Customer Reviews for Garmin - Forerunner 570 GPS Smartwatch 42 mm Aluminum - Slate Gray Aluminum - (2025)
Customer Rating
5
Intuitive, great features for swimmers
on January 26, 2026
Posted by: Circeslion
I bought this a month ago and I’m so glad I did. As a former swimmer returning after 10+ years of not swimming, this watch has single handedly helped me get excited again about the sport. The lap counting features, swolf, ability to time rest breaks, and compare past and current workouts is unmatched. I love the long-lasting battery (another reason I switched from a specific fruit brand product). I work in healthcare and the watch looks sleek and professional. Being a smaller woman, I was worried about the bulkiness on my wrist - the smaller watch face fits me well and I truly don’t feel like it’s cumbersome or irritating. I can’t wait to use some of the hiking and backpacking features this summer!
I have been running for almost 3 years now, I first started running using my apple watch, and then last winter I noticed it would "die" if temps were too extreme (too cold or too hot) and that just wasn't going to cut it, so I bought my FIRST Garmin, used, from another runner in my community, that Garmin was 10 years old and tracked outdoor runs, and biking. Then I ran my second marathon & Boston Qualified and the tracking was a bit off on my Garmin so I knew I needed a newer version. Fast forward, I got the Garmin - Forerunner® 570 - 42mm and it has been an absolute life changer! I love it so much! It has so many features and records every sport imaginable! It is expensive, but worth the money!
I bought this watch a month ago, and have been taking some time to explore and learn all of the features. There are tons of ways to customize and a lot of data. The challenges and are motivating
I love the new Garmin 570. I’ve been in Apple user forever. And the one thing that was holding me back is that it didn’t do everything. My Apple Watch did comparing sinking, making calls text all the things, and this watch hits the mark fills in the gaps that I needed for my Apple Watch And is incredibly more accurate and tracking my mileage, getting an AI coach setting up a plan all the metrics I need and more. I love this thing sad it took me so long to swap over but it was well worth the weight. This thing is perfect.
I love this new watch for its appearance and ease of use. However, I get much less battery time than I did with my 265s. It's about nine days versus thirteen. Still, a hundred times better than my Apple Watch Utra needing to be charged daily.