Does an absolutely spectacular job to track any activity with heart rate and cadence, doesn't have any crazy extra features but gets the important job done. If you don't need phone-less music, this watch is perfect for you. I personally used it for running, skiing, biking, and rowing (with the iq extra app). It also has really good integration with Strava as well through the garmin connect app.

This watch is my motivation. I used Polar watches for some time. I like the app and the information the watch provides. The only reason I’m giving 4 stars is because the feature of the Body Battery never worked for this watch. Everything else is great

I’ve had my Forerunner 55 for two years. I was looking for a simple GPS watch without much need for extra features. It has been a great watch for runs of all distances, HIIT workouts, and general health data. The battery life and durability are fantastic.

This is great in general. It doesn’t have all the features of the fenix, but for the price this is much better than the other smart watches. The accuracy is great, but the battery life is what blows me away. My wife has to charge her Apple Watch pretty much nightly. I charge mine for about 1-2 hours about every 6 days.

I like this watch, though it’s a bit slow to let me save the activity after completing it. I was also annoyed by the suggested runs, and how it would interrupt my run to tell me my pace was off, from a suggested run that I hadn’t agreed to. I had to end the activity and start a new one to get a run without the pace suggestions. Then next time I ran, I was able to bypass the suggested run before I started and thankfully I haven’t seen the suggested runs again.

I decided to pair down a bit from my old Garmin Fenix- this has all of the main features I use on the regular, but is a bit smaller and less bulky which is nice because I have small wrists. It covers the bases for most of my daily activities and training and even offers helpful suggestions for workouts or rest days, which is nice when you need a bit of inspiration. I'll still reach for the Fenix when I compete in triathlons or go backpacking, but for daily wear, this little guy is great!

The watch is great and has all the features I wanted. It is easy to use and the screens are simple to navigate. My only complaint is that the GPS takes longer to connect than my previous watch. I sync the GPS before every run, but it still takes longer than I expected.

After years of using Garmin (I go back to the Forerunner 205) I switched to a Coros from my Fenix 3 two years ago. I appreciated that units great battery life and small and light form. It was nice to be able to button the left cuff of my dress shirts something that was impossible with the bulk of the Fenix! I chose to return to Garmin because it's software plays better with the reporting I need. I chose to F55 because it was most like my Coros in terms of footprint. The F55 has all the features I need and the battery life is good enough now that I am retired from ultras.

I have been using the forerunner 55 for a month now and I couldn’t be more than happy with my purchase. I tracks pretty much everything related to your Health and fitness. I love pretty much all of the features, however my favorite ones are the sleep track, body battery And active and on active calories burned. I also have the 1030+ power meter and the RS 200 pedals And when the activity is completed whether it’s from your watch or the power meter it is saved automatically to the app so you can see your numbers. The watch is really very easy to use and to set up, you can change the faces of your watch so you can have the data that you want on the face or just the time shown. I track calories burned and heart rate on the watch for yoga and weight training such as HIIT or just cardio work outs. I believe someone serious about their fitness should own one of these watches as it will show you how you are doing and when you are improving or what your numbers are so you know what to do to improve those numbers. Also I think this is a must for Cyclist

I recently got this watch after running with an Apple Watch for almost a year. The Apple Watch was quite annoying because it would frequently die in the middle of the day And many of the stats were clearly inaccurate. I love how I can track my sleep with my Garmin. I only have to charge it about once a week. So many various things and is such good quality.