SOLAR POWERED BATTERY
Get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with solar charging1. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours and up to 49 hours when solar charging2. With UltraTrac™ mode, go even longer with up to 110 hours when solar charging2.
TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen.
TAILORED TO THE DEDICATED
Clocking in at just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 running smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body.
TRAINING READINESS
From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.
MORNING REPORT
Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather. You can even customise your report to show what you want to see.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.
RACE WIDGET
Get ready for your next race with training tips, daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.
GARMIN COACH
Free adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half-marathon programmes, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.
TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES
Switch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns. Or, create your own custom multisport profiles.
RUNNING POWER
Get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run when using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ heart rate monitor.
REAL-TIME STAMINA
Use this data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike.
RUNNING DYNAMICS
When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro heart rate monitor, the Forerunner 955 running watch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, and more.
TRAINING STATUS
Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort — and whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.
ACUTE LOAD
Compare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to improve your fitness and training history.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
PACEPRO™ FEATURE
The PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
RECOVERY TIME
Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.
VO2 MAX
Train smarter with VO2 Max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. This metric even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.
PERFORMANCE CONDITION
While you run, get an analysis of your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
SYNC TRAINING PLANS
Get your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect™ app, or sync seamlessly to your Forerunner running watch from other platforms including TrainingPeaks® and TrainerRoad.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Switch up your workouts with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, track running and more. For races and brick workouts, switch sports with a single button press.
TRACK RUNNING
Ready for some speedwork? Input your lane on the built-in track run activity to record accurate lap distances and see your distances in metres.
VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR
Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K — or even a marathon. Plus, trend data highlights your training’s impact over time.
MULTI-BAND SUPPORT
Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically don't penetrate — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments.
FULL-COLOUR MAPPING
Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 running watch provides full-colour, built-in mapping to keep you on track.
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION
Follow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
ROUND-TRIP ROUTING
With Trendline™ popularity routing, it’s easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance, and Forerunner 955 running watch will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point.
UP AHEAD
Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times and distance/elevation — plus a summary of key course points coming up.
CLIMBPRO FEATURE
Use ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, Assistance and incident detection features3 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
COURSES
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, so you’ll never run out of places to run. Or plan one on other platforms such as Strava and Komoot, then automatically sync them to your Forerunner smartwatch.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate4 with our latest-generation heart rate sensor and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities — even while swimming.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest4.
IMPROVED SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE
Understand how your body is recovering — and get ready for training — with our improved sleep monitoring feature. After waking up, you’ll receive a sleep score, as well as breakdown of your sleep stages, Pulse Ox5 and respiration, alongside detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
PULSE OX SENSOR
This wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor5 monitors blood oxygen saturation levels to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even see and log details on your wrist with the Women's Health Tracking app.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE
Log a 2-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate4, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox5, respiration and stress. Then generate a report with those stats via the Garmin Connect™ app on your compatible smartphone to share.
MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
Download up to 500 songs plus playlists from your Spotify®, Deezer or Amazon music accounts (subscription may be required).
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments6 through participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple® or Android™ smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone.
SMART TRAINER CONTROL
Control your Tacx® Smart trainer via ANT+® technology for course simulation, automatic resistance changes and workout prompts when you use courses or workouts from your watch.
GARMIN CONNECT APP
See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more — all in one free, zero-subscription app.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone.
More information: Weight & dimensions | Width | 46.5 mm |  | Depth | 46.5 mm | | Thickness | 14.4 mm | | Weight | 53 g | Network | ANT+ enabled | Yes | | GPS (satellite) | Yes | | GLONASS | Yes | | Galileo | Yes | Ports & interfaces | Wi-Fi | Yes | | Near Field Communication (NFC) | Yes | | Headphone connectivity | Bluetooth | | Bluetooth | Yes | Performance | Built-in speaker(s) | Yes | | Mobile operating systems supported | Android, iOS | | Flash memory | 32 GB | Display | Display type | Digital | | Display resolution | 260 x 260 pixels | | Touchscreen | Yes | | Display diagonal | 1.3 " | | Display technology | MIP | | Always-on display | Yes | | Colour display | Yes | | Display diameter | 33 mm | | Watch glass type | Corning Gorilla Glass DX | Design | Market positioning | Sport watch | | Watch case colour | Black | | Watch case material | Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) | | Band colour | Black | | Band material | Silicone | | Band size | One Size | | Shape | Round | | Lens material | Glass | | Wrist size range | 130 - 220 mm | | Buckle colour | Black | | Waterproof | Yes | | Closure type | Single prong strap buckle | | Protection features | Water resistant, Waterproof | | Removable strap | Yes | | Water resistance | 5 ATM | Power | Battery type | Built-in battery | | Battery life (max) | 49 h | | Auto standby | Yes | | Solar power | Yes | | Battery life (max) | 2 week(s) | Features | Heart rate monitor | Yes | | Heart rate contact sensors | Yes | | Heart rate sensor type | Optical | | Heart rate measuring | Automatic | | Blood pressure monitor | Yes | | Blood oxygen sensor | Yes | | Distance travelled | Yes | | Pedometer | Yes | | Calories burned | Yes | | Accelerometer | Yes | | Gyroscope | Yes | | Activity tracker | Yes | | Multisport mode | Yes | | Personal goals | Yes | | Quality of sleep | Yes | | Short Message Service (SMS) | Yes | | Vibrating motor | Yes | | Personal info management (PIM) | Alarm clock, Calendar, Stopwatch | | Caller ID | Yes | | Clock mode | 12h/24h | | Smart notifications | Yes | | Weather display | Yes | | Calendar notifications | Yes | | SMS notifications | Yes | | Timer | Yes | | Electronic compass | Yes | | Music player | Yes | | Audible alarm(s) | Yes | | Barometric altimeter | Yes | | Alarm clock | Yes | | Calendar | Yes | | Stopwatch | Yes | | Time/distance alert | Yes | | Interval training | Yes | | Advanced workouts | Yes | | Unit-to-unit transfer | Yes | | Sun | Yes | | Weather forecast | Yes | | Heart rate data transfer | Bluetooth/ANT+ | | Training recommendations | Yes | | Auto training program adapting | Yes | | Training programming | Yes | | Real-time guidance | Yes | | Automatic daily activity detection | Yes | | Recommended activity | Golf, Running, Swimming | | Activity monitoring | Yes | | Music control | Yes | | Running dynamics | Yes | | Active minutes | Yes | | Workout tracking | Yes | | Call notifications | Yes | | Barometer | Yes | | Vibrating alarm clock | Yes |
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