Garmin Unveils More Affordable Forerunner 25 Fitness Tracker

While Garmin might be known as a navigation company to some, there are fitness enthusiasts out there who swear by the company’s fitness products. Garmin has in the past launched several fitness trackers, although admittedly some of them were kind of pricey. Now if you’re after a Garmin wearable that doesn’t break the bank, you’re in luck.

The company has recently announced the Forerunner 25 which is apparently a sort successor to the Forerunner 15. However it does come with a slightly lower price tag of $170 for the core model, and $200 if you want to get your hands on it with an external heart rate monitor (as opposed to a monitor that’s integrated in the device like the Forerunner 225).

So what will you be getting for your $170? Just like most fitness trackers, it will be able to collect your biometrics like pace, distance, and time. It will also link with a smartphone app and even post a live workout to Garmin’s Connect service, thus showing off to your friends what you are doing and how well you might be doing it.

The Garmin Forerunner 25 will also sport a slightly larger display than its predecessor, 32% larger to be specific. It is also waterproof up to 50m so don’t worry about getting it wet. It’s a very basic fitness tracker but if that’s all you’re after, you can expect to pick it up for yourself come Q3 2015.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Gadgets
Tags: Fitness, Garmin, Wearable Tech