Bulky design, too much emphasis on activity tracking, more expensive than regular

With the Forerunner 225, Garmin’s built-in heart rate monitor cherry has been popped, and it’s difficult to see monitoring not making an appearance on models in the rest of the range. As a 30-50 km per week runner, the 225 provided me with most of the functionality that I needed, with good battery life and syncing included, although I found it too bulky to wear casually.