The Forerunner 55 is the latest GPS running smartwatch from Garmin, a model designed for all skill levels to track their stats and smash their fitness goals.

The Garmin Forerunner 55 is an easy-to-use GPS smartwatch which has plenty of activity features designed for runners and everyday life. Get training data, stats and goals straight from your wrist including distance, time, speed and even your heart rate. Delivering high-end running features without the high-end price, the iconic Forerunner name is back in a brilliant way.

PacePro™ technology provides GPS-based pace guidance for selected course and distance in the Garmin Connect™ app. Impressive features include smart notifications to keep you always up to date, and up to 2 weeks of battery life.

Features

• Easy-to-use GPS smartwatch packed with activity features for running and everyday life

Running Features

• Built-in GPS Glonass provides tracking for time, distance, pace and speed during your run or walk
• Wrist-based heart rate monitor provides data and alerts
• Built-in activity profiles with daily suggested workouts including daily run recommendations
• PacePro™ technology delivers GPS-based pace guidance for selected course and distance in the Garmin Connect™ app
• Finish time shows your estimated finish time and goal
• Built-in track run activity records accurate lap distances
• Cadence alerts update you when you’ve gone outside your target cadence range
• Recovery time feature lets you know how long to rest before another big effort
• Race predictor is a specialised tool which takes into account your fitness level and training history to help you work toward your race goal and the impact of training on your predicted finish time
• Built-in sports apps allow you to switch between activity profiles for track or virtual running, pool swimming, Pilates, HIIT and even breathwork
• Up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode
• Alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, accelerometer and Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor

Tracking Applications

• Fitness tracking records steps, intensity minutes and more
• Stress tracking uses relax reminders to prompt you to do a short breathing activity
• Body battery energy monitoring tracks your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest
• Intensity minutes shows the points during the day you earned intensity minutes from moderate and vigorous physical activity
• Fitness age is a feature that 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 shows how you are breathing throughout the day, during sleep and during breathwork activities
• Women’s health tracking means you can use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy (log symptoms; plus, get exercise and nutrition education)
• Lightweight and comfortable design
• Sport-ready materials including a silicone band manage sweat well

Customise & Connect

• Smart notifications mean you can receive emails, texts and alerts on your smartwatch when paired with your compatible smartphone
• Safety and tracking features include assistance and incident detection features can send a message with your location to emergency contacts
• Connect IQ™ store gives you access to downloadable custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps
• Music controls allow you to easily control the music playing on your paired smartphone
• Upload your activities to the Garmin Connect app to interact with a thriving online community

General Features

• Lens material: chemically strengthened glass
• Strap material: Silicone
• Dimensions: 42mm x 42mm x 11.6mm
• Fitting: Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203mm
• Colour display
• Display size: 1.04” (26.3mm) diameter
• Display resolution: 208 x 208 pixels
• Display type: sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Water rating: 5 ATM
• Memory/history: 200 hours of activity data
• Weight: 37g