Lock into Wellness
Unlock a depth of wellness insights.
SLEEP MONITORING & SLEEP SCORE
With the improved sleep monitoring feature you can understand how your body is recovering and make the most of your training. Each morning, you will receive a sleep score along with a breakdown in your sleep stages, Pulse Ox, respiration, and detailed insights to improve sleep quality.
STRESS TRACKING & BREATH REMINDERS
Wouldn't it be great to be able to track your stress levels and be prompted to take breathing activity breaks when your stressed?
CUSTOMIZE YOUR MORNING REPORT
Set your day. Wake up to see a quick overview of your sleep, recovery, training outlook as well as HRV status and weather. You can customize the report to be personalized for you.
Know Your Numbers
Do you know your top health KPIs?
HEALTH SNAPSHOT™
A 2-minute sessions records all of your key stats including heart rate, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox, respiration, and stress. You can then share via the Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone.
BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING
Learn when your best times for activity and rest by tracking your body's energy levels.
RECOVERY TIME
Track and know how long it takes you to recover. Use this insight to plan for your next high-effort workout, based on your latest training, overall stress, sleep and daily activities.
WOMEN'S HEALTH TRACKING
The Garmin Connect app can track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms and get exercise and nutrition education and more. You can log even more in the Women's Health Tracking app.
PULSE OX SENSOR
The wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor monitors blood oxygen saturation levels which enables advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
This watch will constantly sample your heart rate with Garmin's latest-generation heart rate sensor. If it detects your heart rate is staying too high or low while you are at rest and alert you. You can use it to guage how hard you are working during activities.
HRV STATUS
With the technology developed by Garmin's Firstbeat Analytics™ team, the watch will provide a deeper understanding of your overall health recovery and training performance through heart rate variability while you sleep.
Optimize Your Training
Make the most of your effort.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
With over 30+ built-in activities, including triathlon and open-water swimming profiles, you can easily transition to the next activity with a single button press.
CROSS-TRAINING
Leg day? Use different types of workouts to mix up your training. Free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts come preloaded on the watch and you can download more.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
Plan and see your entire week of daily suggested workouts which adapt after your activities to match your performance and recovery and prepare for upcoming races with the Garmin Connect app calendar.
INTENSITY MINUTES
See when during the day and with which activities you earned the highest intensity minutes.
TRAINING STATUS
Easily see your overall effort and whether you are training productively, peaking or strained. Indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance are used to calculate productivity.
ACUTE LOAD
Compare the intensity of your recent workout training history to see the optimal range to help improve your fitness.
TRAINING EFFECT
Receive training effect feedback on how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR
Interested in what your pace could be for your next race? See an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K or even a marathon based on your running history and overall fitness level. Also see trend data highlights on your training's impact over time.
WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS
Crucial running metrics including cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more are tracked through your run.
WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER
Manage your effort and fine-tune your training by seeing how much power you are applying to your run.
PERFORMANCE CONDITION
See a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform based on your pace and heart rate.
PACEPRO™ FEATURE
Manage your pace on your race day with this GPS-based pace guidance fora a selected course or distance, to make the most of your efforts to what's ahead.
GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE
Make sure you have enough steam to complete your race. Understand how to adjust your pace over varying terrain to perform according to your plan.
TRACK RUNNING
Ready to hit the track? Record accurate lap distances and see your distance in meters by entering your lane on the built-in track run activity.
GARMIN COACH
Access FREE adaptive training plans for 5K, 10K, and half-marathon programs, featuring guidance from expert coaches which adapt to you and your goals.
RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS
Enter your race and Garmin will build a plan to meet your goals. Properly prepare for your next race, even for marathons with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions.
TRIATHLON & MULTISPORT PROFILES
Easily switch between sports with one press. The watch includes built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns. You can also create your own custom multisport profiles.
COURSES
You will never run out of places to run. Use the Garmin app to find existing courses or create your own. You can also plan a route on other platforms such as Strava and Komoot and then sync them to your Forerunner.
TARGETED ADAPTIVE COACHING FOR CYCLING
Plan your entire week of daily suggested cycling workouts directly on your smartwatch. Suggested workouts adapt to match your performance and the demands of upcoming events in your Garmin Connect smartphone app calendar.
Garmin Coach
Stay Connected
Leverage the right tools.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
When paired with your compatible Apple or Android smartphone, you can receive emails, texts and alerts to your watch. If you have a compatible Android smartphone you can also response to texts.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
The Assistance and incident detection feature can send your location to emergency contacts if you feel unsafe or if your watch senses an incident has occurred. The incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
LIVETRACK FEATURE
Let your friends and family cheer you on and know exactly where you're running with the LiveTrack feature which shares your real-time location and your prepreplanned course.
SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY
The watch ensures the best positioning accuracy in any environment while optimizing the device's battery life with multi-band GNSS with SatIQ technology.
TAKE YOUR JAMS WITH YOU
You can download up to 500 songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music subscription accounts.
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Don't worry about carrying your credit card. Purchases are not an issue with Garmin Pay contactless payments through participating providers.
CONNECT IQ STORE
The Connect IQ Store app can add watch faces, data fields, apps and widgets to your paired watch and access your favorite apps on the go.
Your Health & Fitness Dashboard
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Soon to be your favorite app. Enjoy FREE workouts, training plans, stored health statistics. Sign up for challenges, earn badges and more.
The Garmin Forerunner® 255 Music is not just a sleep optimizer or a fitness tracker; it's a lifestyle companion that fuses the best of both worlds. Designed to elevate your sleep quality while amplifying your training sessions with music and advanced analytics, this smartwatch is your ticket to a balanced, healthy life.
ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING
Sleep is more than just "shutting down" for the night; it's a complex physiological process that the Forerunner 255 Music meticulously tracks. Leveraging wrist-based heart rate and movement data, the watch automatically detects and categorizes your sleep into light, deep, and REM stages.
- Sleep Score: Each night, you receive a sleep score between 0-100, summarizing your sleep quality based on sleep stages, duration, and heart rate variability. A higher score means better sleep, giving you a quick and effective way to gauge your rest.
- Sleep Insights: Personalized tips on your watch and in the Garmin Connect app guide you on how to improve your sleep. Whether it's adjusting your bedtime or modifying lifestyle factors, you get actionable advice tailored to your sleep patterns.
SLEEP BETTER WITH PULSE OX AND MORE
The Forerunner 255 Music brings additional layers of sleep health metrics, going beyond basic tracking to offer deep insights into your well-being.
- Pulse Ox Sleep Tracking: With all-day pulse oximeter tracking, this watch helps you monitor oxygen saturation levels and identify potential sleep conditions like sleep apnea.
- Sleep Mode and Do Not Disturb: Enter sleep mode to turn off notifications and adjust screen brightness for an uninterrupted sleep experience.
- Menstrual and Pregnancy Tracking: Through the Garmin Connect app, women can track how their monthly cycle or pregnancy is affecting their sleep.
STAY INFORMED WITH SLEEP WIDGETS AND HISTORY
Your sleep data should be easy to access and understand, and the Forerunner 255 Music ensures just that.
- Sleep Widget: A glanceable widget on the watch face shows your total sleep time and sleep score from the previous night.
- Sleep History in App: Dive deeper into your sleep trends with the Garmin Connect app, which compiles long-term statistics and graphs detailing your sleep stages, movement, and Pulse Ox levels.
MELODIC MOTIVATION FOR YOUR WORKOUTS
Step out for your daily run or hit the gym with your favorite tunes setting the pace. The Forerunner 255 Music features:
- Music Libraries and Streaming: Store up to 500 songs directly on the watch or access playlists from popular services like Spotify, Deezer, and Amazon Music.
- Hands-Free Music Control: Skip tracks, adjust the volume, and take control of your music experience directly from your wrist.
- Sound Quality: Enjoy crisp and clear audio quality, making your workouts more enjoyable and motivating.
ADVANCED FITNESS AND HEALTH METRICS
The Forerunner 255 Music doesn't stop at sleep tracking; it offers a wide array of fitness and health monitoring features:
- Comprehensive Cardio Monitoring: Wrist-based heart rate tracking for accurate and continuous heart rate data.
- Stress Tracking: Monitor your stress levels throughout the day and receive relaxation reminders.
- Body Battery™ Energy Monitor: Gauge your energy levels throughout the day to find the best times for activity and rest.
CHARGE LESS, TRAIN MORE
With up to 14 days of batter life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode, you don't have worry about your watch not having enough juice to support your training.
LIGHTWEIGHT AND BUILT ACTION
The sleek design and 1.7 oz weight will have you forget you are wearing your Forerunner 255 Music smartwatch, especially when you are asleep. With sweat-ready materials the watch is ready for wear and tear with durable Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, silicone band and easy-to-use buttons.
INCLUDED IN THE BOX:
- Forerunner 255 Music
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation
LOOKING FOR MORE?
The Garmin Venu 2 Plus GPS Smartwatch comes with more features to support your overall wellness and connectivity.
- With the ability to take phone calls and access your personal voice assistant from your wrist, you will always be connected when you needed.
- With upgraded graphics and a sleeker design have upgraded screens to track your wellness and adventures
- More extensive activity tracking outside of running
Engineered For The OutSide
Garmin
Garmin makes products that are engineered on the inside for life on the outside. They want to enable their customers to make the most of the time they spend pursuing their passions.
FAQs
- LENS MATERIAL: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
- BEZEL MATERIAL: fiber-reinforced polymer
- QUICK RELEASE BANDS: yes (22 mm, Industry standard)
- STRAP MATERIAL: silicone
- PHYSICAL SIZE: 45.6 x 45.6 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-205 mm
- WEIGHT: 49 g
- WATER RATING: 5 ATM
- DISPLAY TYPE: sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- DISPLAY SIZE1.3" (33 mm) diameter
- DISPLAY RESOLUTION: 260 x 260 pixels
- COLOR DISPLAY: yes
- BATTERY LIFE: Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days; GPS-only GNSS mode: Up to 30 hours; All-Systems GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 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
The Garmin Connect™ app can be installed on an Android or iOS device. Devices must meet the following minimum compatibility requirements.
Apple iOS:
- iOS 15.0 or higher
- Compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch
Android:
- 7.0 Android Operating System or higher
- Compatible with phones and tablets
- Android device must natively support Google Play Store
The following phone models did not pass internal tests with some of our devices. The phone and device may work together, but may require continued Garmin Connect App Bluetooth Troubleshooting.
- Huawei phones
- Lenovo Vibe X S960
- Meizu MX4
- Samsung J3 Model J320FN
- TIME/DATE: Yes
- GPSTIME SYNC: Yes
- AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Yes
- ALARM CLOCK: Yes
- TIMER: Yes
- STOPWATCH: Yes
- SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES:Yes
- WRIST-BASED HEART RATE(CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND): Yes
- DAILY RESTING HEART RATE: Yes
- ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTSYes (high and low)
- RESPIRATION RATE(24X7): Yes
- PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION: Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
- FITNESS AGE: Yes
- BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR: Yes
- ALL-DAY STRESS: Yes
- RELAXATION REMINDERS: Yes
- RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER: Yes
- SLEEP:Yes (advanced)
- SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS: 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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- GALILEO
- MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING
- SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY
- GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
- PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
- BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
- COMPASS
- GYROSCOPE
- ACCELEROMETER
- THERMOMETER
- CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
- 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
- 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
- PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC: Yes
- MUSIC STORAGE: Yes
- FIND MY PHONE: Yes
- FIND MY WATCH: 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 PAY™: Yes
- INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES: Yes
- INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES: Yes
- ASSISTANCE: Yes
- LIVETRACK: Yes
- LIVE EVENT SHARING: Android™ Only
- STEP COUNTER
- AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)
- 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)
- AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES: Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga
- STRENGTH WORKOUTS: Yes
- HIIT WORKOUTS: Yes
- YOGA WORKOUTS: Yes
- PILATES WORKOUTS: Yes
- ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS: Yes
- ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS: Yes
- AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING: 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 DATA PAGES: 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
- DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS: 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 STATUS: Yes (improved)
- TRAINING LOAD: Yes
- TRAINING LOAD FOCUS: Yes
- TRAINING EFFECT: Yes
- TRAINING EFFECT(ANAEROBIC): Yes
- PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS): Yes
- IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME: Yes
- DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS: Yes (7 days)
- CUSTOM ALERTS: Yes
- AUDIO PROMPTS: Yes
- FINISH TIME: Yes
- VIRTUAL PARTNER: Yes
- RACE AN ACTIVITY: Yes
- AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES: Yes
- MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES: Yes
- COURSE GUIDANCE: Yes
- TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK: Yes
- AUTO SCROLL: Yes
- ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH: Yes
- PHYSIO TRUEUP: Yes
- UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS: Yes
- AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES: Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running
- 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 (with compatible accessory)
- 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
- AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES: Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Tennis, Padel, Pickleball
- SPORT PROFILES: American Football, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer/Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball
- 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
- AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES: Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking
- COURSES: Yes
- BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR): Yes
- RACE AN ACTIVITYALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES): Yes
- FTP(FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER): Yes (with compatible accessory)
- COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS): Yes
- COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY): Yes
- COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR): Yea es
- COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS: Yes
- SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR): Yes
- POWER METER COMPATIBLE: Yes
- AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES: Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
- 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)
- TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP: Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
You can access the Owner's Manual here.
The Forerunner 255 Music is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition.