Garmin Forerunner 255 Music GPS Watch

Run at a higher level with the Forerunner 255 Music smartwatch series. These GPS running smartwatches help you train and recover smarter with features such as race widget, which helps you plan your race-day strategy with daily suggested workouts and built-in music to help push through those tough workouts and races.

The Perfect Fit

The Forerunner 255 GPS Watch is the perfect watch for a multitude of activities such as running, cycling swimming and more, with a lightweight and comfortable design you'll be happy to wear it all day. With a wide range of adjustability, the strap can be tightened to fit comfortably around your wrist to reduce bounce. The face is slightly curved to be able to fit the shape of your wrist perfectly so you can enjoy all-day comfort.

Battery Life

Outlast your longest workout with battery life you can rely on, even in the middle of an iron-man triathlon or ultra-marathon. The Forerunner 255 has a 30-hour battery life in GPS mode and 14 days in smartwatch mode. Helping you to save power the Forerunner 255's smart mode can be activated at any time and deactivated when you no longer need it, so you can conserve battery in your downtime and burn it when you need to.

Adaptability

The perfect watch for all sports, the Forerunner 255 lets you change things up with ease thanks to built-in activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, trail running, hiking, strength training and many more. For brick workouts and du/triathlon races, the auto multisport feature lets you switch sports with just one button press. The 255 is compatible with advanced workouts for virtual running, indoor cycling and even pool swimming.

GPS Features

With the Forerunner 255, you're free to go wherever your activities take you - thanks to the multi-band satellite tracking on GPS, GLONASS and Galileo coverage, which can track better in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Whether you're on or off road, the network capabilities help you track how far, fast and hard you've run. The tracking features of the 255 use advanced running dynamics to find out your stride length, vertical ratio, time balance and more with ease and feed them back to you through Garmin connect. Safety and tracking features also make it exceptionally easy to share your location with your chosen contact should you get into any difficulty. The Forerunner will send your real-time location to emergency contacts so you can be found easily should an emergency arise.

Music Compatibility

With up to 500 songs worth of music storage built right into your watch, Garmin are putting the "beat" in your daily mission to beat yesterday. It's easy to transfer music from your computer and then queue up your favourite playlist for easy listening through Bluetooth headphones. Now you really can leave your phone behind when you head out for a run because the music that helps keep you moving is right there on your wrist. You can also sync with music streaming services such as Spotify and Deezer so you can listen to your favourite playlist through any workout.

Wrist-Based Heart Rate

On your wrist, Elevate wrist heart rate technology lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a chest strap. In addition to counting steps and monitoring sleep, the watch uses heart rate to provide calories burned, information and quantify the intensity of your fitness activities. It also measures your heart rate variability to calculate a stress score that helps you assess what level of activity your body is ready for.

Advanced Sleep Monitoring

The Forerunner 255 will also monitor your sleep to keep tabs on your well-being and how much rested sleep you're getting each night. Using a Pulse Ox sensor4, the Forerunner 255 estimates your blood oxygen saturation so you can see how well your body's absorbing oxygen when you sleep. This technology also shows when your body is likely to be at optimum performance so you can plan your day around peak activity times.

Advanced Performance Analytics

Through the Forerunner 255 you can receive personalised training and recovery insights to help you prepare for future races. It works to keep track of your maximal oxygen uptake during exercise and understands how external factors may affect your performance. The Forerunner uses this data to evaluate your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you're training productively, peaking or overreaching. It can also view your overall training load, which measures your exercise volume from the last seven days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history. The Forerunner 255 also allows you to view your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

Push Notifications

The Forerunner 255 allows you to receive emails, texts and alert notifications right on your watch when paired with smartphone so you never miss a things. Leave your cash and cards at home; GarminPay contactless payments let you pay for purchases on the go which allows you to pay for a post-workout coffee or energy bar to keep you going.

Garmin Connect

The Forerunner 255 allows you to connect with online fitness communities close to you and all over the world. Garmin connect is an online tool for tracking, analyzing and sharing all activities captured by your watch with other members of the Garmin family. The Forerunner automatically uploads your data to Garmin connect so you're always sharing your progress and achievements. From your data, Garmin connect will provide you with detailed analysis and health stats in weekly, monthly and yearly reviews. Garmin connect also allows you to Live-Track your runs, join challenges with other members and receive insights into how you're performing. Through Garmin connect, the Forerunner 255 includes built-in smart notifications so you can always stay informed about your runs and your friends.

Garmin Coach

Through the Forerunner 255 you can receive training plans and customised workouts from your personalised Garmin Coach. With three coaches to choose from you'll be sure to receive the correct training regimes, plans and advice to increase your performance.

Connect IQ Store

Check out Garmin's Connect IQ store, where you can add personality to Forerunner 255 by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more. It's easy and even better, it's free. New apps are added every day, explore more through the IQ store and personalise your watch to meet your personality.