Garmin Forerunner 255 music GPS watch

Garmin Forerunner 255 music GPS watch

Case Size 46mm
Black color
Music Yes

Train with a coach on your wrist, offering a wide range of training, recovery, and health insights. Plus, you'll have music to motivate you along the way.

Track your health through sleep data, heart rate variability (HRV), and daily workout tips, all in one morning report screen.

Charge your device less frequently with 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode.

Push your running goals further with the triathlon sport profile or by choosing from over 30 different activities.

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

Know your strengths and weaknesses by analyzing metrics and train more effectively to achieve your goals.

Pay for your post-workout coffee or sports drink with the Garmin Pay™ contactless1 system built into the watch. And listen to music wherever you go.

READY FOR NEW GOALS
Monitor your daily health and nightly sleep with up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours with GPS on.

LIGHT (ALMOST) AS A FEATHER
With its sleek design and 49g weight, you'll almost forget you're wearing Forerunner® 255 Music, even when you sleep.

SWEAT-RESISTANT MATERIALS
Featuring easy-to-use buttons, a Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 display and a silicone strap, this watch is ready for every experience.

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

HRV STATUS
Gain deeper insights into your health, recovery, and training performance with FirstBeat Analytics™ technology, which measures heart rate variability during sleep.

PRELOADED SPORT PROFILES
Choose from more than 30 built-in activities, including triathlon and open water swim profiles, both new to the Forerunner 255 series. For combined racing and training, transition to the next activity with the press of a button.

RACE WIDGET
Get ready for your next goal with training tips, personalized daily workouts, and race time predictions based on course details, weather conditions, and past performance.

SUGGESTED DAILY WORKOUTS
View your entire week of recommended daily workouts, which adapt after each run based on your performance and recovery, as well as upcoming races in the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.

GARMIN COACH
Training plans include programs for 5K, 10K, and half-marathon runs, with guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES
Switch between sports with a single swipe, thanks to built-in profiles for triathlon, duathlon, combined workouts, and swimrun. Alternatively, you can create your own custom multisport profiles.

RUNNING POWER
When you use a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro? strap, you get a continuous measurement of the power you apply to the road as you run, so you can manage your effort.

RECOVERY TIME
Find out how much time you need to recover before your next high-intensity workout, based on your recent workouts as well as your overall stress, sleep, and daily activities outside of workouts.

PACEPRO FUNCTION?
To help you plan your race day strategy, this feature offers pace guidance based on your selected route or distance, so you can fine-tune your effort and ensure you finish within your target time.

TRAINING STATUS
Using new indicators like heart rate variability status, your training history, and your recent performance, you'll gain insights into your overall effort and know if your workout is productive, under-intensity, or over-stretching.

ACUTE LOAD
View your workout history and compare the intensity of your recent exercises to the optimal range for improving your fitness.

TRAINING EFFECT
Discover how your workouts affect your endurance, speed and power with the training effect feature split between aerobic and anaerobic activity.

PERFORMANCE CONDITION
While running, you can get a pace and heart rate analysis for a real-time assessment of your performance.

RUNNING DYNAMICS
When you use a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro, the Forerunner 255 Music watch measures essential data like cadence, stride length, ground contact time, balance and more, all of which you can review and analyze in the Garmin Connect app.

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

TRACK RACING
Ready for some speed drills? Enter your lane into the built-in track running activity to record precise lap distances and see distances in meters.

RACE PREDICTOR
Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get a predicted pace for 5K, 10K, or even marathon runs. Plus, trend graphs highlight the impact of your training over time.

CROSS-TRAINING
Mix up your training with a variety of workouts including high-intensity interval training, resistance training, cardio, yoga and Pilates, all free and preloaded on the watch; or you can download more from the Garmin Connect app.

WRIST HEART RATE
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're at rest. It also allows you to measure the intensity of your activities, even while swimming.

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING?
Measure your body's energy levels to know the best times to exercise and rest.

ADVANCED SLEEP SCORING AND MONITORING
Get a score on your sleep quality and insights on how to improve it. You can also track your different sleep stages, as well as heart rate, stress, Pulse Oximeter (POX), and respiration.

PULSE OX SENSOR
The pulse ox sensor monitors blood oxygen saturation levels for advanced sleep analysis and altitude acclimation data.

MONITORING WOMEN'S HEALTH
Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms and get exercise and nutrition tips right on your wrist.

MINUTES OF INTENSITY
It shows when you accumulated 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 prompt you to do short breathing exercises when the watch detects stress.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT FEATURE?
With a 2-minute session, you can record key stats, such as heart rate and heart rate variation, Pulse Ox, respiration, and stress. This gives you a report with key stats you can share via the Garmin Connect™ 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, getting the most accurate 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 contactless solution1 Garmin Pay only through authorized providers.

SMART NOTIFICATION

Receive emails, texts, and push alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple® or Android smartphone. You can also reply to messages if you have an Android phone.

DETECTION AND SECURITY FUNCTIONS
If you feel unsafe or your watch detects a fall, assistance and incident detection features4 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is only enabled for selected activity profiles.

LIVETRACK FUNCTION
Use LiveTrack to let friends and family follow your location in real time4 and view your entire pre-planned route. Make sure your loved ones know exactly where you're running.

GARMIN CONNECT APP
View your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, and sign up for challenges to earn badges—all in one free app.

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