The Forerunner 55 is a fuss free running watch that monitors heart rate at the wrist and uses GPS to track your pace, distance and more.

It works with free Garmin Coach adaptive training plans that bring personal coaching to your wrist. Stay connected when you want to with notifications for texts and calls and feel secure with safety and tracking features that let you send your real time location to emergency contacts.

Technologies

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.
Daily Suggested Workouts – For personalised training guidance, get daily run recommendations of varying intensities based on your training history, fitness level and recovery 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.
Race Predictor – This specialised tool considers 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.
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.
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.
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.
Cadence Alerts – Want to improve your running form? Use the cadence alerts to know when you’ve gone outside your target cadence range.
Built-In Sports Apps – Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for track or virtual running, pool swimming, Pilates, HIIT and even breathwork.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Features

Clock

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 (High and Low)
Respiration Rate (24×7)
Fitness Age
Body Battery Energy Monitor
All-day Stress
Relaxation Reminders
Relaxation Breathing Timer
Sleep (Advanced)
Hydration (In Garmin Connect and Optional Connect IQ Widget)
Women’s Health

Sensors

GPS
Glonass
Galileo
Garmin Elevate Wrist Heart Rate Monitor
Accelerometer

Daily Smart

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
Pairs With Garmin Connect Mobile

Safety and Tracking

Livetrack
Live Event Sharing: Android Only
Incident Detection During Select Activities
Assistance

Activity Tracking

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

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 data pages
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

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 (via Connect IQ)
Hunt/fish Calendar (via Connect IQ)
Sun And Moon Information (via Connect IQ)

Cycling

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

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

Toe-to-toe challenges app (optional connect iq app)

Specifications

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
Colour Display	Yes
Display Size	1.04″ (26.3 mm) diameter
Display Resolution	208 x 208 pixels
Display Type	Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight	37g
Battery Life	Smartwatch mode: Up to 2 weeks GPS mode: Up to 20 hours
Water Rating	5 ATM
Memory/History	200 hours of activity data