Garmin Forerunner 10, a GPS watch for running or walking

In the market of sports watches There are many options to choose from, in addition, the advancement in technology has made it possible to miniaturize many components making it possible for us to wear a GPS and monitor different data related to our body.

For the user looking for a watch with built-in GPS but without too many complications and with a really affordable price, the Garmin Forerunner 10 is the indicated option. Garmin is an expert in the field of navigation and its Garmin Connect online platform ensures a very detailed view of our training sessions.

Unboxing and first impressions

The Garmin Forerunner 10 comes in a small box in which the clock is always visible thanks to the transparent area they have created for this purpose.

Once the box is open, we extract the watch and see that inside there is also the documentation and charging base with USB connection that we will use to recharge and synchronize the Garmin Forerunner 10.

The watch it is very light and adapts perfectly to the shapes of our wrist. The bracelet is made of rubber and has a wide variety of holes to adapt to different contours.

The chassis of the watch has reduced dimensions although it is a bit thick, a price that must be paid for having a GPS receiver and an internal battery that can last several training sessions.

Managing the watch is very simple, for this, the Garmin Forerunner 10 It has four buttons located in each of the corners.

• We will use the number 1 to turn on the watch and activate the backlight when the brightness is low.
• The number 2 is the one that we will use to start our training session, in turn, it is used to confirm a selection when we are within a menu.
• Button 3 is the one that we will use to move through the menus and through the different pages when we are training, so we will alternate the different data shown on the screen
• Button 4 is used to mark laps manually and go back to the previous menu without applying changes.

Finally, if we turn the clock we will see that there is four flat contacts that will come into contact with the charging base which is included. Through them we will be able to transfer our sessions to the computer and recharge its internal battery.

Going for a run with the Garmin Forerunner 10

Although we can use the watch for whatever we want, The Garmin Forerunner 10 has been designed for users who go out for a run or walk very often.

The GPS function works for record our journey in time and, in turn, shows the distance we travel on the clock screen.

To start our session you just have to click on button number 2 (marked with a doll), we wait for you to get our location and we confirm the start of the sporting activity.

The Garmin Forerunner 10 screen is small and only displays two data simultaneously. Therefore, you will have to press the button in the lower right corner to toggle them. So we can know the time we have been running, the distance traveled, the calories burned and the pace.

We can define the rhythm manually from the clock and it is the ideal method to do a session according to our needs. Whether we are going above the pace or if we are going below, the watch will beep and show us a warning message so that we can adapt the walking or running pace.

Another interesting function is the Auto Lap, with it, the clock marks the laps automatically every time we travel a kilometer to keep track of the time it takes us to travel that distance.

Lastly, the Garmin Forerunner 10 is able to detect when we stop and it will stop the chrono automatically. In the same way, it will start it again when we resume the march.

Both the rhythm function, the Auto Lap and the automatic pause can be deactivated in case they are not useful to us.

When we finish running, just press the button again with the doll running and save the route taken. We will be able to see the most significant data from the History that the watch saves, although the ideal is Synchronize it with your computer through the Garmin Connect platform.

Browsing the session in Garmin Connect

To access Garmin Connect we have to be registered in advance and connect the watch to the USB port of our computer using the base supplied by the manufacturer.

We load the activity, we selected the Garmin Forerunner 10 so you can extract the data from it and voila, we already have full access to our sessions.

In just a few seconds, we will have access to such useful data such as the distance traveled, the time that the session lasted, the pace, the height gained, calories burned and the weather forecast while we did sports.

With these records, the platform will also provide us with a graph with the profile of the route and another for the time. In turn, we have a map with the route we have made.

Within Garmin Connect we have the player function that makes our tour and shows the time, total distance, height and speed at each point on the route. It is especially useful for examining our progress throughout the training in detail.

Conclusions

The Garmin Forerunner 10 is an ideal watch for those looking for a simple product and cheap but with the potential of having a service like Garmin Connect.

Its recommended price is 129 euros and it is available in a wide variety of colors, being able to choose green, purple, pink, black or orange.

Link - Garmin Forerunner 10