Ratings & Reviews for Garmin Forerunner 55 Smart Watch with Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Enabled

Watch Band stinks

I don't like it at all, difficult for a person not familiar with computers to use it effectively

Great battery

This is an amazing battery. Going from a versa 4 to the forerunner I’m getting used to all of the buttons

Good value, nice features

Wasn't looking for cutting edge, replacing a similar watch but everything was touch screen. I actually like the various buttons to access menu items. Good battery life, easy to set up and has most of the features you need.

Yes!

I love it for the step count and tracking my workouts! I have noticed the heart rate can be a little erratic at times. For example when I'm walking it will be reading really low. I also have noticed for sleep it records almost no REM sleep. Overall though it is great! It helps me stay motivated and push myself more to stay healthy.

Great watch until the battery starts failing.

This is a great watch until after about a year and a half, the watch would not hold the charge and as time is goes on, the battery runs out quicker and quicker. From holding a charge for approximately 10 days to two weeks when first purchased, the watch now hold a charge for about four days. Not happy with this feature at all. Otherwise the watch function is beautifully.

Easy to use

I love my new watch. I upgraded from the vivofit and this is similar but I love it.

Love my Garmin!

I was a Fitbit user forever. I got tired of how inaccurate it was. Didn't track miles or times correctly. Tried Garmin and I love it. I will never go back.

Great watch

Does everything I need without a bunch of features that I don’t .

Great for running!

I bought this with running in mind and it did not disappoint. I appreciate the long battery life to make charging less of a hassle. I also like that I only need to press a couple buttons to start and finish run. The heartbeat, VO2 max information, and GPS mapping is useful for me.

Great features

I made the switch from an Apple Watch around a month ago, definitely recommend, the forerunner 55 is miles better

Nice watch, but...

I bought the Garmin Forerunner 55 about 7 months ago. Overall, I like this watch, as it is my third Garmin watch. But, one problem had been charging it. At about 5 months I had a few problems getting it to charge, as well as to sync with Garmin Express. At 7 months it has become very hard to charge and sync. My previous watch, the 45, took 2.5 years to have this problem.

Not the Same at my other garmin

I bought this and returned it because it did not have the same features as my vivio active watch.

Sturdy

It started poring down rain on me a week ago and it worked great in the rain. Usually when my fitbit would get wet it would stop working but the Garmin worked great and didn't have an issue at all.

Good and Tough for serious fitness activities.

I brought this year ago great watch, feature are great durability is awesome. The only problem is my heart rate monitor doesn't work anymore still love it.

Great tool watch for running!!

Replacing my Vivoactive after falling onto it and shattering the glass. I wish I had the budget for a Fenix but the 55 is great!

accurate for running

very good! i’m converting from a short distance runner to long, and the garmin has accurately measured distance, time, and calories!

All the functionality ever needed for someone who likes to track fitness and workouts. Garmin connect is user friendly and easy to use.

Loved Garmin, not the model for me

I bought this and ended up wearing it in conjunction with my Apple watch for about a week. I ended up falling in love with Garmin, but the watch itself did not feature enough “smart” features for me to want to sacrifice my Apple Watch. I ended up returning and ordering the Venu which has been the best of both worlds! I’m a Garmin convert but this wasn’t the model for me

Disappointed

I bought this Garmin as a backup. Unfortunately, there are many issues with that one of them with their buttons in particular, I found them very difficult to hold down to program my runs, hikes and overall workouts. I’ve returned the watch. I’ve owned Garmin products in the past. Still think Garmin is the best product on the market when it comes to accuracy specifically with running and tracking long distance. This one did not own up to my expectations.

I love this watch

It does give so many updated details about my day and I learn so much about myself. However some things it takes forever to load like my sleep, and my workouts.