This Father’s Day, look no further than Garmin for the perfect gift for Dad. Offering a range of different products at realistic prices for beginner and the more tech-savvy, these wearables are sure to excite!
Garmin’s fitness products are compatible with the free and user-friendly online training tool and app, Garmin Connect, which keeps users motivated through daily goals setting, data breakdowns and easy-to-read statistics on performance. Users are also able to share their progress with friends and family.
Vívofit is a stylish fitness band designed to turn good intentions into lifelong habits, greeting users with a personalised daily goal. It is the only fitness band that follows the wearer’s progress 24/7, and can stay on for more than a year without a battery change. Featuring a unique, curved design, Vívofit displays the time and tracks steps, goal countdown, calories and distance. A unique feature to Vívofit is the red move bar, which reminds users to stay active. The move bar appears when the wearer has been idle for too long, providing encouragement about activity levels. Vívofit also monitors sleep patterns at night and has the ability to measure heart rate when paired with HRM. Vívofit is water-resistant up to 50m and comes in black, purple, teal, blue and slate. RRP $159 or $199 for HRM bundle; garmin.com.au
An affordable no-fuss fitness watch, Forerunner 15 revolutionises exercise. Encouraging users to stay motivated, the watch features daily activity tracking, step counter and calories burned. It will even alert users when they’ve been inactive to keep them moving throughout the day. Forerunner 15 has an optional heart rate monitor and a customisable display of data based on the unique needs of its user. Its foot pod accessory tracks treadmill runs, making Forerunner 15 ideal for indoor and outdoor training. The water-resistant Forerunner 15 comes in a variety of colours. RRP $199 or $249 for HRM bundle; garmin.com.au
Combining the very best in fitness and outdoor technology, Fenix 2 is Garmin’s ultimate multisport watch perfect for the adventure-seeker. This second generation model retains the core navigation and tracking functionality of an adventure watch adding multisport training capabilities. It provides real-time feedback on progress, while dedicated training modes such as swim and ski collect data and assess efficiency. Fenix 2 also gives feedback on running form through use of the new HRM- Run heart rate monitor, which also coaches users to become more efficient runners. Users are also assisted with goal setting by competing against their Virtual Partner. RRP $499; garmin.com.au
Garmin’s slimmest, lightest GPS golf watch yet, Approach S6 has first-of-its-kind swing metrics, providing golfers with performance and training data that has never been available in a wristwatch before. Perfect for both the novice golf-enthusiast as well as the advanced player, Approach S6 features a new and improved colour touchscreen interface, which is both glove- friendly and sunlight readable. With more than 30,000 pre-loaded international golf courses, water- resistant to 50m, and two weeks of battery life in watch mode, the Approach S6 is an innovative golf product that enhances the game. RRP $499; garmin.com.au
The Nuvi 55LMT is part of Garmin’s 2014 Essential Series of easy-to- use personal navigation devices. Designed to make stressful car trips a thing of the past, it is one of the few GPS navigators that does not require mobile reception to operate, due to the fact that the device is preloaded with detailed maps. Nuvi 55LMT shows the user their current street, speed limit, estimated arrival time, lane assist, lifetime map updates and school zone warnings. A new feature of this navigator is the SUNA lifetime traffic alerts, which provides users with information on delays, how many minutes of delay to expect and of possible routes that will ensure users are on the fastest route. RRP $199; garmin.com.au
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