Garmin Forerunner 55 GPS Running Watch & Activity Tracker - Black

Description

GARMIN 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.

KEY FEATURES:

Track your time, distance, pace and speed during your run or walk with built-in GPS.

Monitor your overall health and wellness with wrist-based heart rate1 and more.

Take guesswork out of training. This smartwatch suggests runs tailored to you.

High-end running features help you meet your potential. Minus the high-end price tag.

Track more than just running with an array of built-in activity profiles.

Get up to 2 weeks of battery life. Because less charging is always a good thing.

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.

We’ve got all the running essentials.
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 app.

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.

More ways to track health and wellness.
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 app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more.

Customize and connect.
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.

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.

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General

LENS MATERIAL

chemically strengthened glass

QUICK RELEASE BANDS
yes (20 mm, Industry standard)

STRAP MATERIAL

silicone

PHYSICAL SIZE

42 x 42 x 11.6 mm

Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm

COLOR DISPLAY
 

DISPLAY SIZE
1.04" (26.3 mm) diameter

DISPLAY RESOLUTION
208 x 208 pixels

DISPLAY TYPE
sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

WEIGHT

37 g

BATTERY LIFE

Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeksGPS mode: Up to 20 hoursSee

details

WATER RATING
5 ATM

MEMORY/HISTORY
200 hours of activity data

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
 

RELAXATION REMINDERS
 

RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
 

SLEEP
yes (Advanced)

HYDRATION
yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

WOMAN'S HEALTH
 

Sensors

GPS
 

GLONASS
 

GALILEO
 

GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
 

ACCELEROMETER
 

Daily Smart Features

CONNECTIVITY
 

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™

PAIRS 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 TRAVELED
 

INTENSITY MINUTES
 

TRUEUP™
 

MOVE IQ™
 

Gym & Fitness Equipment

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
 

CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES
 

CUSTOMIZABLE 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 (POOL SWIM ONLY)
 

UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
 

Kid Activity Tracking Features

TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP
yes (optional Connect IQ app)