I upgraded from a simple G-Shock to time my workouts, so anything interactive is an improvement. I appreciate the ease of choosing workout options and of course the recording to my phone. I didn't want anything too elaborate and the Forerunner 55 hits the mark: easy to use and not too many options I'd never use. And it's not bulky and heavy like some watches.

Women are over 51% of US population and fastest growing running segment. Time for Garmin to offer 2 female virtual coaches along with the 2 outstanding male coaches. You are halfway there in representation. This is an achievable goal. The women are watching!!

This replaces my older Forerunner 220, which I’ve had several years. This model allows me to check different data, depending on what activity I”m doing and what I prefer to know during and/or after the activity. As an older fitness buff I don’t require some of the features on this 55, but its handy to have them available should my workout or fitness level change. Great product; not over the top and just right for my needs.

I bought one of the Forerunner 55 watches for me and one for my girlfriend. It's great for keeping up for our activities as we work on burning more calories. I also love that she and I can keep up with each other through the Garmin Connect App and challenge each other in different competitions for the most steps and other activities. I don't like that she's way ahead of me in steps for the month. The only feature not available on this watch that we wish it had is tracking how many flights of stairs we walk in a day, a feature found on other Garmin watches.

Have been using Forerunner 55 for a little over a month. I track my water aerobics workout and my swimming. I am a senior woman that wanted to track my heart rate, sleep patterns and general health. I am pleased with the ease of using the watch, and the ease of using Garmin Connect. I have just started looking into the user connections. There is so much to learn but so much basic information that is easy to access. The great side light is everything I have used is included in the purchase price. No extra cost for Garmin Connect. There is a learning curve but it is not as steep as I initially thought. For me and my needs it is a winner! No problems with using it in pool water daily.

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.

I was used to the features I used on the Forerunner 40. The only improvement I've noticed on the Forerunner 55 is the ease at resetting the stop watch back to zero. But the size of the splits are so small I am unable to to read them. I miss the ability to review the stats of a run I saved on my watch without having to download it into the Connect Ap. The GPS works great. Thanks.

had my 55 for over a month now and it was a upgrade from the 45. I replaced the 45 because the strap connection point broke and the 55 had a normal strap point. Now unlike the 45, my 55 at times will lock up when it receives a email alert. This has happened three times and when it does, the 55 is unusable. Not sure why this happens, but I drop back to my 45 (super glue is great) and wait for the 55 to unlock itself. Very disappointing.

I bought this product 2 years ago. Over the 2 years, I have loved the features, I love the GPS tracking, and the ability to create workouts, the half marathon plans it provides. I did buy this product for the battery life, as I wanted to eventually run a full marathon. Now that I am finally beginning my first full marathon training, I have found my watch is having difficulty connecting to my phone during the run, and the battery is not as good, so it is struggling to not die during a 6+ mile run. It is disappointing. Overall, this watch has been fantastic these past 2 years and has tracked well my first 3 half-marathons and multiple other runs.

This was a Christmas gift to me from my parents, and I love the watch. This is also due to the fact that my old one did not work well. I really like how easy it is to start an activity, but for some reasons it’s having trouble uploading my activities to my running app. Great product