Get the Forerunner 245 Music smartwatch for 38% off, plus more of the best Garmin deals ahead of Prime Day

Chances are, you associate Garmin with GPS systems: You know, those old-school devices that we all used to put in our cars when Google Maps and Waze weren't yet a thing. But Garmin products are so much more than that — including a wide variety of fitness gadgets and GPS navigators that are nothing if not up-to-date. Garmin came out with so many deals this month to help you elevate your fitness routine or get around easier on unknown streets. Shop our top picks for Garmin fitness watches, heart rate trackers, GPS navigators, and more below. The good news? You don't have to wait until Prime Day 2023 to score these major savings.

If you're upgrading your tech — from fitness smartwatches to heart rate monitors to in-car navigation systems — look no further than the discounts Garmin is offering now on some of its standout items. We're big fans of Garmin over here: having reviewed (and loved) its affordable Vivoactive 4 smartwatch, Forerunner 35 GPS watch, and other models in the past. What better time to invest in a tool that will help you with tracking, analyzing, and navigating your daily life than during this pre-Prime Day 2023 sale? Get yourself a running smartwatch that creates adaptive fitness plans, a GPS navigator that keeps you safe on the road with real-time alerts and alternate route suggestions, a heart rate strap that also captures detailed running dynamics, and more from our roundup of the best Garmin deals below.

Best GPS running smartwatch deal

Why we like it

The Garmin Forerunner 245 Music smartwatch will help you take that jog around the neighborhood up a notch (or up ten notches even). It's got a seriously efficient battery life — up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and 6 hours in GPS mode with music — and gives you high-detail training analysis. It could even tell you if you're training too hard or not hard enough: kind of like a personal trainer in watch form. For serious runners, the Forerunner 245 Music offers insight into ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio, and more. Its incident detection feature ensures that if you ever do take a tumble (knock on wood), your real-time location will be sent to the emergency contacts on your paired phone.

Best GPS navigator deal

Why we like it

We get it, sometimes it's easier to just prop your phone up on a stand and navigate around via Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze (if you're quirky like that). But it's also not a bad idea to be a GPS purist and use an actual navigator device, like this Garmin DriveSmart 65 GPS navigator. It has bright, easy-to-read maps, can pair with your smartphone for hands-free calling, gives you info on traffic cams and parking spots, and even offers a U.S. National Parks directory. How cool is that? And does your phone show 3D buildings and terrain on its maps?

Best heart rate monitor deal

Why we like it

The Garmin HRM-Pro heart rate strap, similar to the Forerunner 245 Music smartwatch we described above, captures running dynamics such as vertical oscillation, ground contact time, and stride length. In fact, it's easily compatible with a Garmin watch and can send it detailed HR info after you finish activities like swimming that aren't "recognized" by the smartwatch. For a band this small and lightweight, it's impressive that it can also calculate/store your steps, calories, and intensity minutes during exercise. Wear this proudly during your next HIIT session or 5K and track the fluctuations in your health metrics.

More Garmin deals

• Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire watch — $429.99 $749.99 (save $320)

• Garmin Instinct 2 Solar watch — $399.99 $449.99 (save $50)

• Garmin Vivoactive 4 watch — $269.97 $329.99 (save $60.02)

• Garmin Venu watch — $139.95 $169.95 (save $30)

• Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2 — $109.99 $129.99 (save $20)