Forerunner 55

Part Number 010-02562-51

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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.

Track pace, distance and more with built-in GPS.

Take guesswork out of training. This watch 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.

Monitor your overall health and wellness.

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 watch 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.

We’ve got all the running essentials.

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 strategy¹, 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 advisor 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.

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.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for track or virtual running, pool swimming, Pilates, HIIT and even breathwork.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Get heart rate data² along with alerts if your heart rate stays high while you’re at rest. Even gauge how hard your heart is working during activities.

BUILT-IN GPS

Track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance, pace and intervals.

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.

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 MONITOR

Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest.

FITNESS TRACKING

While you’re out and about, Forerunner 55 tracks steps, intensity minutes and more².

INTENSITY MINUTES

See when during the day you earned intensity minutes from moderate and vigorous physical activity.

FITNESS AGE

This feature uses chronological age, your weekly vigorous activity, resting heart rate and BMI or body fat percentage to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. And you can get tips to lower your fitness age.

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 watch when paired with a compatible smartphone.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features³ 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.

MUSIC CONTROLS

Easily control the music playing on your phone, 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.

Get metrics that show exactly how hard you’re working

Forerunner 55 Series
Dedicated Website

Learn More

How to use your running watch?

Learn More

See your stats, and track your goals in our Garmin Connect online community

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¹Forerunner 55 is not compatible with on-device courses; pace guidance is GPS-based only

²Activity tracking accuracy

³When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com.sg/safety.

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General
Lens Material	chemically strengthened glass
Quick Release bands	(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 weeks GPS mode: Up to 20 hours
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	(high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)
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)
Woman's Health

Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor
Accelerometer

Daily Smart Features
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 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	(limited)
Daily suggested workouts	(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

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

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	(optional Connect IQ app)

Forerunner 55
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Forerunner 55

Forerunner 55

SEE YOURSELF AS A RUNNER

DESIGNED FOR FORM AND FUNCTION

SPORT-READY MATERIALS

We’ve got all the running essentials.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

PACEPRO TECHNOLOGY

FINISH TIME

TRACK RUN

CADENCE ALERTS

RECOVERY ADVISOR

RACE PREDICTOR

GARMIN COACH

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

BUILT-IN GPS

BATTERY LIFE

More ways to track health and wellness.

STRESS TRACKING

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITOR

FITNESS TRACKING

INTENSITY MINUTES

FITNESS AGE

RESPIRATION TRACKING

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Customize and connect.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

CONNECT IQ STORE

MUSIC CONTROLS

SYNCS WITH GARMIN CONNECT

Get metrics that show exactly how hard you’re working

Forerunner 55 SeriesDedicated Website

How to use your running watch?

See your stats, and track your goals in our Garmin Connect online community

General

Clock Features

Health Monitoring

Sensors

Daily Smart Features

Safety and Tracking Features

Activity Tracking Features

Gym & Fitness Equipment

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

Running Features

Cycling Features

Swimming Features

Kid Activity Tracking Features

Forerunner 55 Series
Dedicated Website