If you need an upgrade from your Forerunner 205, but want to stay within the product line, you should think about the Garmin Forerunner 305. One of the 305's best features is it's sensitive internal GPS receiver, as well as an antenna which encircles part of your wrist to better retrieve satellite signals. This can help you maintain your signal when you're surrounded by things like tree cover, or moving around a lot. In contrast to competing systems that require an external GPS to be worn separately, the integrated GPS of the Garmin offers an incomparable convenience to the user. A step up from the Forerunner 205, the 305 includes a superior heart rate monitor that empowers you to record and compare current and previous data. Check out how you're doing once you're finished by uploading your information to software on your home computer.

There are quite a few benefits to be gained from using the Garmin Forerunner 305 during your workout program. You can get a more accurate grade on your speed when compared to the hills and turns of your route with the new Garmin Training Center application for your computer. You may even compete against yourself with the Virtual Opponent application, so you can attempt to beat your own times and challenge yourself. You can see how you're doing in comparison to previous exercises on the easy-to-read display, giving you comprehensive knowledge of your progress and level of improvement.

There are a few different accessories that can be implemented with the 305 as well, including an separate foot pad for those who wish to exercise where GPS reception may not be accessible, and a cadence sensor for bicyclists. The foot pads may let you know, regardless of GPS signal strength, how many calories you're burning and how fast you're going, so there's no fretting. Similarly, the cadence sensor will also allow you to track your progress even when GPS reception is weak or completely unavailable, and will also help ensure that you are keeping firm with values you have set for yourself while pedaling.

The heart rate monitor, that is included with the Forerunner 305 and not with the 205, can be set to alert you when you are outside your target range. This will supply you the ability to achieve a certain heart rate that you are working for, especially with the ebb and flow of your routine. If your heart rate drops below, or spikes above these planned zones, you will be alerted so that you can regain balance.

When you have finished your workout you can easily charge your Garmin Forerunner 305 in the included docking cradle, as well as upload the data gathered from your most current session onto your computer to analyze your progress.