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Forerunner® 55
SEE YOURSELF AS A RUNNER
This easy-to-use GPS smartwatch is designed for people of all skill levels to track their stats and chase their fitness goals.
DESIGNED FOR FORM AND FUNCTION
Lightweight and comfortable, this smartwatch is the perfect fit for running and for everyday life.
SPORT-READY MATERIALS
Whether you’re running a 5K or working out another way, experience the ultimate in comfort with this sporty silicone band.
BUILT-IN GPS
Track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance, pace and intervals.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Get heart rate data (Garmin wearables are not medical devices) along with alerts if your heart rate stays high while you’re at rest. Even gauge how hard your heart is working during activities.
GARMIN COACH
These adaptive training plans feature guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to you and your goals. Workouts sync right to your watch from the Garmin Connect™ app (requires app on your compatible smartphone).
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
For personalized training guidance, get daily run recommendations of varying intensities based on your training history, fitness level and recovery time.
PACEPRO™ TECHNOLOGY
To help you plan your race day strategy, this feature offers GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance in the Garmin Connect app. So you can tailor your efforts to what’s ahead.
FINISH TIME
Want some guidance to help you meet your goal? Select a distance for your run, and you’ll be able to see a data screen that shows your estimated finish time.
TRACK RUN
When you’re ready to hit the track for some speedwork, use the built-in track run activity to record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.
CADENCE ALERTS
Want to improve your running form? Use the cadence alerts to know when you’ve gone outside your target cadence range.
RECOVERY ADVISOR
Giving your body time to recover between training sessions is crucial. After each workout, the built-in recovery time feature will let you know how long to rest before another big effort.
RACE PREDICTOR
This specialized tool takes into account your fitness level and training history to help you work toward your race goal and see the impact of training on your predicted finish time.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for track or virtual running, pool swimming, Pilates, HIIT and even breathwork.
BATTERY LIFE
Run to your heart’s content with up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode.
FITNESS TRACKING
While you’re out and about, Forerunner 55 tracks steps, intensity minutes and more (the data and information provided by these devices is intended to be a close estimation of your activity and metrics tracked).
STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day. Relax reminders will even prompt you to do a short breathing activity.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest.
INTENSITY MINUTES
See when during the day you earned intensity minutes from moderate and vigorous physical activity.
FITNESS AGE
This feature uses chronological age, resting heart rate and other factors to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. Age is just a number, after all.
RESPIRATION TRACKING
See how you’re breathing throughout the day, during sleep and during breathwork activities.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Use the Garmin Connect app (requires app on your compatible smartphone) to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your smartwatch when paired with your compatible smartphone.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features can send a message with your location to emergency contacts.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps from the Connect IQ Store app (requires app on your compatible smartphone).
MUSIC CONTROLS
Easily control the music playing on your paired smartphone, so you can skip songs without missing a beat.
SYNCS WITH GARMIN CONNECT
Upload your activities to the Garmin Connect app to interact with a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete — and even share their triumphs via social media.
About Garmin Forerunner 55
Take your running, training & endurance building to new levels with the Garmin Forerunner 55 Smartwatch. With advanced analytics and features like Heartrate Monitoring, Recovery Time Tracking, Daily Suggested Workouts, Wellness Tracking & more, all the data to improve your best time is right there on your wrist. The Garmin Forerunner 55 isn't just a smartwatch, it's a built in endurance coach.
Because every step counts, the Forerunner 55 GPS Smartwatch in sleek black is more than just a timepiece. It's a high-tech, reliable companion for runners and fitness enthusiasts alike. This GPS-enabled smartwatch is designed to provide more than just basic pace and heart rate statistics. It offers personalized guidance and daily workout suggestions tailored to your unique training history and fitness level, eliminating the guesswork from your training regimen.
The Forerunner 55 introduces HIIT and breathwork activity profiles, allowing you to diversify your workout routine. Its advanced wellness tracking features, including fitness age and all-day respiration, help you stay in tune with your body's needs and responses.
One of the standout features of this stylish smartwatch is its impressive battery life, allowing for more runs between charges. You can also customize your watch with downloadable faces, apps, and more from the Connect IQStore, making it truly your own.
The PacePro feature is a game-changer for race day strategy, offering GPS-based pace guidance for selected courses or distances via the Garmin Connect app. The app also provides daily suggested workouts of varying intensities, based on your training history, fitness level, and recovery time.
For women, the Garmin Connect app offers menstrual cycle or pregnancy tracking, providing exercise and nutrition education, and symptom logging.
The built-in recovery advisor is a crucial tool, suggesting rest periods between training sessions. The race predictor feature offers helpful training tools, including race time predictions and finish time estimates.
The Forerunner 55 also comes with built-in sports apps, tracking a wide range of activities from running and cycling to Pilates and HIIT.
The updated wellness tracking features include body battery, intensity minutes, fitness age, all-day respiration, hydration tracking, and more.
The Garmin Connect App is a free online community where users can connect, compete, and share their triumphs via social media.
For safety, the watch has assistance and incident detection features that send a message with your location to emergency contacts if you feel unsafe or if an incident occurs.
Lastly, the Garmin Coach feature offers free adaptive training plans, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals. The workouts sync directly to your watch, making it easier than ever to stay on track with your fitness journey.
Garmin Forerunner 55 Features
- Easy-to-use running watch monitors heart rate (this is not a medical device) at the wrist and uses GPS to track how far, how fast and where you've run
- Take the guesswork out of training with suggested workouts of varying intensities based on your training history, fitness level and recovery time
- Plan your race day strategy with the PacePro feature (not compatible with on-device courses), which offers GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance
- Run your best with helpful training tools, including race time predictions and finish time estimates
- Battery Life - up to 2 weeks (smartwatch mode), up to 20 hours (GPS mode)
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Sleep score and insightsYesBattery life (smartwatch mode)Up to 15 daysBuilt-in mappingYesPulse Ox blood oxygenYes (Spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)Garmin ECG AppYesLED flashlightYesGarmin PayYesMulti-band GPSYesMusic storageYes
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Strap materialSiliconeLens MaterialSapphire CrystalBezel MaterialTitaniumQuickFit watch band compatibleYes (22mm)Built-in speaker/microphoneYesDisplay Size1.4" (35.3mm) diameterDisplay resolution454 x 454 pixelsColor displayYesLarge font optionYesBattery typeLithium ion
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