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See yourself as a runner. Forerunner 55 is the easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch that encourages running and healthy lifestyles. With the simple press of a button, a user can start their run or walk and track their time, distance, speed, pace and heart rate
1 right from their wrist. For those who want to take their running to the next level, this smartwatch offers detailed running data, daily suggested workouts, additional built-in sports apps and more. Track all-day activity, including steps, calories, sleep and more1. And you can get more runs in between charges, thanks to this smartwatch’s long battery life.
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Forerunner 55:
- Easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch monitors heart rate1 at the wrist and uses GPS to track how far, how fast and where you’ve run.
- With the simple press of a button, a user can start their run or walk and track their time, distance, speed and more.
- All-day activity tracking1 counts steps, calories, sleep and more.
- Take the guesswork out of your runs with suggested workouts based on your training history, fitness level and recovery time.
- Garmin Coach training plans offer on-screen guidance from expert coaches and free 5K, 10K or half-marathon training plans that adapt based on a runner’s goals.
- Plan your race day strategy with the PacePro feature, 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.
- Track all the ways you move with built-in activity profiles for running, cycling, track run, virtual run, pool swim, yoga, breathwork and more.
- Tune in to your body with advanced wellness features, such as intensity minutes, fitness age, Body Battery energy monitoring, stress tracking and more.
- Automatically upload activities to the Garmin Connect app, and download custom watch faces, data fields and apps from the Connect IQ Store2.
- Battery life: up to 2 weeks in smartwatch mode; up to 20 hours in GPS mode.
Product Caption:
- Easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides running and training guidance.
New form Caption:
See yourself as a runner. Get the easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch that encourages running and healthy lifestyles.
FOOTNOTES:
- 1See Garmin.com/ataccuracy
- 2Requires Garmin Connect app and Connect IQ app loaded on your compatible smartphone paired to Forerunner 55; see Garmin.com/ble
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 sweating it out during HIIT sessions, 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 data1 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 app2.
Daily Suggested Workouts
For personalised 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 metres.
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 specialised 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 more1.
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 app2 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 features3 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 Store2.
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.
Battery Life:
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 2 weeks
- GPS mode: Up to 20 hours
Clock Features
- Time/Date
- GPS Time Sync
- Automatic Daylight Saving Time
- Alarm Clock
- Timer
- Stopwatch
- Sunrise/Sunset Times
Health Monitoring
- Wrist-Based Heart Rate (Constant, Every Second)
- Daily Resting Heart Rate
- Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts: Yes (high and low)
- Respiration Rate (24X7)
- Fitness Age
- Body Battery Energy Monitor
- All-Day Stress Tracking
- Relaxation Reminders
- Relaxation Breathing Timer
- Sleep: Yes (Advanced)
- Hydration: Yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
- Women'S Health
Daily Smart Features
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+
- Connect Iq (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields, Widgets And Apps)
- Smart Notifications
- Calendar
- Weather
- Controls Smartphone Music
- Find My Phone
- Find My Watch
- Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone, Android
- Compatible With Garmin Connect Mobile
Safety And Tracking Features
- Livetrack
- Live Event Sharing: Android Only
- Incident Detection During Select Activities
- Assistance
Activity Tracking Features
- Step Counter
- Move Bar (Displays On Device After A Period Of Inactivity; Walk For A Couple Of Minutes To Reset It)
- Auto Goal (Learns Your Activity Level And Assigns A Daily Step Goal)
- Calories Burned
- Distance Travelled
- Intensity Minutes
- Trueup
- Move IQ
Fitness Equipment/Gym
- Available Gym Activity Profiles: Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, HIIT, Pilates, Yoga
Training, Planning And Analysis Features
- HR Zones
- HR Alerts
- HR Calories
- Recovery Time
- Auto Max HR
- HR Broadcast (Broadcasts HR Data Over Ant+ To Paired Devices)
- Respiration Rate (During Exercise): Yoga and breathwork only
- GPS Speed And Distance
- Customisable Screen(S)
- Customisable Activity Profiles
- Auto Pause
- Interval Training
- Advanced Workouts
- Downloadable Training Plans
- Auto Lap
- Manual Lap
- Configurable Lap Alerts
- Vo2 Max (Run)
- Improved Recovery Time: Yes (limited)
- Daily Suggested Workouts: Yes (limited)
- Audio Prompts
- Finish Time
- Touch And/Or Button Lock
- Activity History On Watch
- Physio Trueup
Running Features
- Available Run Profiles: Running, Treadmill Running, Track Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
- GPS-Based Distance, Time And Pace
- Cadence (Provides Real-Time Number Of Steps Per Minute)
- Pacepro Pacing Strategies
- Run Workouts
- Race Predictor
- Foot Pod Capable
Outdoor Recreation
- Area Calculation: Yes (via Connect IQ)
- Hunt/Fish Calendar: Yes (via Connect IQ)
- Sun And Moon Information: Yes (via Connect IQ)
Cycling Features
- Alerts (Triggers Alarm When You Reach Goals Including Time, Distance, Heart Rate Or Calories)
- Available Cycling Profiles: Biking, Indoor Biking
- Speed And Cadence Sensor Support (W/Sensor)
Swimming Features
- Available Swim Profiles: Pool Swimming
- Pool Swim Metrics (Lengths, Distance, Pace, Stroke Count, Swim Efficiency (Swolf), Calories)
- Stroke Type Detection (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) (Pool Swim Only)
- Drill Logging (Pool Swim Only)
- Basic Rest Timer (Up From 0) (Pool Swim Only)
- "Repeat On" Rest Timer (Pool Swim Only)
- Auto Rest (Pool Swim Only)
- Time And Distance Alerts
- Countdown Start
- Underwater Wrist-Based Heart Rate
Kid Activity Tracking Features
- Toe-To-Toe Challenges App: yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)
Product Features:
- Lens material: Chemically strengthened glass
- Quick release bands: Yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
- Strap material: Silicone
- Colour display