Garmin Forerunner 55

The Garmin Forerunner 55 is an easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch designed for runners who want reliable tracking, practical training tools, and everyday comfort in a lightweight design. It combines built-in GPS, wrist-based heart rate, daily suggested workouts, and Garmin Coach support to help users train smarter and track progress with confidence. With long battery life, wellness features, and multiple sports apps, it is a strong choice for beginners and regular runners looking for a dependable all-round training watch.

FEATURES

Built-In Running Guidance
Includes daily suggested workouts, Garmin Coach compatibility, PacePro pacing strategies, race predictor, finish time guidance, and run workouts to help structure training and improve performance.

Reliable Health Monitoring
Tracks wrist-based heart rate, advanced sleep, Body Battery energy monitoring, all-day stress, respiration, relaxation reminders, hydration, and women’s health through Garmin Connect.

Long Battery Performance
Delivers up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode, making it ideal for daily wear and regular training sessions.

Multi-Sport Activity Support
Supports activity profiles for running, indoor track, treadmill, walking, yoga, Pilates, HIIT, cardio, elliptical, stair stepping, cycling, indoor biking, and pool swimming.

Smart Everyday Connectivity
Offers Bluetooth and ANT+ connectivity, smart notifications, weather forecasts, calendar support, phone finder, watch finder, and compatibility with Garmin Connect Mobile.

Lightweight and Comfortable Design
Built with a compact 42 x 42 x 11.6 mm case, lightweight 37 g body, silicone strap, and sunlight-visible display for comfortable all-day wear.

SPECIFICATIONS

Lens Material: Chemically strengthened glass

Strap Material: Silicone

Quick Release Bands: Yes, 20 mm industry standard

Physical Size: 42 x 42 x 11.6 mm

Fit Range: Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm

Weight: 37 g

Display Size: 1.04" (26.3 mm) diameter

Display Type: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)

Display Resolution: 208 x 208 pixels

Battery Life: Up to 2 weeks in smartwatch mode, up to 20 hours in GPS mode

Charging Method: Garmin proprietary plug charger

Memory / History: 32 MB

Water Rating: 5 ATM

Daily Suggested Workouts: Yes, limited

Time Features: Time/date, GPS time sync, automatic daylight saving time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, sunrise/sunset times

Health Monitoring: Wrist-based heart rate, respiration rate, fitness age, Body Battery, all-day stress, relaxation reminders, relaxation breathing timer, advanced sleep, hydration, women’s health

Sensors: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, accelerometer

Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+

Smart Features: Connect IQ, smart notifications, calendar, weather forecasts, find my phone, find my watch, Garmin Connect Mobile compatibility

Smartphone Compatibility: iPhone, Android

Gym Profiles: HIIT, cardio, elliptical training, stair stepping

Wellness Profiles: Walking, Pilates, yoga

Indoor Running Profiles: Treadmill running, indoor track running

Outdoor Running Profiles: Running, outdoor track running

Cycling Profiles: Biking, indoor biking

Swim Profile: Pool swimming

Safety Features: Incident detection during select activities, incident detection alert on phone, LiveTrack, live event sharing for Android only

Activity Tracking: Step counter, move alerts, auto goal, calories burned, intensity minutes, TrueUp, Move IQ

Training Features: Customisable screens, downloadable training plans, HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, recovery time, HR broadcast, GPS speed and distance, customisable activity profiles, Auto Pause, interval training, advanced workouts, Auto Lap, manual lap, VO2 max, finish time, activity history on watch, Physio TrueUp

Running Features: GPS-based distance, time and pace, cadence, PacePro pacing strategies, run workouts, race predictor, foot pod capable, run/walk/stand detection

Outdoor Recreation Features: Area calculation via Connect IQ, fish forecast via Connect IQ, sun and moon information via Connect IQ

Cycling Features: Alerts for time, distance, heart rate or calories, speed and cadence sensor support with sensor

Swimming Features: Pool swim metrics, stroke type detection, drill logging, basic rest timer, repeat on rest timer, auto rest, time and distance alerts, countdown start, underwater wrist-based heart rate

Kid Activity Feature: Toe-to-Toe Challenges app via optional Connect IQ app