The latest production of Garmin is the Forerunner 610. It has been reviewed as the best watch till date. Garmin has put in all of what it knows about sport technology to bring up a better and easy to use product. Forerunner 610 GPS is a well designed, versatile, accurate and responsive watch aiming at the high end of the market. Just with a tap, touch or swipe it will let you get on with your run while tracking all the details. You can find several ways to get in touch with your training data with Forerunner 610.
Features:
1. It has training tools like the Virtual Racer and Virtual Partner which helps you race your previous bests. Virtual Racer accounts for the real time conditions and varying speeds. Forerunner 610 also provides vibration alerts which can be customized according to the time and distance you choose. So, when you get to your set target you will feel a gentle vibration.
2. Forerunner 610 is a resistive touch screen that is amazingly responsive without being too sensitive. It reacts only when the user deliberately touches it.
3. The next feature worth mentioning is its 1 inch LCD screen. The screen is clear and has good backlight can be operated with a button on the top right of it. The screen of this watch is 128×128 pixels making sure it doesn’t dominate your wrist.
4. This sport watch is the first with the Training Effect capability. Training Effect essentially helps in training more efficiently by measuring the impact of a certain activity on your aerobic fitness. Training effect is calculated based on the difficulty level of the activity and heart beat. Forerunner 610 also provides heart rate based calorie computations, customizable heart rate zones and alerts.
5. The 610 is waterproof rated at IPX7. It can withstand being sunken at a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes. It has hence passed the test of running in heavy rain but is not suitable for swimming.
High points:
1. It has a resistive touch screen and gives you numerous ways to get in touch with your training data. You can swipe between different menus by just a tap.
2. You can wirelessly upload runs to the Garmin Connect Service to display the stats and records in detail and record or share your details online.
3. It has excellent battery life, eight hours in training mode with GPS turned on and four weeks on watch mode.
4. It comes with additional features like Virtual Partner, with the help of which you can time yourself against a target. It alerts you if you fall below a target pace.
Low points:
1. 610 has the capacity to stay submerged in water for about 30 minutes. This watch is not completely waterproof.
2. Although it has an excellent battery life, it takes about twice longer to charge.
Price:
The Garmin Forerunner 610 is an outstanding device with a hefty price costing £359 with HRM or £329 without. This watch is presently the best in the market and runners with suitable budget should definitely opt for it.
