Forerunner 965

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Forerunner 965

300 positive 4 neutral 93 negative

Based on 397 Reddit mentions

$499.99

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Apple Watch Can Predict Heart Failure Using pVO2 Data with an AI Model

I had been lifelong garmin wearer and (amateur) competitive runner for almost 20 years, but i am in the maintenance phase of life (I still run / race). But for me, my watch is becoming more of a lifestyle watch / heart rate monitoring tool. I would like to have closer analysis of any heart irregular

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cute_polarbear in r/science

March 22, 2026 3:48 AM

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The agony of choice

Garmin 965 is not overkill, overkill would be to leave a device you're happy with and switch to another device, which almost certainly means an money loss. I'm very happy with the switch from Garmin to Amazfit, but my needs were different. Amazfit also offers the equivalent of Body Battery (Biocharg

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Melissakis75 in r/amazfit

April 22, 2026 4:54 PM

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Saved 500€ with the GT 6 Pro… but now I understand where it went

If you care about exercise and do sports, Garmin is the way to go. You can get Venu 3 or Vivoactive 5/6 or Forerunner 255/965 for not too much money. Or maybe the Instinct 3. For Huawei, it looks nice, and it's enough, but for nothing serious. I was a user of Huawei Watch GT3 and I was happy, until

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Clean-Parsnip9816 in r/HuaweiWatchGT

March 17, 2026 11:50 AM

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Looking for a running watch, dual-band GPS is a must. Budget ~€200. Amazfit Balance 2XT vs. Suunto Run?

I have been using Suunto run for several months. I am a runner and do strength training twice a week. In 6 months of use, I have 2100 km. I was a Garmin user. The last watch I owned was a forerunner 965. Suunto run has a precise gps. It can be compared to the forerunner 965. They have the same accur

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Plastic-Idea8130 in r/Suunto

April 10, 2026 8:43 AM

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Is getting an Apple Watch worth if for running?

Will second this. An Apple Watch is fine starting out, but if you start to get serious about running and as your distances start increasing, you’re going to get frustrated with the Apple Watch. I’ve had the Garmin Forerunner 965 for a couple of months now and have loved it. Not only is it a great fi

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maybemaybnot in r/beginnerrunning

March 30, 2026 1:43 PM

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Extremely disappointed with HR readings

Just got Balance 2 after using different Garmin models. Done two test runs so far with B2 (optical HR), FR965 (optical HR), and FR645 (chest strap). During the first 4 km run B2 was a bit off (up to 10 bpm error) for the first 2.5 km, but then locked on with others. For the second 6 km run, all thre

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Special_Street_2922 in r/amazfit

March 16, 2026 7:14 AM

3

Ja garmin sleep tracking bad or is it me?

Cannot speak on the sensor of the Forerunner 55, but when I used the forerunner 45+ my sleep tracking looked similar to yours. It would probably top out at about 10 mins of deep sleep and be dominated by light and rem sleep. Switched over to a forerunner 965 and my deep sleep shot up to anywhere fro

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BonRurgundy- in r/sleep

May 3, 2026 3:44 AM

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Looking for running watch recommendations

The Garmin Forerunner series is really good, especially when it comes to battery life. If you’re looking for a high end watch with a bunch of features, the 965 and 970 are nice options. The 165 is a nice budget friendly option, but I would recommend getting the 255 even though it’s an older model, s

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RealHaxor in r/beginnerrunning

April 1, 2026 5:48 AM

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Garmin Advice/Reccomendations

Canadian here - cold weather absolutely impacts the sensor readings, esp if you also push your sleeve up so you can actually see your watch. I use a Coros armband HR monitor and it really helped with this, plus it is better at keeping up with the intervals when it gives the anaerobic sprints. I have

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Quail-a-lot in r/XXRunning

February 25, 2026 12:37 AM

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Garmin Uhr

+1 für die Forerunner 965. Tolle Laufuhr mit langer Akkulaufzeit. Den Einfluss des Schlafwertes würde ich allerdings am liebsten ausschalten. Die Schlaferkennung von Garmin ist einfach schlecht.

Moddry89 in r/laufen

March 3, 2026 12:41 PM

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