILT-IN GPS FOR TIME, DISTANCE AND PACE

 

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE

 

           

PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE

This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch has the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate¹.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get workouts made for you. These daily suggestions, now with run-walk workouts, adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

GARMIN COACH ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with training plans that adapt daily based on your recovery and health metrics. Choose from beginner-friendly plans with run-walk workouts and less volume, or pick plans for more intense training.

           

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability¹. Your watch monitors the time variations between consecutive heartbeats while you sleep.

ADVANCED TRAINING FEATURES

Training readiness helps you determine if you’re primed to run. Training status lets you know if you’re training productively, and training effect provides you with insight into the primary benefit of your workouts.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Better performance starts with better rest. Improve your sleep quality with sleep score, sleep stage breakdowns, and activity and stress impact data¹. And track your body’s energy levels over time to find out the best schedule for your activity and rest.

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DIAL IN

PLAN

                 

LONG BATTERY LIFE

With up to 13 days in smartwatch mode and up to 23 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up.

EVENING REPORT

Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

SLEEP COACH

Get a sleep score and personalised coaching for how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality¹.

                   

NAP DETECTION

Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levels throughout the day to find the best times for activity and rest¹.

Courses

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ app and from third-party platforms, then sync them directly to your watch.

COURSE PLANNER

Prepare for what’s to come with course planner. This feature lets you add cut-off times, notes, rest plans, checkpoints and aid stations to keep you on track throughout the race.

RACE PREDICTOR

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.

       

BREATHING VARIATIONS

Have a better understanding of your health with insights into shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep². These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.

PREPARE

 

                   

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

The watch constantly samples your heart rate day and night and helps you gauge how hard you work during activities¹.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS

Improve your form with running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.

VO2 MAX

See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.

INTENSITY MINUTES

Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals.

ACUTE LOAD

Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.

                   

PULSE OX SENSOR

Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep².

QUICK WORKOUT

Create running workouts directly on your watch based on desired time and intensity level.

Voice alerts

Get alerts to know how you’re performing (when paired with your smartphone).

STRESS TRACKING

Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.

                   

LIFESTYLE LOGGING

Log behaviors — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect app.

HEALTH STATUS

Look for changes in your health data that could indicate added stress to your body, so you can know when you’re trending away from your usual range.

CROSS TRAINING

Browse Garmin Connect for free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send to your watch.

ACTIVITY TRACKING

Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist¹.

FITNESS AGE

Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.

   

MOBILITY

Increase your flexibility and strength with free downloadable mobility workouts.

PERFORM

 

                   

BUILT-IN GNSS

Our built-in GNSS supports multiple satellite systems, so you track where you run and record key stats, including distance and pace.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER

See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Tap in to 80+ built-in activities, including cycling, pool swimming, strength training and more.

PacePro™ Feature

Plan race-day strategy with pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

TRACK RUNNING

Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in metres.

CONNECT

 

                   

SAFETY AND TRACKING

If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location³. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.

LIVETRACK™ LOCATION SHARING

Friends and family can follow your real-time location³ and view preplanned courses.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.

ON-WRIST TEXTING

Use the keyboard to send quick text responses on your paired watch (Android only or through the Garmin Messenger™ app⁴) so you can keep your phone in your pocket.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.

               

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

GOOGLE MAPS™ APP

Enter your destination in Google Maps on your Android smartphone, then follow turn-by-turn directions on your wrist.

GARMIN SHARE

Sync up with friends by sharing saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby compatible devices.

COLOUR FILTERS AND WATCH FACE CUSTOMISATION

Get colour display options — including grey scale, red/green, green/red or blue/yellow — to assist with various forms of colour blindness. Choose from various watch faces with customisable data and colours.

Specifications

What You’ll Love

Sleep Score and Insights Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 13 days
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day and in sleep)
training readiness Yes
Training status Yes
Watch display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen Yes
Water rating 5 ATM

 

General

Strap material Silicone
Lens material Chemically strengthened glass
Bezel material Fibre-reinforced polymer
Quick release bands Yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
Physical size 42.6 x 42.6 x 11.9 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm
Weight 40 g
Display Size 30.4 mm (1.2”) diameter
Display Resolution 390 x 390 pixels
Colour display Yes
Large font option Yes
Battery type Lithium ion
Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 13 days (5 days display always-on)
Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 28 days
GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 23 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/history 512 MB

 

Clock features

Time/date Yes
GPS time sync Yes
Automatic daylight saving time Yes
Alarm clock Yes
Smart wake alarm Yes
Timer Yes
Stopwatch Yes
Sunrise/sunset times Yes

 

Health & Wellness Monitoring

Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Yes
Resting heart rate Yes
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate Yes
FITNESS AGE Yes
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes
All-day stress Yes
Relaxation reminders Yes
Relaxation Breathing Timer Yes
Breathwork Yes
SLEEP Yes (advanced)
Sleep coach Yes
Breathing variations Yes
Nap detection  Yes
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women’s Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health Snapshot Yes
Lifestyle Logging Yes
Health Status Yes

 

Sensors

GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Galileo Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes

 

Daily smart features

Find my phone Yes
Find My Garmin (helps locate lost device) Yes
Find My Phone during GPS activity Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store Yes
Smart Notifications Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) Yes
Morning report Yes
Evening report Yes
Calendar Yes
Weather forecasts Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Yes
Battery Saver – customisable low power watch Yes
Controls smartphone music Yes
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app Yes
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Stocks Yes
Colour Shift Yes
Red shift mode Yes
Garmin Share Yes
Passcode Yes
Calculator Yes
Colour Filters Yes
Hourly Alert Yes

 

Workout and Training Plans

Daily Suggested Workout – Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) Yes
Garmin Running Coach Yes
Garmin Running Coach Experts Yes
Garmin Coach – Prebuilt Cycling Plans Yes
Garmin Coach – Strength Yes
Garmin Fitness Coach Yes
Cardio workouts Yes
Strength workouts Yes
HIIT workouts Yes
Yoga workouts Yes
Pilates workouts Yes
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map Yes

 

Activity profiles

Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Jump Roping
WELLNESS Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility, Breathwork
INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running
OUTDOOR RUNNING Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing
Outdoor recreation Hiking, Rucking, Mountaineering, Horseback Riding, Disc Golf, Archery
Cycling Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
Swim Pool Swimming
on the water Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snorkeling
Motor Sports Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
RACKET SPORTS Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
SNOW & WINTER Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
IN THE RING Boxing, Mixed martial arts
OTHER ACTIVITY PROFILES Inline Skating

 

Safety and tracking features

Incident Detection during select activities Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes
Assistance Yes
Live Event Sharing Android™ only

 

Activity tracking features

Step counter Yes
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes
Move Alert movement options Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes
Calories Burned Yes
Distance travelled Yes
Intensity minutes Yes
TrueUp™ Yes
Move IQ™ Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Automatic rep counting Yes

 

Training, planning and analysis features

Customisable screen(s) Yes
Downloadable training plans Yes
Course guidance Yes
HR zones Yes
HR alerts Yes
HR calories Yes
% HR max Yes
% HRR Yes
recovery time Yes
Auto max HR Yes
Race glance/widget Yes
HRV Status Yes
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) Yes
Respiration rate (during exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance Yes
Customisable activity profiles Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt Yes
Interval training Yes
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) Yes
Advanced workouts Yes
HRM running pace and distance Yes
Auto Lap® interval tracking feature Yes
Manual lap Yes
Rest timer Yes
Configurable lap alerts Yes
VO2 Max (Run) Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run) Yes
Load ratio Yes
TRAINING LOAD Yes
Training load focus Yes
training effect Yes
Training effect (anaerobic) Yes
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
Improved recovery time Yes
Customisable alerts Yes
Voice alerts Yes
Finish time Yes
Race an activity Yes
Touch and/or button lock Yes
Shortcuts Yes
Activity history on watch Yes
Physio TrueUp Yes
Unified training status Yes

 

Running features

GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes
Running dynamics Yes
Vertical oscillation and ratio Yes
Ground contact time and balance Yes (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time) Yes
cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
Running power Yes
Grade-adjusted pace Yes
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes
Run workouts Yes
Quick workout Yes
Race predictor Yes
Course- and weather-specific race predictor Yes
Foot pod capable Yes
Run/Walk/Stand detection Yes

 

Outdoor recreation

Point-to-point navigation Yes
Bread crumb trail in real time Yes
Back to start Yes
TracBack® Yes
UltraTrac mode Yes
Up Ahead Yes
Distance to destination Yes
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) Yes
AUTO REST Yes
Future elevation plot Yes
Sun and moon information Yes

 

Cycling features

Courses Yes
Race an activity Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes
Compatible with Varia headlight camera Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Yes

 

Swimming features

Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Yes
Drill logging (pool swim only) Yes
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) Yes
“Repeat on” rest timer (pool swim only) Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only) Yes
Time and distance alerts Yes
Countdown start Yes
Pool swim workouts Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) Yes

 

What's in the box?

  • Forerunner 70 GPS running watch
  • Charging cable
  • Documentation

Garmin Quick Release 20mm Watch Bands

Cables & Chargers

Sensors

Accessories

Heart Rate Monitors

Q&A

Is the Garmin Forerunner 70 waterproof?

  • Yes, the Forerunner 70 has a 5 ATM water rating, which means it is suitable for swimming, rain, and showering.

How long does the battery last on the Forerunner 70?

  • Battery life can last up to 13 days in smartwatch mode and up to 23 hours in GPS mode, depending on settings and features used.

Can the Forerunner 70 connect to a smartphone?

  • Yes, it connects to compatible smartphones via Bluetooth for notifications, weather updates, syncing workouts, and Garmin Connect features.

What activities can the Forerunner 70 track?

  • The watch supports multiple activities including running, cycling, strength training, pool swimming, and more.

Does the Forerunner 70 measure heart rate?

  • Yes, it includes wrist-based heart rate monitoring and can also broadcast heart rate data to compatible devices.