Description
GARMIN Forerunner 255 Tidal Blue Smartwatches (010-02641-01): product description
The GARMIN Forerunner 255 is a lightweight comfortable GPS running smartwatch that gives overview of your sleep, HRV status and daily workout with morning report. The watch uses wrist-based heart rate sensor to offer performance monitoring features, including evaluating current training status.
The Forerunner 255 Smartwatch gets you ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance. Utilize a full suite of advanced metrics and training tools to reach your goals.
The Forerunner 255 helps create your own custom workouts on Garmin Connect online fitness community. The watch constantly samples your heart rate with their latest-generation heart rate sensor and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you're at rest.
The Garmin Forerunner 255 Smartwatch provides a long battery life up to 14 days in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode. With the Forerunner 255 you can receive smart notifications, track your runs with the LiveTrack feature and customize with free watch faces, apps and more from Connect IQ store.
Smartwatches details:
• GPS Running Smartwatch With Advanced Training Features
• Compatible with iPhone and Android devices
• Forerunner 255 provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode for a full picture of your health - from sleep to training
• Morning report summarizes your sleep, HRV status and daily workout suggestion in one place as soon as you wake up (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
• Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
• View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery
• HRV status tracks your heart rate variability while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness, recovery and training performance (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
• Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach for a 5K, 10K and half-marathon, or create your own custom workouts in the Garmin Connect smartphone app
• Quickly access your kid's emergency contact information with the ICE (in case of emergency) widget
• When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor (sold separately), get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you're applying to the road as you run, so you can manage your effort
• Compatible with iPhone and Android devices
• Forerunner 255 provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode for a full picture of your health - from sleep to training
• Morning report summarizes your sleep, HRV status and daily workout suggestion in one place as soon as you wake up (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
• Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
• View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery
• HRV status tracks your heart rate variability while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness, recovery and training performance (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
• Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach for a 5K, 10K and half-marathon, or create your own custom workouts in the Garmin Connect smartphone app
• Quickly access your kid's emergency contact information with the ICE (in case of emergency) widget
• When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor (sold separately), get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you're applying to the road as you run, so you can manage your effort
Details
Activity: |
Running |
Product Type: |
Smartwatches |
Color: |
Tidal Blue |
In Store Pickup: |
Yes |
Size/Specs
| What You'll Love | |
|---|---|
| Sleep score and insights | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 14 days |
| Daily suggested workouts | Yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox blood oxygen | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| Garmin Pay | Yes |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes |
| Training status | Yes (improved) |
| Display type | Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| General | |
| Strap material | silicone |
| Lens Material | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Bezel Material | fiber-reinforced polymer |
| Quick Release bands | Yes (22 mm, Industry standard) |
| Physical size | 45.6 x 45.6 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-205 mm |
| Weight | 49 g |
| Display Size | 1.3" (33 mm) diameter |
| Display resolution | 260 x 260 pixels |
| Color display | Yes |
| Large font option | Yes |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| Battery life | Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 30 hours All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 25 hours All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band: Up to 16 hours See Details |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/History | 4 GB |
| Clock Features | |
| Time/date | Yes |
| GPS Time Sync | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | Yes |
| Daily resting heart rate | Yes |
| Abnormal heart rate alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration rate (24x7) | Yes |
| Fitness age | Yes |
| Body Battery energy monitor | Yes |
| All-day stress | Yes |
| Relaxation reminders | Yes |
| Relaxation breathing timer | Yes |
| Sleep | Yes (advanced) |
| Sleep coach | Yes |
| Nap detection? | Yes |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget) |
| Women's health | Yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget) |
| Health snapshot | Yes |
| Jet lag adviser | Yes |
| Sensors | |
| GPS | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| QZSS | Yes |
| BeiDou | Yes |
| SatIQ Technology | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Daily Smart Features | |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, ANT+ |
| Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | Yes |
| On-device Connect IQ Store | Yes |
| Smart Notifications | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only) | Yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android only) | Yes |
| Morning report | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Weather forecasts | Yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile | Yes |
| Battery saver (customizable low power watch) | Yes |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| Find My Phone | Yes |
| Find My Watch | Yes |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | Yes |
| VIRB Remote | Yes |
| Smart trainer control | Yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone and Android |
| Stocks | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Garmin Share | Yes |
| Passcode | Yes |
| Workout and Training Plans | |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| HIIT workouts | Yes |
| Yoga workouts | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | Yes |
| On-screen workout muscle maps | Yes |
| Activity Profiles | |
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Jump Roping |
| Multisport | Triathlon |
| Wellness | Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking |
| Indoor running | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Bouldering, Archery |
| Cycling | Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the Water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| Racket sports | Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball |
| Snow & winter | Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing |
| Team sports | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football/Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts |
| Other activity profiles | Inline skating |
| Safety and Tracking Features | |
| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | Yes |
| Assistance | Yes |
| LiveTrack | Yes |
| Live Event Sharing | Android Only |
| Activity Tracking Features | |
| Step counter | Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
| Calories burned | Yes |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| Distance traveled | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| TrueUp | Yes |
| Move IQ | Yes |
| Garmin Connect Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
| Training, Planning and Analysis Features | |
| Customizable data pages | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| HR zones | Yes |
| HR alerts | Yes |
| HR calories | Yes |
| % HR max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Recovery time | Yes |
| Auto max HR | Yes |
| Race glance/widget | Yes |
| HRV status | Yes |
| HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices) | Yes |
| Respiration rate (during exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| Customizable activity profiles | Yes |
| Auto Pause | Yes |
| Interval training | Yes |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | Yes |
| Auto Lap | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Rest timer | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | Yes |
| Load ratio | Yes |
| Training load | Yes |
| Training load focus | Yes |
| Training effect | Yes |
| Training effect (anaerobic) | Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | Yes |
| Improved recovery time | Yes |
| Custom alerts | Yes |
| Voice alerts | Yes |
| Multisport auto transition | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| Virtual Partner | Yes |
| Race an Activity | Yes |
| Auto multisport activities | Yes |
| Manual multisport activities | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Unified training status | Yes |
| Running Features | |
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| Running dynamics | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| Running power | Yes |
| Grade-adjusted pace | Yes |
| Performance condition | Yes |
| Lactate threshold | Yes |
| PacePro Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| Trail run auto climb | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | Yes |
| Outdoor Recreation | |
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| Bread crumb trail in real time | Yes |
| Back to start | Yes |
| TracBack | Yes |
| UltraTrac mode | Yes |
| Up Ahead | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
| Auto rest | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | Yes |
| Cycling Features | |
| Courses | Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes |
| Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia lights | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes |
| Swimming Features | |
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | Yes |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Countdown start (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) | Yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus) |
| Kid Activity Tracking Features | |
| Toe-to-Toe Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app) |
