Garmin | Forerunner 55
Discover your full potential as a runner with the Garmin Forerunner 55, a GPS running smartwatch designed to elevate your training beyond just pace and heart rate. Built for runners of all levels, this smartwatch takes the guesswork out of your routine with personalized coaching and daily suggested workouts tailored to your fitness level and training history. Whether you're logging base miles or mixing in HIIT sessions and breathwork, the Forerunner 55 adapts to your needs with a variety of built-in activity profiles.
Stay in tune with your body using advanced wellness tracking features, including all-day respiration monitoring, intensity minutes, and more. With extended battery life, you’ll enjoy more training between charges—perfect for long-distance runners and everyday athletes alike.
Customize your experience by downloading watch faces, apps, and widgets from the Connect IQ Store using the Garmin Connect and Connect IQ apps on your compatible smartphone. Lightweight, user-friendly, and packed with powerful features, the Garmin Forerunner 55 is your ideal companion for smarter, more efficient running.
Features
- Monitors heart rate at the wrist and uses GPS to track how far, how fast and where you've run
- Run your best with helpful training tools, including race time predictions and finish time estimates
- Provides personalized guidance and daily suggested workouts based on your training history, fitness level and recovery time
- PacePro™ feature offers GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance, helping you plan your race day strategy; not compatible with on-device courses
- Track all the ways you move with built-in activity profiles for running, cycling, track run, virtual run, pool swim, Pilates, HIIT, breath work and more
- Tune in to your body with advanced wellness features, such as intensity minutes, fitness age, all-day respiration and more
- Battery life: up to 2 weeks in smartwatch mode; up to 20 hrs. in GPS mode
- Make it your own by downloading watch faces, apps and more from the Connect IQ™ Store (requires Garmin Connect™ app and Connect IQ™ app loaded on a compatible smartphone)
Technical specs
Best Use |
Running
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Customization |
Apps, Widgets, Data Fields, Watch Faces
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GPS/Satellite Detectable |
Yes
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Interval Training |
Yes
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Pace Alert |
Yes
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Tracks Steps |
Yes
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Pedometer Type |
Digital 3-axis Accelerometer
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Tracks Calories Burned |
Yes
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Sleep Tracking |
Yes
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HRM Included/Integrated |
Yes
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Heart Rate Sensor Type |
Wrist-based
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Average Heart Rate |
Yes
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Heart Rate Target Zone(s) |
Yes
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Pool Lap Recognition |
Yes
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Stroke Recognition |
Yes
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Water-Resistant Depth |
50 meters
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VO2 Max Estimate |
Yes
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Recovery Advising |
Yes
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Altimeter |
No
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Alarm |
Yes
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Stopwatch |
Yes
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Time Display |
Yes
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Illumination |
Backlight
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Battery Type |
Lithium Ion
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Average Battery Life |
Smartwatch mode: up to 2 weeks; GPS mode: up to 20 hrs.
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Display Size |
1.04 inches
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Data Exchange |
ANT+, Bluetooth
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Smart Device Notifications |
Yes
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Compatible Fitness Accessories |
Heart Rate Monitor, Cadence Sensor
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Gender |
Unisex
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