Garmin Forerunner 55 In-Depth Review: 15 New Things to Know

Today, Garmin has also refreshed its least expensive running watch – the Forerunner 55. This watch is aimed at folks that don’t need all the fancier features of a higher-end Forerunner 245, 745, or 945 series – but still want the core of the run tracking. Of course, as each successive series comes out, these so-called basic running watches get more and more features that ultimately make them far more feature-capable than the last iteration of the mid-range watches.

The Forerunner 55 has gained the majority of the features that came to the FR245 last time around, including running track mode (for perfect GPS lines at the track), daily suggested workouts, women’s health tracking, PacePro (this is huge), Recovery Time, now full Connect IQ support, and plenty more. Seriously, it’s almost a mini-FR245 now. Except $100 cheaper. True, the FR245 does have a handful of performance-oriented features, but very few unique ones remain at this point.

I’ve been using the Forerunner 55 for a number of weeks now on workouts and 24x7 wear. Additionally, my wife has also used the FR55 on a number of her workouts too. So I’ve got a pretty good feel on how well the FR55 works, and where its quirks are.

0:00 Intro
0:30 Pricing & Colors
0:56 Added PacePro
1:27 Daily Suggested Workouts
2:25 Track Mode
3:55 Race Predictor
4:45 Recovery Hours
5:22 Finish Time Estimator
5:55 Garmin Connect IQ Support
6:44 Virtual Run Profile
7:33 Pool Swimming Support
8:08 Female Health Tracking
8:38 Added Widget Glances
9:23 Respiration Rate Tracking
9:53 More Data fields and options
11:05 Battery Life Increases
11:28 HR & GPS Accuracy

#GarminFR55 #Forerunner55 #GarminForerunner55