Garmin Forerunner 45 took the world by storm. It was the perfect GPS watch for runners and fitness enthusiasts wanting a functional heart rate monitor without fuss. Now the next generation of the vastly popular watch sees the light – Welcome to Garmin Forerunner 55!
In this article, you can read about and all the new features that come with its launch. If you want to read about existing features, check our review of Garmin Forerunner 45 in our inspiration universe.
GARMIN FORERUNNER 55 FOR YOU AND ME AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN
is for both men and women of all ages wishing for a healthy lifestyle. It’s a GPS watch for those striving for more movement in everyday life, to understand overall health, and to make training a regular part of daily tasks.
This is suitable for beginners and more seasoned fitness enthusiasts wanting an overview of basic health and training data. Nevertheless, with Garmin Forerunner 55 and its many new running-specific features, there’s a chance to grow as a runner and fitness enthusiast.
introduces new data-driven features previously exclusive to more expensive models. understands that Forerunner 55 is not for elite athletes, and therefore new features are tailored to be easy to understand for runners and athletes for whom training is about staying active and doing good for oneself, body, and health.
It’s also a watch that is competitive and affordable. In other words, you get an incredible amount and useful content for the price. Forerunner 55 gives you more health data, more activity profiles, and unlimited use of the Connect IQ app, offering endless possibilities to customize your Forerunner 55 to your needs.
Garmin Forerunner 55 comes with an accurate heart rate monitor to help optimize your training. The watch offers a wide range of sports training features, allowing you to customize your training to your individual goals. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced athlete, Forerunner 55 provides the necessary tools to enhance performance and reach new heights.
GARMIN FORERUNNER 55 – NEW FEATURES, NEW POSSIBILITIES!
The new is packed with new features that will delight runners and fitness enthusiasts looking to take their training to the next level. Besides the already known features from Garmin Forerunner 45, with Garmin Forerunner 55, you also get:
Connect IQ
Connect IQ app offers full access to download apps, widgets, and watch faces to your Garmin Forerunner 55 GPS watch. This way, you can customize and personalize your watch and its display more than before. Best of all, it’s free!
Activity Profiles
Activity profiles cover all activities you can track with your Forerunner watch. Forerunner 45 comes with the following activities:
- Run, running
- Treadmill, treadmill running
- Bike, cycling
- Walk, walking
- Cardio
- Add, add more activities via Garmin Connect app
With the launch of Garmin Forerunner 55, more activities are added to the list, allowing you to challenge yourself with more training forms or track an activity you lacked on your Forerunner 45. Among the new activity profiles, you find:
- Track Run, track running
- Virtual Run, connect your watch with Zwift or another compatible app and run virtually on the phone or computer screen ahead of you. Useful, for example, when running on a treadmill. The watch sends pace, heart rate, and cadence to the connected app.
- Pool Swim, pool swimming
- Pilates
- Hiit, High Intensity Interval Training
- Breathwork, guided breathing exercises to reduce stress
MORE RUNNING!
Garmin Forerunner 55 introduces more running-specific features to help elevate running training and performance to new heights. At the very least, you can now nerd out more with your training and its planning. The new running features include:
- Daily Suggested Workouts Lite = With Daily Suggested Workouts (Lite), you now have individual running training options. Based on your current fitness level, training load, and sleep, stress, and recovery status, Forerunner 55 offers specific workout recommendations to follow daily. The Lite version excludes Garmin’s Training Load and Training Status, both concerning how your body rebuilds and improves after training.
- Recovery Time = the function estimates how long until you’re fully recovered after your last workout.
- Race Predictor = Based on your VO2 Max and training history, Race Predictor estimates your expected finish time for distances: 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, and marathon.
- Finish time = choose a distance and see a screen with your estimated finish time.
- Cadence Alerts = set an interval for desired running cadence (number of steps per minute). Receive alerts when cadence exceeds or falls below the desired interval.
- Intervals Mode = create an interval session or choose a predefined interval session. Find the function under Activity Profiles > Run > Settings > Training
- PacePro Lite = have a more strategic run with Garmin PacePro. Create a new or existing route in Garmin Connect and specify desired pace or finish time. PacePro will calculate a pace based on the route’s stages (ascents, descents, etc.). Download the plan to your watch and start running. The Lite feature of PacePro works via GPS-based pace guidance. You cannot see a route map on the watch, as possible with some of the more advanced Garmin models.
INCREASED FOCUS ON YOUR HEALTH
But it’s not just about new activity profiles and running-specific updates. Garmin Forerunner 55 takes both your physical performance and health into account, now offering access to features previously reserved for more expensive models.
- Sleep monitoring = wear Forerunner 55 while sleeping, and you can now see your sleep statistics in the Garmin Connect app. Garmin analyzes your sleep using heart rate variations, dividing it into stages: Light sleep, Deep sleep, and REM sleep. Learn more about what happens in different sleep stages here.
- Intensity minutes = when your heart rate exceeds your average resting heart rate, Forerunner 55 assumes you’re doing an activity. It could be during a chosen activity (running, cycling, pilates, etc.), but also just walking to and from the supermarket. Forerunner 55 ensures all activity counts in the final tally!
- Fitness age = this feature makes the result of your activity and training more relatable. Typically your fitness level is indicated by your VO2 Max. To make your fitness score understandable, Fitness age converts your VO2 Max to an estimated age. Training and movement help keep us young. So what are you waiting for?
- Pregnancy tracking = just as Garmin Connect helps women track their menstruation and symptoms, pregnancy tracking is now introduced to Garmin Forerunner 55. With this feature, you can track specific pregnancy symptoms week by week, be reminded to drink water, track baby’s movements, and more.
- All-day respiration, shows breaths per minute.
IMPROVED BATTERY LIFE
To enjoy the many new features better, Garmin Forerunner 55 comes with improved battery life of up to 14 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode. This way, you’re guaranteed hours of training joy and at the same time can use the heart rate monitor foryour everyday activities, so you are constantly updated on your daily activity. With its discreet and minimalist design, the Garmin Forerunner is ideal for both sport and everyday use, and you'll find that the more you wear the watch, the more data and better understanding you get of your general condition and health.
There are many exciting features and a clearly improved battery life to look forward to. Are you getting one too?
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