What would
happen if you combined a GPS clock with running tracker activity? You will
receive the Forerunner 15, the new Garmin running clock. The Forerunner 15
combines the features in budget-friendly Forerunner GPS Garmin 10 clock is running
with his tracker Vivofit activity found.
The precursor 15 is in a variety of color combinations and two sizes. Technically, the sizes of a large wrist and a smaller, but refers to the color palette different models for men and women. Large color variations are black with blue or red with black accent, and the color options are smaller aquamarine with white accents, purple with white or black with green.
After selecting the size and color you want, you need to decide on the package. The Forerunner 15 is available with either a heart rate monitor ($ 200, £ 170, AU $ 250) or without ($ 170, £ 140 CHF 189). Both packages include the same clock, which means that you buy the heart rate monitor at a later time, or an existing (as support ANT + technology).
The Forerunner 15, you should not have to settle for the activity monitoring device. The clock tracks your steps taken, distance traveled and calories burned. Where he surpasses GPS technology with Garmin so that close monitoring of the distance and speed while running. In addition to being waterproof to 50 meters (which means that you can go take a shower or swim with him), Forerunner 15 comprises about 5 weeks of battery life in the business of tracking mode or 8 hours with active GPS.
Design
While it is better than some previous watches Garmin Forerunner 15 is not any awards not win fashion. It looks like a traditional sports watch that is a bit inflated. I'll gladly take thickness WHILST ADDING THAT for improved battery life and additional features. The largest model weighs 43 g, 36 g, compared to the smallest.
Four buttons - two on the right and two left - through the various settings and options to navigate. The blue button with a running figure in the upper right side of the clock will turn on the GPS and start mode. The lower right button to scroll through the menu to see your speed, distance, exercise time, the history of skiing and access to the settings of the clock. The Forerunner will store the last seven activities on your device before deleting the oldest for a recent meeting, but we will later on in detail that to go.
The top left button is once pressed to activate the backlight and again to turn it off, a feature that love the night rider, while a long press of the same button power the clock down. The lower left button is used as a backspace key, and active mode can be used to scroll through the steps, objectives, distance and date.
A small but notable feature of the Forerunner 15 is her bracelet. Unlike most modern Activity Tracker, the Forerunner 15 uses a normal watch band with a secondary clip safely remain on the wrist. This shows not even fallen, not even when you create a shirt or a jacket lapel, what appeared to be the norm with the Fitbit and Jawbone. Despite the large and awkward body, the Forerunner 15 is one of my favorite devices in terms of design and construction - mainly because of the traditional watch band.
Technical Specifications
The Forerunner 15 is one of the richest Activity Tracker feature available today. It has a major flaw, however. Despite the ability to track your runs via GPS and your daily steps, the clock is not Bluetooth. This makes synchronization with Garmin Connect software, which is required in order to see detailed information about your workout, a pain.
In a world where Bluetooth is in forks and toothbrushes, it amazes me that Garmin has decided it is in the Forerunner 15. Instead, the company requires users to connect the clock to their computers whenever they want their Upload workouts.
Four pins on the back of the clock to a special dock, which in turn connect to connect to your computer. You will be required to download a special program such as Garmin Express announced on your Mac or PC to synchronize your data on the site Garmin Connect and Mobile application (iOS and Android) and also search for updates firmware.
Trackers with many Action of only a few days, the battery life on the Forerunner 15 is pretty good. As mentioned above, the clock will take five weeks enormous when it is used only as an activity monitoring device. The Forerunner 15 will take with activated GPS, which is long enough for most people to finish a marathon 8 hours. A small battery indicator on the left side of the screen lets you know how much juice is left in the clock.
I was with a mixture of light race (about 30 minutes a few times a week) and the monitoring of normal activity, I need to load every two weeks, the Forerunner 15. I pay sometimes more often, because the clock is already in demand in the charging station for synchronization purposes.
In general, I've tried using my computer to synchronize the clock at least once a week. And works daily step count on Forerunner 15 up to seven days, at which point the oldest training is replaced by a new stored. The clock also collects personal records as the fastest mile, fastest 5k, the longest maturity, etc., and we will contact you after you set a new record.
There is an on / race, that can be used for interval training. You can specify how long you want to run and how long you want to walk, and when it is activated, the clock will alert you when it's time to switch between the two. This feature is useful for new driver, which can not be operated continuously for long periods. Experienced riders can also be able to use the feature when doing interval training.
A Virtual Pacer feature, you can have a certain rhythm you want to keep during a race. If you are referred to faster or slower than the 5 second pace, the Forerunner 15 is to warn you either slow down or speed. A similar feature called HR alarm will warn you when you are set above or below heart rate.
Perhaps the most useful feature is is Auto Lap and Auto Pause Functions the clock. A pain is performed in a city that you can deal with fire. I found myself constantly by my clock, I expect the light to change and forget to take it again to stop. Auto Pause is automatically pause your workout when you run to stop and resume when you begin to rise. Auto Lap alert you when you reach a new and complete your average mile pace.
