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Garmin

Forerunner 255

  • practical, light and complete
  • ideal for running and triathlon
  • with altimeter, barometer and compass

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Price range: 249,00€ through 299,00€ VAT included

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Description

PERFECT YOUR WORKOUT

Train with a coach on your wrist thanks to a wide range of information on training, recovery and health. Plus, you’ll have the music to motivate you along the way (Music versions).


Track your health with sleep data, heart rate variability (HRV) and daily workout recommendations, all in one screen of the morning report.


Charge your device less frequently thanks to 14 days of battery life (12 for Forerunner 255S) in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode (26 for Forerunner 255S).


Push yourself beyond your goals as a runner with the sport triathlon profile or by choosing from over 30 different activities.


Plan your training strategy with daily tips, route details and much more on the race widget.


Know your strengths and weaknesses thanks to the analysis of metrics and train more effectively to reach your goals.


Pay for your coffee or isotonic drink after your workout with the Garmin Pay โ„ข contactless system built into the watch. and listen to music wherever you are.

READY FOR NEW GOALS

Monitor your daily health and your night sleep thanks to the battery up to 14 days in smartwatch mode (12 for Forerunner 255S) and up to 30 hours with GPS on (26 for Forerunner 255S).

LIGHT (ALMOST) LIKE A FEATHER

With its sleek design and 49g weight (39g for Forerunner 255S), you’ll almost forget you’re wearing the Forerunner 255, even when you sleep.

SWEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS

Equipped with easy-to-use buttons, Corningยฎ Gorillaยฎ Glass 3 display and a silicone strap, this watch is ready to accompany you on all your experiences.

MORNING REPORT

You can see an overview of your sleep, along with heart rate variability and weather conditions. You can also customize the report to show only what you are interested in seeing.

HRV STATUS

Learn more about your health, recovery and training performance through FirstBeat Analytics โ„ข technology that measures heart rate variability during sleep.

PRELOADED SPORT PROFILES

Choose from over 30 built-in activities, including triathlon and open water swimming profiles, both new to the Forerunner 255 series. For combined racing and training, skip to the next activity by pressing a single button.

RACE WIDGET

Prepare for your next goal with training tips, personalized daily exercises and race time forecasts based on course details, weather conditions and previous performance. </ p>

SUGGESTED DAILY WORKOUTS

Displays the entire week of recommended daily exercises, which adapt after each run to your performance and recovery, as well as to the races scheduled in the calendar of the Garmin Connect smartphone app โ„ข.

GARMIN COACH

Training Plans include programs for 5km, 10km and half marathons, with guidance from experienced coaches to suit you and your goals.

Running Power

When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro โ„ข belt, you get a continuous measurement of the power you apply on the road as you run, so you can manage your effort.

RECOVERY TIME

Find out your recovery time before your next high intensity exercise, the forecast is based on your last workouts as well as general stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.

PacePro โ„ข function

To help you plan your strategy for the day of the race, this function offers guidance on the pace to take based on the selected route or distance, so that you can calibrate the your effort and be able to conclude within the time you set.

TRAINING STATUS

Using new indicators such as heart rate variability status, your training history and your recent performance, you will gain insights into your overall effort and know if your training is productive, light or too strenuous.

ACUTE LOAD

Look at your training history and compare the intensity of your recent exercises with the optimal range to improve your fitness.

TRAINING EFFECT

Find out how workouts affect your endurance, speed and power with the training effect function split between aerobic and anaerobic activity

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

While running, you can get a rhythm and heart rate analysis for a real-time evaluation of your performance.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro, the Forerunner 255 Music watch measures essential data such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, balance and much more, all to review and analyze in the Garmin Connect app.

Paths

Create or find existing routes in the Garmin Connect app, so you’ll never run out of new routes to explore. Alternatively, schedule them on other platforms, such as Strava and Komoot, then automatically sync them to your Forerunner.

RACE PREDICTOR

Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get a prediction of your pace for runs of 5km, 10km or even marathons. In addition, trend graphs highlight the impact of training over time.

CROSS-TRAINING

Combine your workout with different inputs including high intensity interval, endurance, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts, all free profiles preloaded on the watch; alternatively you can download more from the Garmin Connect app.

HEART RATE AT WRIST

The smartwatch constantly records your heart rate with our latest generation sensor and will alert you if your heart rate remains too high or too low while you are at rest. It also allows you to measure the intensity of your activities, even while swimming.

BODY BATTERY โ„ข ENERGY MONITORING

Measure your body’s energy levels to know when is the best time to train and rest.

SCORING AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING

Get your sleep quality score and information on how to improve it. You can also track different sleep stages as well as heart rate, stress, Pulse Ox and breathing.

PULSE OX SENSOR

The pulse ox sensor monitors the oxygen saturation levels in the blood to receive an advanced sleep analysis and know the altitude acclimatization data.

Women’s health monitoring

Use the Garmin Connect app to track your period or pregnancy. Record your symptoms, get advice on exercise and nutrition right on your wrist.

INTENSITY MINUTES

Indicates when you have accumulated the minutes of intense activity and at what time during the day.

STRESS DETECTION

Find out if your day is calm, balanced or stressful. Relaxation reminders invite you to do short breathing exercises when the watch detects a stressful condition.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT โ„ข FUNCTION

With a 2 minute session you can record key statistics, such as heart rate and its variation, Pulse Ox, breathing and stress. This way you get a report with key stats to share via the Garmin Connect โ„ข app on your compatible smartphone.

MULTI-BAND GNSS SUPPORT

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems for greater accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or absent, such as in cities or wooded areas, achieving maximum accuracy on distance and running speed.

MUSIC ON THE WRIST

Download up to 500 songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription required).

CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS WITH GARMIN PAY

Make your payments safe, easy and fast with the Garmin Pay contactless solution only through authorized suppliers.

SMART NOTIFICATION

Receive e-mails, SMS and push alerts directly on the watch if it is paired with your Appleยฎ or Android โ„ข smartphone. You can also reply to messages if you have an Android phone.

DETECTION AND SECURITY FUNCTIONS

If you are unsure or if the watch detects that a fall has occurred, the assistance and incident detection functions send your location to the emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled only for selected activity profiles.

LIVETRACK FUNCTION

Use LiveTrack to allow friends and family to follow your position in real time and view the entire route planned in advance. Make sure your loved ones know exactly where you are running.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

Consult information on your health and fitness, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges; all this in one free app.

CONNECT IQโ„ข STORE

Download custom watch faces, add data fields and download apps and widgets from Connect the downloaded IQ Store app to your compatible smartphone.

General

Lens material Corningยฎ Gorillaยฎ Glass 3
Ferrule material Reinforced polymer fiber
Quick release straps Yes (22 mm) - Forerunner 255/255 Music

Yes (18mm) - Forerunner 255S / 255S Music

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Strap material Silicone
Box dimensions, LxWxH Forerunner 255/255 Music - 45.6 x 45.6 x 12.9 (mm)
Fits wrists 130-205mm in circumferenceForerunner 255S / 255S Music - 41 x 41 x 12.4 (mm)
Fits wrists with a circumference of 110 - 175 mm
Color screen โœ“
Screen size, WxH Forerunner 255/255 Music - 33 mm (1.3 ") in diameter

Forerunner 255S / 255S Music - 27.5 mm (1.1 ") in diameter

Screen resolution, WxH Forerunner 255/255 Music - 260 x 260 pixels

Forerunner 255S / 255S Music - 218 x 218 pixels

Screen type Anti-glare, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight Forerunner 255/255 Music - 49 g

Forerunner 255S / 255S Music - 39 g

Battery life Forerunner 255/255 Music -

Smartwatch mode: up to 14 days
GPS-only GNSS mode: up to 30 hours
GNSS mode all systems with music: up to 6.5 hours
GNSS mode all systems: up to 25 hours
GNSS mode all most multi-band systems: up to 16 hours

Forerunner 255S / 255S Music -

Smartwatch mode: up to 12 days
GPS-only GNSS mode: up to 26 hours
GNSS mode all systems with music: up to 5.5 hours
GNSS mode all systems: up to 20 hours
GNSS mode all systems plus multiband: up to 13 hours

Water resistance classification Swimming, 5 ATM
Memory / history Bluetoothยฎ, ANT + ยฎ

Clock functions

Time / date โœ“
Time synchronization via GPS โœ“
Automatic daylight saving time โœ“
Alarm clock โœ“
Timer โœ“
Stopwatch โœ“
Sunrise / sunset times โœ“

Health monitoring

Heart rate on the wrist (constant, every second) โœ“
Daily Resting Heart Rate โœ“
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiratory rate (24x7) โœ“
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Yes (spot check and optional acclimatization throughout the day and in sleep)
Fitness age โœ“
Body Battery โ„ข Energy Monitoring โœ“
Tracking your daily stress โœ“
Relaxation reminder timer โœ“
Sleep Yes (advanced)
Sleep monitoring (sleep score and Insights messages) โœ“
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect โ„ข and the optional Connect IQ โ„ข widget)
Women's health monitoring Yes (in Garmin Connect โ„ข and the optional Connect IQ โ„ข widget)
Health snapshot โœ“

wrist heart rate monitor

Sensors

GPS โœ“
GLONASS โœ“
Galileo โœ“
Multi-frequency position detection โœ“
Garmin Elevate โ„ข โœ“
Barometric altimeter โœ“
Compass โœ“
Gyroscope โœ“
Accelerometer โœ“
Thermometer โœ“
Acclimatization of the pulse oximeter โœ“

Smart daily functions

Connectivity Bluetoothยฎ, ANT + ยฎ
Connect IQ โ„ข (clock faces, data fields, widgets and downloadable apps) โœ“
Connect IQ โ„ข Store on the device โœ“
Smart Notification โœ“
Automatic reply with preset messages (Android โ„ข only) โœ“
Calendar โœ“
Weather โœ“
Synchronization of settings in real time via mobile phone with Garmin Connect โ„ข app โœ“
Energy saving: customizable low consumption clock โœ“
Music control on smartphone โœ“
Upload and control music to device โœ“
Music storage up to 500 songs (Music versions)
Find my phone โœ“
Find the clock function โœ“
VIRB โ„ข Remote โœ“
Smartphone compatibility iPhoneยฎ, Windows and Android โ„ข
Compatible with Garmin Connect โ„ข Mobile โœ“
Garmin Pay โ„ข โœ“

Security and detection functions

LiveTrack โœ“
Live event sharing Android โ„ข only
Incident detections during some activities โœ“
Support โœ“

Activity Tracking Features

Pedometer โœ“
Move bar (appears on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset) โœ“
Auto goal (stores activity level and assigns a daily step goal) โœ“
Calories burned โœ“
Floors climbed โœ“
Distance traveled โœ“
Intensity minutes โœ“
TrueUp โ„ข โœ“
Move IQ โ„ข โœ“
Garmin Connect โ„ข Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)

Fitness equipment / Gym

Available gym activity profiles Strength training, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical, Stair stepper, Climbed Stairways, Indoor rowing, Pilates, Yoga
Cardio workouts โœ“
Functional strength training โœ“
HIIT workouts โœ“
Yoga workouts โœ“
Pilates workouts โœ“
Training animations on the screen โœ“
Training muscle maps on screen โœ“
Automatic counting of repetitions โœ“

Training, planning and analysis functions

Intensity zones โœ“
FC Alerts โœ“
Calories HR โœ“
% FC max โœ“
% FCR โœ“
Recovery time โœ“
Auto max FC โœ“
Morning report โœ“
Quick view / race widget โœ“
HRV status โœ“
HR Broadcast (broadcasts FC data to paired devices via ANT + โ„ข ) โœ“
Respiratory rate (during activity) yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance โœ“
Customizable data pages โœ“
Customizable activity profiles โœ“
Auto Pauseยฎ โœ“
Interval training โœ“
Improved interval (includes free intervals, interval data page, recovery screen and automatic detection) โœ“
Advanced workouts โœ“
Downloadable training plans โœ“
Auto Lapยฎ โœ“
Manual lap โœ“
Recovery timer โœ“
Configurable Lap Alerts โœ“
VO2 max (run) โœ“
VO2 Max (Trail Run) โœ“
Training Status improved
Training Load โœ“
Focus Training Load โœ“
Training Effect (aerobic) โœ“
Training Effect (anaerobic) โœ“
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) โœ“
Improved recovery time โœ“
Suggested daily workouts Yes (7 days)
Customizable alerts โœ“
Audio alerts โœ“
End time โœ“
Virtual Partner โœ“
Virtual Racer โ„ข โœ“
Automatic multisport activities โœ“
Manual multisport activities โœ“
Path instructions โœ“
Touch button and / or button lock โœ“
Auto scroll โœ“
Activity history on the clock โœ“
Physio TrueUp โœ“

Travel functions

Available ride profiles Running, Track running, Treadmill, Indoor running, Trail running, Virtual running, Ultramarathon
GPS-based distance, time and pace โœ“
Running dynamics yes (with compatible accessory)
Oscillation and vertical ratio yes (with compatible accessory)
Ground contact time and balance yes (with compatible accessory)
Step length (in real time) yes (with compatible accessory)
Cadence (gives the number of steps in real time per minute) โœ“
Running power yes (with compatible accessory)
Performance condition โœ“
Anaerobic threshold yes (with compatible accessory)
PacePro โ„ข gait strategies โœ“
Running workouts โœ“
Race forecast โœ“
Race forecasts based on route and weather โœ“
Support for speed and cadence sensors (with sensor) โœ“

Features for outdoor activities

Profiles for available outdoor activities Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, Classic cross-country skiing, SUP, Rowing
Point-to-point navigation โœ“
Path marked in real time โœ“
Back to top โœ“
TracBackยฎ โœ“
UltraTrac mode โœ“
Places on the path โœ“
Quota profile โœ“
Distance to destination โœ“
Barometric trend indicator โœ“
Auto Climb for trail running โœ“
Vertical speed โœ“
Total ascent / descent โœ“
Predicted elevation plot โœ“
Projected waypoint โœ“
Ephemeris โœ“

Cycling functions

Available bike profiles Bike, Indoor bike, Mountain bike, eBiking, eMountain bike
Time / distance alarm (alarm goes off when target is reached) โœ“
Courses (allows you to compete with previous activities) โœ“
Bike lap and maximum power in the lap (with power sensor) โœ“
Race against an activity โœ“
Functional Threshold Power (FTP) yes (with compatible accessory)
Compatible with Vector โ„ข โœ“
Compatible with the Vector โ„ข power sensor (displays the watts expressed while pedaling with compatible third-party ANT + โ„ข power sensors) โœ“
Compatible with Varia Vision โ„ข (head mounted screen) โœ“
Compatible with Varia โ„ข radar (rear-facing radar) โœ“
Compatible with Varia โ„ข lights โœ“
Support for speed and cadence sensor (with sensor) โœ“

Swimming functions

Available swimming profiles Pool swimming, open water swimming
Metrics for open water swimming (distance, pace, number / rate of strokes, calories) โœ“
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count / rate, calories) โœ“
Detection of stroke type (freestyle, backstroke, dolphin, butterfly) โœ“
Recording of exercises โœ“
Base recovery timer (up to 0) โœ“
"Repeat enabled" recovery timer โœ“
Automatic retrieval โœ“
Time and distance alerts โœ“
Pace alerts (pool swim only) โœ“
Start countdown โœ“
Swimming training โœ“
Critical swimming speed โœ“
Underwater wrist heart rate โœ“
Heart rate (real-time during rests, interval and session statistics during rests and automatic heart rate download after swimming) Yes (with HRM-Swim โ„ข or HRM-Pro โ„ข)

Child Detection Features

Toe-to-Toe โ„ข Challenge App Yes (optional Toe-to-Toe โ„ข Challenge app available on Connect IQ)

Connectivity

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