Garmin | Forerunner 255 Music Smartwatch – Black

Take your running experience to the next level with the latest Garmin watch in our range, the Garmin Forerunner 255 Music in Black. Plan training and races with the race widget or challenge yourself with over 30 specific activity profiles, created to suit your needs. 

With built-in music, up to 500 songs can be downloaded. Offline listening means you can take your playlists with you into the wilderness and even allows you to leave the phone at home for that after work run to eliminate distractions.

The Garmin morning report will provide you with an easy to understand summary of your sleep, heart rate variability and daily workout ahead. This high tech smartwatch features an array of performance and health metrics offering every stat a runner could need to tailor their training and improve performance including running dynamics and pacing suggestions. Full details of all these features can be found in the categories below.

With a battery life of 14 days in smartwatch mode and 30 hours in GPS mode there’s nowhere this watch can’t take you. Waterproof to 50m the Garmin Forerunner 255 Music is an essential bit of kit not only for runners but for triathletes and swimmers alike, it even comes with a built in triathlon activity profile.

At only 49g in weight the Garmin Forerunner 255 Music smartwatch is so light it will feel like it has always belonged on your wrist. Wear and tear is embraced by super tough Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, a silicone wristband and simple to use button design.

Never get lost thanks to Garmin watches multi-band Global Navigation Satellite System support giving you a clear picture of where you are and how far you have run at all times. Safety features like incident detection and livetrack can allow any chosen contacts to see your exact location just in case you run into any difficulty along the way. The Garmin smartwatch range is industry leading in GPS and safety features.

Garmin Connect acts as your very own virtual personal trainer and allows you to view your day at a glance on an easy to read dashboard, beat yesterday’s stats or challenge friends and earn achievement badges to make training something to relish.

Performance Features

Built in Activity Profiles – special profiles for an array of sports

Cross Training – use built in HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and pilates sessions

Garmin Coach – free customisable training plans with tips from real coaches

Morning Report – HRV status, sleep, training, it’s even customisable

Pacepro™ – adaptive course adjusted pacing guidance

Performance Condition – pace and heart rate analysis gives a live condition status

Race Predictor – get time estimates based on previous performance and fitness

Race Widget – gives training tips, suggested workouts, time predictions

Recovery Timer – lets you know when to take a break between high effort workouts

Running Dynamics – measures cadence, stride length among other running metrics

Running Power – find out how much power you’re exerting during a run

Training Effect – shows how training is affecting your power, speed and endurance

Training Load Tracking – find out if your training at the right intensity 

Workout Suggestions – adapts to your calendar and previous training

Health Features

Blood Oxygen Monitor – aids sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation statistics

Body Battery™ Monitoring – track energy levels and find out what time to workout

Health Overview – view heart rate, stress and blood oxygen metrics

Heart Rate Monitoring – heart rate sensor will alert you if it stays too low or high

HRV Status – heart rate variability gives you a indicator of overall health

Sleep Score Monitor – sleep quality report and tips on how to improve it

Women’s Health Tracking – track menstrual cycle or pregnancy

GPS and Lifestyle Features

Bluetooth – connect with bluetooth headphones for phone free listening

Connect IQ™ Store – download widgets and customise your watch

Garmin Connect App – See health and fitness information and connect with friends

Garmin Pay – leave the wallet at home at pay for that post run treat with your watch*

Multiple GNSS Support – multiple navigation satellites mean never losing your way

Music – download 500 songs plus playlists from your music streaming accounts

Phone Pairing – compatible with any Iphone or Android handset

Safety Tracking & Livetrack – lets family know where you are when needed

Smart Notifications – receive texts emails and alerts on your wrist

Battery Life Features

Smartwatch mode – 14 days

GPS-only mode without music – 30 hours

All-Systems GNSS mode with music  6.5 hours

All Systems GNSS mode without music – 25 hours

All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band without music – 16 hours

Upgrade to the Garmin Forerunner 955 for these additional features

Climbpro Ascent Climber – find out info on current climbs and upcoming ones

Full Colour Mapping – colour integrated mapping for wherever your run takes you

Garmin Courses – plan routes with existing courses and even link to Strava

Round Trip – just input your chosen distance and let your Garmin show you the way

Tacx® Smart trainer – course simulation and workout prompts based on your goals

Training Readiness Score – based on sleep, recovery and training

Turn by Turn Directions – follow a route with your own personal sat nav directions

Up Ahead Road Details – see how close water, aid, food and finish lines are

*See current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information at: https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/garminpay/banks/